Florida Beach

We've had one trip to Florida where we enjoyed the beach and I visited a college friend in Hollywood, FL.
Great memories of travel to places I never thought I would see.

Kentucky 4th of July

What these three men are firing into the woods is a mystery. I think it was fireworks. The puff of smoke gives it away.

I loved E's quilt so I copied it with a little variation. 

This was a long time ago!

Later:  I believe the "puff of smoke" is really an exploding water balloon. Thanks, PN.

Kentucky River Boat

And back to Kentucky to visit a river boat.

Somewhere in Indiana

On one of our trips to Kentucky, our son and his family drove us over into Indiana where we found this interesting sign.

We didn't go in. I wish we had and perhaps we would have met Mary Lou.

The Old Kentucky Home

I really liked this house where we visited in Kentucky. Right in the middle of the "woods." A little steamy in the summer but on the whole a nice quiet place to reside!

Later: The thermometer reads 63 - nice January so far.

 I spent from noon to four twenty at the hospital for a monthly IV that I call "invade the veins."  I told the nurses that since they had to work, I came to spend the afternoon with them in sympathy - of them not being able to be outside.  The young nurse told me she had read that I was a hard stick so she got the veteran to come in. After trying very hard to start the IV, the nurses were sympathetic to me.  Six tries: a new record surpassing the old one of five. Dang old veins, anyway.
Next assignment: the nurse dreaded having to go try an IV on a patient who insisted on a foot site!  I told her to return and report. She did - she was delighted!  First try. I told her she deserved a miracle. (Foot IVs are very hard to do but she got it in the patients shin!  Ouch!)

Six Flags over TX (1970's)

My, it looks pretty deserted down there. Must have been a slow day.

Kansas City; Night and Day

It was July  3, 1999 and hotter than usual.
We went to the zoo and the Steamboat Arabia Museum - an amazing place with the contents of the boat that were recovered in the middle of a field after the river changed its course.