tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79609916046565899552024-03-04T20:33:17.426-08:00NCHS 1967 Reunion TripI am posting this blog temporarily to share with old friends.Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997165025501397522noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960991604656589955.post-18457691175976760092008-07-25T13:00:00.000-07:002008-12-09T07:29:03.599-08:00What a Trip!Coming into my old home town.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTAbpTUKh-pNyA9D9PqME_CtH-mnPIZtySvcq1-2W8GJp5CXLx3ICz6Fux6cC1u5AnTRelp-9nWMZ9XH5yHgDnf6W5tKCMc9_BRe6ObmH8FkoFRyofKg980LNGlfqYNp7j-L2bgpa6T4/s1600-h/IMG_0155.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTAbpTUKh-pNyA9D9PqME_CtH-mnPIZtySvcq1-2W8GJp5CXLx3ICz6Fux6cC1u5AnTRelp-9nWMZ9XH5yHgDnf6W5tKCMc9_BRe6ObmH8FkoFRyofKg980LNGlfqYNp7j-L2bgpa6T4/s400/IMG_0155.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Coming up to the old library on the left.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_SRdLiPNqPkFCQ_y0dAOLsS1FAZlit9vmQ9xBRb0CIWtFYgH7qp2bxLuVEMz45WORYhHsvbsUMpQtrT04XBJokjl-n1h370Wl0lWQ_mOzSfAioQkPoM4pawuZL-X7cvPQXamFX7vNic/s1600-h/IMG_0156.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_SRdLiPNqPkFCQ_y0dAOLsS1FAZlit9vmQ9xBRb0CIWtFYgH7qp2bxLuVEMz45WORYhHsvbsUMpQtrT04XBJokjl-n1h370Wl0lWQ_mOzSfAioQkPoM4pawuZL-X7cvPQXamFX7vNic/s400/IMG_0156.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I spent a lot of time at the library when I was in high school. It's a church now.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRQlHTRJcDhIWKuyI9J1CvyE9-yk7pVQqk1HPpEjmNlwYhSMn-KlBkxspKbcFxeP6MIAXMroXZEUyc1M-L8ZtMgb0L26hn6h4RbrO11kd8JM5Odd4L7zbLFtvIv7p7YBlcqqntw0eJXc/s1600-h/IMG_0158.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRQlHTRJcDhIWKuyI9J1CvyE9-yk7pVQqk1HPpEjmNlwYhSMn-KlBkxspKbcFxeP6MIAXMroXZEUyc1M-L8ZtMgb0L26hn6h4RbrO11kd8JM5Odd4L7zbLFtvIv7p7YBlcqqntw0eJXc/s400/IMG_0158.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I had to take a photo of this mural of what the town used to look like. I had forgotten Soukups.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjslm0xU4H-xCl0OkVaGXyJ6fMbf8EuJGl6b63_fs7OjU4M9A1LyD03voHVfUpqNGEfma5jkyQR0VOlUINxcfkseSstkC5mxpIjfX_MlYWCW9cWkX7zcRQ6UPYHJjzUC-dV-KOCjXPYG4/s1600-h/IMG_0159.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjslm0xU4H-xCl0OkVaGXyJ6fMbf8EuJGl6b63_fs7OjU4M9A1LyD03voHVfUpqNGEfma5jkyQR0VOlUINxcfkseSstkC5mxpIjfX_MlYWCW9cWkX7zcRQ6UPYHJjzUC-dV-KOCjXPYG4/s400/IMG_0159.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997165025501397522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960991604656589955.post-79478381394035814882008-07-24T23:00:00.000-07:002008-12-09T07:29:07.280-08:00Where I used to liveThere was a sidewalk sale going on downtown.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXHdS3WKTMFaO12OjeohZnICMbhmZUdhGzvEI2Ucg1JxR17ecYzEmqW1FKs8LmKSSvhdQivqD0tjBIkJtBvqdNJgLEN8MQwjkeYn_fjvgsomMLSfUL12IcAGJwMFNnbmZMA5ewX6QDRE/s1600-h/IMG_0162.