Positive Thoughts

On the wall in the Tarbet Cancer Center in McKinney TX.

Grandma Before She Was a Grandma

 One of my favorite pasttimes in a former life:  crocheting.

Notice the small tv, the empty glass and the junk on the round table.

That round oak table was always something I wanted after we had seen one at our landlord's home in Russell. They had cut the pedestal down, limed it to blonde and used it for a coffee table

After we moved to Hutchinson, a friend and co-worker of L. liked to go to auctions and he found one for us.  He paid a whole $11.00 for it. It has claw feet and is still in good condition. I am so glad we didn't cut it down. We use it for our  dining room table with a homemade leaf and can seat six.

Brutus and LN

 L. always said he wanted a dog that he didn't have to lean over to pet. Notice grip on dog collar....

 Meet Brutus, our second Great Dane (of four.)

 This is the one that ate part of a birthday cake on our older son's birthday. Nothing was safe on the counter.
Overall our experience was positive with all the Danes.
One word of warning: do not try to remove anything from a dog's mouth, regardless of size. Even if you think it's a paper plate. It may be a piece of pizza crust. (That was Beauregard, the third one.)

Homemade Potato Soup

It's cool and cloudy and soup sounded good. I had one large Idaho potato, an onion, some bacon I needed to use and some Tillamook cheese slices. After the potatoes cooked in water, I added a little milk and six (6) ! slices of cheese. Sprinkled the crisp bacon on top just before serving.
In the small pot, it worked fine. Usually I make so much we get tired of it before it's gone.
 We each had a large bowl and there is enough left for two small bowls. L. even said it was good without my having to ask him.

Rental Truck

 Does it make anyone nervous to drive a rental car? We had to make use of one last week. It was a racy little red pick-up with great A/C and all the perks.

We drove it a grand total of five miles so they told us we could forget replacing the gas we used. We only had one appointment to keep and it was a short trip.

Since we had to rent it because they were repairing our van and a part didn't come in, I was hoping for a courtesy car but that doesn't happen at that dealership. 
Just very thankful they had a rental left on the lot!

Another Boat - 1967

This was actually the first boat, a Dorsett. Date on the photo is January, 1968. We were slow in getting pictures developed in the olden days.

Our Last Boat

Although it looks as though the camera was aimed at the roof, this is a SeaRay with our nephew resting on the wheel.