SPRING IN MICHIGAN, APRIL 13-25, 2010

 

I find it takes me longer and longer to get unpacked and resettled each time we come home.  Our friends, Art and Jane, refer to this process as “re-entry” and I think this is very appropriate.  We are slowly “re-entering” our life here at home with family and friends. 

Spring is breath-taking here this year.  The cooler temperatures have helped keep the flowering trees and spring bulbs from fading too soon.  Here are some photos I took on one of our walks last week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We’re home in time to see both Molly and Jack play soccer this spring.  Molly’s team, Blue Thunder, is coached by our son, Ben.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jack plays for The Wizards and has really improved since we first starting watching him play—he used to run up and down the field waving at all the fans on the sidelines!  Now he’s really into it and even plays in the goal part of the game.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My canasta group met last Friday and we had fun in spite of Deanna’s aggressive behavior!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was also home in time to attend lunch with Group 6 from the Royal Oak Woman’s Club.  We honored fellow member Chris.  All 24 of us were there and I sat next to my good pal, June.

 

We’ve rejoined our Friday night Dinner Group .  And we also visited with Hank’s brother, Bob, and wife, Karen, over a great meal at Papa Vino’s this past week-end.    It’s good to be home.

 

HOME FROM THE KEYS, APRIL 5-12, 2010

 

I flew back to Ft. Myers and we spent one more day at Ortona Locks getting ready to travel home.  Hank had already put the boat in storage while I was home in Michigan.  He so enjoys Ortona and watching the steady stream of different boats—all shapes and sizes—pass through the locks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We left Ortona on April 7 and spent a night at a lovely KOA in Stark, Florida.  Only problem was the trains blew their horns as they passed by all night long.  Thursday we stopped in Augusta, Georgia.  Hank had been there before and showed me the old section of town and the river walk—lots of brick everywhere.  We ate dinner at a restaurant he remembered—T’s, a great place for catfish.  It was the first day of the Masters and many of the golf fans were in the restaurant with us.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We spent two nights in Linwood, North Carolina so that we could have all day Saturday to visit the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer.  Hank had been there before and I was so glad I finally got to see this special place.  If you like trains, this is the spot.  We rode a train out to their giant roundhouse and watched them move cars around on the working turntable.  There are all kinds of engines and cars on display and we especially enjoyed seeing the displays of railcars—there were 2 private displays plus a postal and hospital train display.  You can also watch the volunteers in the huge workshops restoring older cars and engines.  Well worth seeing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last night out we camped at a campground set up at the site of an old lock on the Ohio River in Racine, Ohio.  Was interesting to watch the tugs move the barges, mostly loaded with coal, up and down the river.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We arrived home on Monday, April 12, after nearly 5-1/2 months on the road.  Parked in our spot behind the condos and now begins the monumental task of unloading, cleaning and resettling.  Our friends, Art and Janie, refer to this process as “re-entry”.  We’ve enjoyed our winter, but now look forward to being with family and friends at home again.