The alarm goes off at 0656 and Nancy and I get ready to go swimming at the MAC. We both swam for 45 minutes. Today was a bright sunny day. After our normal trip to Meijer's Nancy made her world famous poached eggs on toast.
Following my normal Sunday afternoon routine, I took a short nap and then a 3 mile walk. Reeds Lake was loaded with sailboats and the park was jammed. We do love a warm sunny day.
Nancy cooked me hot dogs on the grill tonight. She grilled herself a hamburger. Dogs and burgers on the grill are great. I topped off the meal with a bowl of rhubarb sauce. The Red Wings are on TV tonight and I will watch after I finish the blog.
May 31, 1927 with Grandmother Hughes in Rome, Italy. Grandmother wrote:" Appian Way, Catacombs, Tomb of Cecelia Mettella (?), Aqueduct built by Claudius, return by new Appian Way.
Ossineke, Mi this date in 1938. GG wrote: nice day all day, average 65. Planted several rows of corn, AM & PM. Worked in post office until 4PM.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Saturday May 30, 2009
The alarm goes off at 0626. The day is starting on the cool side with the temperatures in the 40s. Nancy gets up right away so she can get to her early class at the MAC. I am more leisurely because I have to decide where to have breakfast. I decide on the Brandywine so I stop at D&W to get a NYT. The NYT or DFP have not yet been delivered. I stop and Starbucks and they do not have any NYT. This is discouraging the NYT raises its price to $2 and they can't get it to a newsstand before 0800. Anyway I buy a GRP and have my breakfast, short stack and eggs.
Today is going to be too windy for kayaking so I get out the road bike and head for the White Pine Trail. Today I pedalled the full length of the paved section. It is 24 miles from Riverside Park to the end of the pavement in Sand Lake. This is my longest, 48m, ride of the year. My goal is to do a century before September.
I got home showered and took a short nap. Tonight Nancy and I had dinner at Russ's. Nancy and I took a 1 mile walk around the neighborhood. It was very pleasant. The Red Wings are on tonight and if I can stay awake I will try to watch the entire game. I have trouble watching hockey in warm weather.
May 30, 1927 with Grandmother Hughes in Rome, Italy. Grandmother Hughes was seeing the sites. This is what she wrote. "Saw Santa Marius Maggiori Church, Holy stairway, chains that St Peter and Paul were bound with, Basilica of St John, Lateran Colosseum, Golden House of Nero, Statue of Moses by Michelangelo".
Ossineke, MI this date in 1938. It was Memorial Day. In my youth Memorial Day was always on May 30. No sissy three day week end. GG wrote " we set garden plants in the morning, then drove out for dinner and drove all through the cemetery, home by 4 PM. It was warm, 70, all day".
Today is going to be too windy for kayaking so I get out the road bike and head for the White Pine Trail. Today I pedalled the full length of the paved section. It is 24 miles from Riverside Park to the end of the pavement in Sand Lake. This is my longest, 48m, ride of the year. My goal is to do a century before September.
I got home showered and took a short nap. Tonight Nancy and I had dinner at Russ's. Nancy and I took a 1 mile walk around the neighborhood. It was very pleasant. The Red Wings are on tonight and if I can stay awake I will try to watch the entire game. I have trouble watching hockey in warm weather.
May 30, 1927 with Grandmother Hughes in Rome, Italy. Grandmother Hughes was seeing the sites. This is what she wrote. "Saw Santa Marius Maggiori Church, Holy stairway, chains that St Peter and Paul were bound with, Basilica of St John, Lateran Colosseum, Golden House of Nero, Statue of Moses by Michelangelo".
Ossineke, MI this date in 1938. It was Memorial Day. In my youth Memorial Day was always on May 30. No sissy three day week end. GG wrote " we set garden plants in the morning, then drove out for dinner and drove all through the cemetery, home by 4 PM. It was warm, 70, all day".
Friday, May 29, 2009
Friday May 29, 2009
It got cold last night. We call 50 degrees cold in May but 50 degrees in April is down right balmy. I was really glad when I finished by workout this morning. Fridays are always tough. Today's DFP has already conceded that GM will never be the same. Bankruptcy is expected to start on Monday. The only good news in Detroit are the Red Wings.
This afternoon Nancy and I visited Costco. Nancy made several small purchases. We did not need gas but most stations in the GR area are charging $2.76 per gallon.