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXHdS3WKTMFaO12OjeohZnICMbhmZUdhGzvEI2Ucg1JxR17ecYzEmqW1FKs8LmKSSvhdQivqD0tjBIkJtBvqdNJgLEN8MQwjkeYn_fjvgsomMLSfUL12IcAGJwMFNnbmZMA5ewX6QDRE/s400/IMG_0162.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I had to go see our old house on the river. That's where I lived when I graduated from High School. The neighborhood is full of tear downs and brand new mini-castles.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbqoTfiagUPXLQ1PH4P5qYIGW6cv8BuD6G-h2vKHgxT8ZytEQl8CIiNF3hSSLXzl917r4kYG23yODrV8sQ7J0oIvM3nSndvPTIYovOXu6pKd10tFgwEJ5hdXCCJq44mK2s7Mj7HZvD3g/s1600-h/IMG_0167.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbqoTfiagUPXLQ1PH4P5qYIGW6cv8BuD6G-h2vKHgxT8ZytEQl8CIiNF3hSSLXzl917r4kYG23yODrV8sQ7J0oIvM3nSndvPTIYovOXu6pKd10tFgwEJ5hdXCCJq44mK2s7Mj7HZvD3g/s400/IMG_0167.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here's where we lived when we first moved to the town. That neighborhood is very pretty with all the trees grown up. No tear downs there yet, probably because it's a little farther from downtown. I was amazed to see a Trader Joe's nearby.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRix_ws6MeJYn1Gk_VAh177oHnsIkZg0j8Eu3ndS4vzT_n8bp6A2y98A_ZhsficBseRhEeKxEI5ydpXOalw9q3DY9x0HnQ9XdZ73R_U7CWNYEQElrhqtEZjyER5whaSOhTCDD8jq4cls/s1600-h/IMG_0171.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRix_ws6MeJYn1Gk_VAh177oHnsIkZg0j8Eu3ndS4vzT_n8bp6A2y98A_ZhsficBseRhEeKxEI5ydpXOalw9q3DY9x0HnQ9XdZ73R_U7CWNYEQElrhqtEZjyER5whaSOhTCDD8jq4cls/s400/IMG_0171.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The backyard look great too. My parents planted those really large trees.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApS2bZJIVDp79-qWXr9JgKrZN7R1h60nApppelwV9L0Dt80leSWnUhZJS9hhINu_y89HHQ7BaMTk8QXI_Iziot2iLiaprPegI2kezwpWXS5FGVCASTNghKHBq-a7d_QqXn2NyM-jbAmM/s1600-h/IMG_0173.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApS2bZJIVDp79-qWXr9JgKrZN7R1h60nApppelwV9L0Dt80leSWnUhZJS9hhINu_y89HHQ7BaMTk8QXI_Iziot2iLiaprPegI2kezwpWXS5FGVCASTNghKHBq-a7d_QqXn2NyM-jbAmM/s400/IMG_0173.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997165025501397522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960991604656589955.post-82830416714897526492008-07-24T22:25:00.000-07:002008-12-09T07:29:08.384-08:00We stayed at the only B&B in townBefore the reunion, I relaxed on the porch. It was hot and muggy but pleasant when breezes came by.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxcLtpHNTCbV6GCM-WXuUZ12BjuRS1_HjKEvB4Tjo_8PO4CQ0vlS8HUURLzIKBLyFQBqV-HKaCcuHBRKE66IW4jWOkVuAMpIgqrC9fyaGZHVz8mGL3hg68fuHcClQlw9S58udZvzCP9k/s1600-h/IMG_0165.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxcLtpHNTCbV6GCM-WXuUZ12BjuRS1_HjKEvB4Tjo_8PO4CQ0vlS8HUURLzIKBLyFQBqV-HKaCcuHBRKE66IW4jWOkVuAMpIgqrC9fyaGZHVz8mGL3hg68fuHcClQlw9S58udZvzCP9k/s400/IMG_0165.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So different from where I live now!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8qItcW35IuTL8xkSEvJpJfIxO645hU2MDBaL4BKZbLKNB9SIAW7l_QWSzQqcPIGzZJhZekor_gFlYjcD3WG52LwFik01VH3uFLnCukSjbu7WbRdLRd-RuJKInBnhyphenhyphen2LpX0JcKY14zQQ/s1600-h/IMG_0166.