First a little about the health situation: nothing really major has happened to either of us. I had another little fall that broke a rib, but that is now well. Also, at the recommendation of the dentist I had a tooth pulled and a new bridge put in. This was because of the stent put in last year; teeth and the blood system have a connection. The new bridge feels good; a trip to the recommending dentist is scheduled for next week.
For various reasons, both weather and personal, it has been a difficult time keeping the lawn and gardens looking nice. Some of the walks we have been able to keep free of weeds, but at least one part of one walk still has to have its first weeding. It looks terrible, and is now very hard to get the weeds out - they have such large roots. The weather, with its early heat had caused things to really grow. But one walk has had a real job done on it, with the addition of new white stones. Here is a picture of it:
On the other side of things, Ann has been growing small tomatoes, and is using the barbecue pit in an ingenious way:
One of the good things about Woodstock is the resurrection of the Woodstock Playhouse and the presentation there of summer stock plays. We have been to two so far this summer and are planning on one more tomorrow. Sorry, but no pictures of the play or playhouse.
The last thing to talk about today is our trip to Grand Rapids, Michigan (GR) to attend the annual convention of model railroaders (NMRA). We drove Ann’s car and took two days in each direction - total mileage was 1600 miles. We went out 28, then 30, then 17/86, 90, 23, and 96. We stopped overnight in Erie both ways. In GR, it was a very nice hotel, with very good service and facilities. We were both rather active all week. One interesting trip we both took was about the history of the furniture industry in GR. Here is a picture of Ann in the Steelcase factory which we toured:
I had a nice ride on a 7-1/2 in gauge railroad which covered 120 acres. The ride without repeating any track took 45 minutes. A view:
This operation was amazing! Also saw several interesting layouts but will refrain from showing any of them; also attended a large number of clinics. Put some items into the silent auction and came away with about $46; not much, but ok.
Well, lets call it quits for now. Have a good summer and write into your blog when you can - we are all interested in what you have to say.