After lunch I loaded up the kayak and headed for Ada. I put in at Amway and paddled up the Grand River to the Thornapple River. I then paddled up the Thornapple to the Ada Dam. The only traffic on the river was a single fisherman. The entire trip took about 1 hour.
For dinner tonight Nancy fixed me three small pizzas we purchased at Costco. I also had some rhubarb sauce. I fell asleep watching the news and slept about 30 minutes. To shake out the cobwebs I took a short walk. The days keep getting longer. Sunset tonight was at 9:13.
May 29, 1927 with Grandmother Hughes in Genoa, Italy. Grandmother left Genoa and arrived in Rome at 7:30 PM. They are staying at the Swiss Pension. It cost 45L per day with meals.
Ossineke, MI this date in 1938. GG said it was Sunday a fine, clear day. GG and GGmother drove to the baseball game. Greeley Grange vs Hubbard Lake. Greeley Grange won 10-2. They went to church this evening and 9 people were in attendance.
This afternoon Nancy and I visited Costco. Nancy made several small purchases. We did not need gas but most stations in the GR area are charging $2.76 per gallon.
After lunch I loaded up the kayak and headed for Ada. I put in at Amway and paddled up the Grand River to the Thornapple River. I then paddled up the Thornapple to the Ada Dam. The only traffic on the river was a single fisherman. The entire trip took about 1 hour.
For dinner tonight Nancy fixed me three small pizzas we purchased at Costco. I also had some rhubarb sauce. I fell asleep watching the news and slept about 30 minutes. To shake out the cobwebs I took a short walk. The days keep getting longer. Sunset tonight was at 9:13.
May 29, 1927 with Grandmother Hughes in Genoa, Italy. Grandmother left Genoa and arrived in Rome at 7:30 PM. They are staying at the Swiss Pension. It cost 45L per day with meals.
Ossineke, MI this date in 1938. GG said it was Sunday a fine, clear day. GG and GGmother drove to the baseball game. Greeley Grange vs Hubbard Lake. Greeley Grange won 10-2. They went to church this evening and 9 people were in attendance.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Thursday May 28, 2009
It was a cold dreary day. (the start of the great American novel) The only good thing was I finished the last of 21 pills I have been taking to shrink up the thingies in my nose. The pills are gross and leave a bad taste in my mouth. The good news is, my snoring appears to be less intense. Today I also pedalled my road bike instead of the retro. The retro bike's ride, with its balloon tires, is more cushioned than the skinny tired road bike. However, it is easier to pedal the road bike. Life is about trade offs.
Today's DFP continues to report on GM's impending bankruptcy. I think GM should have declared bankruptcy months ago and kept the Feds out of their operations. However, I came to this conclusion only about 1 week ago.
It was such a miserable day that this afternoon I stayed in the office and completed some chores. I set up a meeting with our stock broker for next week. I paid some bills. I set up an education fund for ACS. Nancy and I also selected a motel for our trip to Mackinaw Island in July.
It being Thursday evening Nancy and I headed for GLS for dinner. I had the French dip and Nancy had a trip to the salad bar. We spent a quiet evening reading and watching reruns on TV.
May 28, 1927 with Grandmother Hughes in Genoa, Italy. Today Grandmother Hughes visited stores in the morning and cemetery in afternoon. Another fun filled day for GH.
Ossineks, MI this date in 1938. It was a nice day and GG and GGmother spent the day in the garden. Aunt Julia also started her garden. GGmother planted squash and a mystery plant and GG ran the cultivator.
Today's DFP continues to report on GM's impending bankruptcy. I think GM should have declared bankruptcy months ago and kept the Feds out of their operations. However, I came to this conclusion only about 1 week ago.
It was such a miserable day that this afternoon I stayed in the office and completed some chores. I set up a meeting with our stock broker for next week. I paid some bills. I set up an education fund for ACS. Nancy and I also selected a motel for our trip to Mackinaw Island in July.
It being Thursday evening Nancy and I headed for GLS for dinner. I had the French dip and Nancy had a trip to the salad bar. We spent a quiet evening reading and watching reruns on TV.
May 28, 1927 with Grandmother Hughes in Genoa, Italy. Today Grandmother Hughes visited stores in the morning and cemetery in afternoon. Another fun filled day for GH.