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8qItcW35IuTL8xkSEvJpJfIxO645hU2MDBaL4BKZbLKNB9SIAW7l_QWSzQqcPIGzZJhZekor_gFlYjcD3WG52LwFik01VH3uFLnCukSjbu7WbRdLRd-RuJKInBnhyphenhyphen2LpX0JcKY14zQQ/s400/IMG_0166.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Every room had a different theme. Nancy stayed in the Nantucket Room.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipofypt5wICk3TFACRYc5ykcA2t-GUCIIV6xjZaLJkUOmGh2gyhKcYZevkfoAwY-WAYM1Ak7mD45NQXboGPBhivQTGNd4VhU-3TuaGaM2jhdp_a8rCLUGEPPMvuw4u920hKhdvb8fHfuE/s1600-h/IMG_0177.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipofypt5wICk3TFACRYc5ykcA2t-GUCIIV6xjZaLJkUOmGh2gyhKcYZevkfoAwY-WAYM1Ak7mD45NQXboGPBhivQTGNd4VhU-3TuaGaM2jhdp_a8rCLUGEPPMvuw4u920hKhdvb8fHfuE/s400/IMG_0177.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997165025501397522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960991604656589955.post-76844834368242725542008-07-24T21:35:00.000-07:002008-12-09T07:29:08.728-08:00All dressed up and ready to goIt was fun to get dressed up for the Reunion.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP5kqteznsatdi9aT4My2ikpXS8wUH_gMI-lXli-JoQSFhOeYG7zfOkbNHDBIESaSIr9Z7Dfo3XdNXVbqGK11Da-8ZLsgItQOY4x3VSdzL6ptFRRPei77vkT-TPUZ11h3QPHwRytoiC1Q/s1600-h/IMG_0176.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP5kqteznsatdi9aT4My2ikpXS8wUH_gMI-lXli-JoQSFhOeYG7zfOkbNHDBIESaSIr9Z7Dfo3XdNXVbqGK11Da-8ZLsgItQOY4x3VSdzL6ptFRRPei77vkT-TPUZ11h3QPHwRytoiC1Q/s400/IMG_0176.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitNbqSJdeKoVWzMfwEOAEG4hA8TgdCd6AM8iyc7dxxMWwdZ_6mECpj_4VkhXtFOraCpW5f3q5PeB790NrdfK1kQKIW6TCUkYzE35tmZEE-Yjx89b7d0kUeBCuo9DoA_pqwN4GBqjhENVQ/s1600-h/IMG_0178.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitNbqSJdeKoVWzMfwEOAEG4hA8TgdCd6AM8iyc7dxxMWwdZ_6mECpj_4VkhXtFOraCpW5f3q5PeB790NrdfK1kQKIW6TCUkYzE35tmZEE-Yjx89b7d0kUeBCuo9DoA_pqwN4GBqjhENVQ/s400/IMG_0178.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Nancy looked great!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Nancy took this shot of me in her room before we walked to the VFW for the event.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNRj6zAuinok1pMHe0EOwgXqe-hvXSGCKt1Au-zb_uH9moMN4jo0kHMheBJCSBFtKd9nZsjkQBjIF67WmWvLp2RE5QmuwmuYRDaWGEe9Z_3H9rrkZPSvNaWcxMYlI-jD2fsbAcX1h3Jg/s1600-h/IMG_0180.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNRj6zAuinok1pMHe0EOwgXqe-hvXSGCKt1Au-zb_uH9moMN4jo0kHMheBJCSBFtKd9nZsjkQBjIF67WmWvLp2RE5QmuwmuYRDaWGEe9Z_3H9rrkZPSvNaWcxMYlI-jD2fsbAcX1h3Jg/s400/IMG_0180.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997165025501397522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960991604656589955.post-86880956211822799782008-07-24T20:51:00.000-07:002008-12-09T07:29:10.447-08:00At the ReunionIt was hard to take pictures at the reunion. It was dark and I'm not used to having a camera so I kept forgetting.<br /><br />Gina Clapper took a lot of Photos and they are posted on <a href="http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AZuXDRizcOWLlQ">Shutterfly</a>. <br /><br />Here are the photos that I took.