Whew, where has the time gone? I am way behind on my blogging. After a mild winter spring arrived in March with unseasonably warm weather. Everything budded and bloomed early and then, guess what? – you got it! April was cold and everything froze! My tulips, however, survived to bloom and bring neighbors to the door asking how we keep the deer away (it’s a secret!) and telling us how much they were enjoying those 600 blooms. Jack is quite the tulip guy. He is planning on adding another 600 bulbs this fall.
These red ones looked like roses!
Go Tribe! Have a great season!
On a hike with Dakota looking for wildflowers!
My father came to visit for a few weeks. He has two sisters, neither of whom travel anymore. So, we went traveling instead - MAKING MEMORIES with my aunt Dolly in Madison, WI and my Aunt Gene in Denver, CO. Of course Daddy got himself invited up into the cockpit on the first leg of the journey!
Me with Aunt Dolly, Daddy and my cousin Judy
My cousin’s daughter, Sarah, with her yummy cupcakes
Daddy with Aunt Dolly’s GREAT-grandson Clay!
That’s another great-grandson! What a joyful visit with all the family visiting – babies to 92 years old!!
Back in Cleveland between visits we had a picnic in the park!
Complete with a hungry visitor!
Dakota napping with Grampa!
Now we are in Colorado with my Aunt Gene, Daddy’s younger sister
That’s my cousin Barb. She and her hubby took us all out to dinner!
Priceless memories with family.
For Memorial Day my friend Mary from flight attendant days came for a visit. We took her for a bike ride on the towpath, took the ferry and spent the day on Put-in-Bay, one of the Lake Erie Islands and splurged on a special lunch at our favorite winery!
That’s Enzo, King of the pillows! He is 4 pound Yorkie and he and Dakota get along famously! As long as Dakota remembers who is boss!!
Peace Memorial at Put-in-Bay
Mary and I decided to take up golf because driving the golf cart was just so much fun!!
Lunch at Gervasi Vineyards
Come back again soon, Mary! Love you!
Next we are off to Texas for our godson Ross’s graduation from Air Force BMT. What an impressive ceremony. We are very proud of him! The added benefit to this trip is that we got to stay in the beautiful San Antonio home of our good friends, Michael and Carolyn Foley! What fun we had and what great hospitality. Thank you, dear friends!
22 years ago I was shoving Ross up the ladder of an F-4 to sit in the cockpit with his Capt. Jack
On this day we watched him graduate from BMT!
Airman’s run. That’s Ross, the bald one bringing up the rear!!
Jack, Dawn, Holly and Carolyn
Coin ceremony
The first time Dawn and Holly got to see Ross in 8 weeks. Sweet reunion!
In the bleachers for the pass in review
Town liberty!! Doing the Riverwalk!
Guacamole at the table!
The Alamo!
Dinner at Mi Tierra!
I was there!!
What a fun time we had – filled with ceremony and friends and laughter and love!
We are off this week for a few days in California and then home to enjoy summer in Ohio!
