Wednesday my mother had to leave a few hours ahead of me so I did some more exploring. After doing a little reading I learned that Rochester was the hub for much of the abolitionists and that Frederick Douglass had lived here and was buried here. In addition, I learned that Susan B. Anthony had […]
Continue reading →Tuesday we spent the day going to Niagara Falls. The “falls” are actually three separate waterfalls: American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and Horseshoe Falls. Horseshoe is the big one. Horseshoe Falls and Maid of the Mist Mom and Me at Horseshoe Falls American Falls Maid of the Mist at base of American […]
Continue reading →After dropping Anna Grace off at school, I quickly packed my suitcase and Dana then took me to the airport. By nightfall, my mother and I had met up in Rochester, New York for the big Bob Dylan adventure. Monday evening we went down to Lake Ontario to see what we could see. Sailing statue […]
Continue reading →We took a little trip to Gatorland this weekend….a redneck extravaganza!!!!! In addition to extreme heat and boiled peanuts, there was…… Gator Jumpin’ at the Gator Jumparoo Funky looking cranes One of the bazillion gators that reside in the park Anna Grace playing at the little water park they have at Garorland […]
Continue reading →I have been at TNNA for the past several days. Arrived home last night and I think I may be able to organize my thoughts enough for a post. I’m very glad I went but I was also very negligent when it came to taking photos. And some of the photos I actually did take […]
Continue reading →Today was a long day. An exciting day, an interesting day but a long day none the less. Anna Grace had an appointment with a specialist in Melbourne (a 2-ish hour drive from here). I had been working on getting the appointment, gathering all the documents, etc for a few months. I was totally prepared. […]
Continue reading →Things have not gone as planned today. They took a turn towards the ugly very early this morning. Let’s recap some of the highlights, shall we? 1. My husband left town today for a week. I knew this was coming. I did not realize ( until recently) that Anna Grace would also be out of […]
Continue reading →Gatorland is an old Florida theme park that can be described in two words: Redneck Kitsch. Lisa, me, Hammy & Hampy all herded the kiddos into 2 cars and took ’em all down to see the sights. We had a ball. Jason, Ella, Anna Grace & Isaac sit on a Gator One of the […]
Continue reading →Warning…… fun fur up ahead. Purple fun fur….. shield your eyes. And bad photography too! You’ve been warned!!!!! I decided to make the Fiber Trends Hedgehog for Anna Grace. So this past week I let Anna Grace pick out what color yarn she wanted. I was a little caught off guard by her choice of […]
Continue reading →Hello everyone. Last evening I returned home from Madrona. Had a great time. I stayed with Lorette and had a total blast. Later Dorothy came down and we had a mini knitting retreat right at Lorette’s house. Unfortunately I didn’t get real great pictures. The ones John (Lorette’s husband) took turned out best, all others […]
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