Ossineks, MI this date in 1938. It was a nice day and GG and GGmother spent the day in the garden. Aunt Julia also started her garden. GGmother planted squash and a mystery plant and GG ran the cultivator.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Wednesday May 27, 2009
Ah! Wednesday my easy day. It was so easy that Nancy went downstairs and got her own coffee this morning. The weather man said to expect showers in the morning with clearing in the afternoon. We had heavy rain over night. It wasn't raining when I went out to inspect so I got out the retro and pedalled to D&W for a DFP and then to the Brandywine for breakfast. I had eggs and potatoes.
After breakfast it looked like the weather was clearing so I loaded up the kayak. I drove to Crystal Lake in Montcalm County. Crystal Lake is the biggest lake in the county. Most of the homes on the lake have been remodeled in recent years. It was overcast and muggy so I did not see much activity on the lake. The water is very clear with a firm sand bottom. I did notice a lot of jet skis so the lake is probably very noisy on summer weekends. I hate jet skis. It is 4 miles around the lake and it took me 2 hours of paddling. I did hit some wavy conditions on my last leg and it took a lot of effort paddling into the wind.
I got home at 3:30 so I got out the road bike and pedalled around Reeds Lake. I also tried to put the 26" front wheel from my retro on the road bike. The road bike has skinny 27" wheels. The 26" wheel could not fit between the front forks of the road bike.
Wednesday night is cereal night. Nancy and I watched the news including cable news between 7 and 8. We also switched between the Red Wings game and Law and Order.
May 27, 1927 with Grandmother Hughes in Nice, France. Grandmother wrote: "left Nice at 1:15 PM and arrived in Genoa, Italy at 7 PM". She stayed at Genoa Hotel.
Ossineke, MI this date in 1938. GG worked in garden in the morning and worked in post office in afternoon.
Neither Great Grandfather Sanborn or Grandmother Hughes felt like writing today. I hope everyone is getting their 30 minutes outdoors every day.
After breakfast it looked like the weather was clearing so I loaded up the kayak. I drove to Crystal Lake in Montcalm County. Crystal Lake is the biggest lake in the county. Most of the homes on the lake have been remodeled in recent years. It was overcast and muggy so I did not see much activity on the lake. The water is very clear with a firm sand bottom. I did notice a lot of jet skis so the lake is probably very noisy on summer weekends. I hate jet skis. It is 4 miles around the lake and it took me 2 hours of paddling. I did hit some wavy conditions on my last leg and it took a lot of effort paddling into the wind.
I got home at 3:30 so I got out the road bike and pedalled around Reeds Lake. I also tried to put the 26" front wheel from my retro on the road bike. The road bike has skinny 27" wheels. The 26" wheel could not fit between the front forks of the road bike.
Wednesday night is cereal night. Nancy and I watched the news including cable news between 7 and 8. We also switched between the Red Wings game and Law and Order.
May 27, 1927 with Grandmother Hughes in Nice, France. Grandmother wrote: "left Nice at 1:15 PM and arrived in Genoa, Italy at 7 PM". She stayed at Genoa Hotel.
Ossineke, MI this date in 1938. GG worked in garden in the morning and worked in post office in afternoon.
Neither Great Grandfather Sanborn or Grandmother Hughes felt like writing today. I hope everyone is getting their 30 minutes outdoors every day.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Tuesday May 26, 2009
Today Nancy and I got back to normal after our Memorial Day weekend. Everything was normal except I gave Nancy her coffee in the Monday cup and not the Tuesday cup. I ended up, as I normally do, at the Kava House reading the DFP. The DFP was very subdued today because the fate of GM's bankruptcy will be decided today.
Kim our cleaning lady was here today and she brought me some rhubarb. I love rhubarb. After lunch I ran some errands. I stopped at Home Deport and got a spool of string for the weed wacker. I also looked at some screening material and asked some advice on how I could screen off our breeze way. I like the breeze way in summer but on some evenings the bugs are bad. I also stopped at Schuler's Books to read up on 29" bikes and also to see if they had any USGS Topo maps. They do not.
I ran the errands instead of going kayaking because the weather people said it was going to rain today. This afternoon was bright and sunny. I did take a 3 mile walk. This evening I hope to get some reading done. I have a stack of magazines that need reading.
May 26, 1927 with Grandmother Hughes in Nice, France. Grandmother wrote "Drove to Menton for lunch, then to Monte Carlo over Grand Cornief Road and back to Nice on the Lower Cornief Road".
Ossineke, MI this day in 1938. Drove 8th Grade kids to Alpena High. (probably for orientation) In afternoon went to garden and put in kukes and mushmellow. Spent 3 hours in garden.
Kim our cleaning lady was here today and she brought me some rhubarb. I love rhubarb. After lunch I ran some errands. I stopped at Home Deport and got a spool of string for the weed wacker. I also looked at some screening material and asked some advice on how I could screen off our breeze way. I like the breeze way in summer but on some evenings the bugs are bad. I also stopped at Schuler's Books to read up on 29" bikes and also to see if they had any USGS Topo maps. They do not.
I ran the errands instead of going kayaking because the weather people said it was going to rain today. This afternoon was bright and sunny. I did take a 3 mile walk. This evening I hope to get some reading done. I have a stack of magazines that need reading.
May 26, 1927 with Grandmother Hughes in Nice, France. Grandmother wrote "Drove to Menton for lunch, then to Monte Carlo over Grand Cornief Road and back to Nice on the Lower Cornief Road".
Ossineke, MI this day in 1938. Drove 8th Grade kids to Alpena High. (probably for orientation) In afternoon went to garden and put in kukes and mushmellow. Spent 3 hours in garden.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Monday May 25, 2009
We slept in again. Nancy and I got up at 0730. I thought we were all going out for breakfast but Tasha said she and Ms P had to get home so she could mow her lawn. Nancy fixed Tasha her world famous poached eggs on toast. After Tasha and Ms P left, Nancy and I headed to the Brandywine for breakfast. I had hot cakes and eggs. Nancy only had coffee. Mine was better.
After breakfast it was yard work time. Nancy pulled weeds on the hill and I mowed the grass. The grass this week was not as thick as in past weeks. I think the warmer days and not as much rain as in previous weeks contributed to the thinner grass. Nancy also cleaned the porta-crib and we inspected the couch that was stored in the garage. We decided to sell the couch at a future garage sale. After the yard work I took a 3 mile walk. Tonight being Monday means that we had cereal for dinner. Nancy cleaned some strawberries to put on top of the cereal.
Today is Memorial Day. As a boy growing up in Alpena, MI, Memorial Day was the official end of the cold season. Memorial Day was the day my mother let me take off the long underwear. Alpena always had a big Memorial Day parade. The Boy Scouts would always march in the parade. I think I marched in about 4 parades.
May 25, 1927 with Grandmother Hughes in Avignon, France. Grandmother spent the night in Avignon and caught the morning train for Nice, France. She arrived in Nice at 3:30 PM.
Ossineke, MI this date in 1938. It was Wednesday with a light rain. GG worked in garden about 3 hours. In the afternoon he cut the grass and fetched 5 baskets to back of ice house.
Who is having the better time, Grandmother Hughes in Europe, GG tending his garden in Ossineke, or yours truly marching in the parade?
After breakfast it was yard work time. Nancy pulled weeds on the hill and I mowed the grass. The grass this week was not as thick as in past weeks. I think the warmer days and not as much rain as in previous weeks contributed to the thinner grass. Nancy also cleaned the porta-crib and we inspected the couch that was stored in the garage. We decided to sell the couch at a future garage sale. After the yard work I took a 3 mile walk. Tonight being Monday means that we had cereal for dinner. Nancy cleaned some strawberries to put on top of the cereal.
Today is Memorial Day. As a boy growing up in Alpena, MI, Memorial Day was the official end of the cold season. Memorial Day was the day my mother let me take off the long underwear. Alpena always had a big Memorial Day parade. The Boy Scouts would always march in the parade. I think I marched in about 4 parades.
May 25, 1927 with Grandmother Hughes in Avignon, France. Grandmother spent the night in Avignon and caught the morning train for Nice, France. She arrived in Nice at 3:30 PM.
Ossineke, MI this date in 1938. It was Wednesday with a light rain. GG worked in garden about 3 hours. In the afternoon he cut the grass and fetched 5 baskets to back of ice house.
Who is having the better time, Grandmother Hughes in Europe, GG tending his garden in Ossineke, or yours truly marching in the parade?
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