<br /><br />Here's Bette. Yes, she wondered what had happened to my red hair. Sigh.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOc_7oYRnuLrky8CyzUt5uTqRnXqATzGnOIR2hXpGU59p2-t0jxQ1Bwc5II73FJIX5nqZJobkoxndsA7DDS_ogQaIMFd4d7OB8OaZTFBhQ59i3_ANzlm3tUGmtqIBYy9W8PGBL_N_0X0E/s1600-h/IMG_0182.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOc_7oYRnuLrky8CyzUt5uTqRnXqATzGnOIR2hXpGU59p2-t0jxQ1Bwc5II73FJIX5nqZJobkoxndsA7DDS_ogQaIMFd4d7OB8OaZTFBhQ59i3_ANzlm3tUGmtqIBYy9W8PGBL_N_0X0E/s400/IMG_0182.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Steve and Gail. Steve was my high school boyfriend and Gail was in a lot of science and math classes with me. They were both quite easy to recognize.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpWsvQ9U65h0ZUbv8SHXODVGH-JxK4rBwo3thuv9H1qr71iO8U004iSezLHQDvhxGmxwHfJtM7sEGeZHRCL9efRweZPyTYMOk5W6Se0tvIzhzA3lzrnH9kKO0m9fM4MrpbFB3BqGspvk/s1600-h/IMG_0184.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpWsvQ9U65h0ZUbv8SHXODVGH-JxK4rBwo3thuv9H1qr71iO8U004iSezLHQDvhxGmxwHfJtM7sEGeZHRCL9efRweZPyTYMOk5W6Se0tvIzhzA3lzrnH9kKO0m9fM4MrpbFB3BqGspvk/s400/IMG_0184.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Steve and his wife Rosann were both in our class. Rosann's hair is still long and blond and gorgeous.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnVwww4WTkBlIvTXa5YRaMuT9VZNb09UMmHJ755wW3GzSelRdN8CtiePotRCadwJQXGb6SoL2CUngTiMVNlm2nwUKpgY2VgdYSCPwHR_Rvmzsf526Wph7Buyy687KAnkJntYm-CRiz18/s1600-h/IMG_0187.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnVwww4WTkBlIvTXa5YRaMuT9VZNb09UMmHJ755wW3GzSelRdN8CtiePotRCadwJQXGb6SoL2CUngTiMVNlm2nwUKpgY2VgdYSCPwHR_Rvmzsf526Wph7Buyy687KAnkJntYm-CRiz18/s400/IMG_0187.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I have no idea who all these people are! And the name tags kept falling off. Of course some of them are wives and husbands of our classmates. I wish we had had a list of attendees.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXqorIBuEcC7VFT_JKhVkUjVV9K55nysOzaJ85wiVpOCOqazKHEjIyLd9Kj6uDRnXTf_W2UcFTHyBiQfyCRDoa9P_B7EXQfErVd55LTxfBPDYllzxC7FuarCdTJRbPZ7PIoTszZFfjXY/s1600-h/IMG_0186.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXqorIBuEcC7VFT_JKhVkUjVV9K55nysOzaJ85wiVpOCOqazKHEjIyLd9Kj6uDRnXTf_W2UcFTHyBiQfyCRDoa9P_B7EXQfErVd55LTxfBPDYllzxC7FuarCdTJRbPZ7PIoTszZFfjXY/s400/IMG_0186.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It was so noisy and hard to talk that we ended up leaving early. But it was fun to see how people had changed.<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div>Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997165025501397522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960991604656589955.post-41571914694804577812008-07-24T19:03:00.000-07:002008-12-09T07:29:11.394-08:00It's like an upscale mallI knew the town had moved upscale but still I was amazed to see all the new development and upscale chain stores. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22aSv9twAo0lUM_qAqEoEtMDAwRZOAs3dG-7gDP0XFIru1WeJ3qqMXxa4arj22mkzEjl1x-zSSPtnuXM-p03seTn5p9PA_MtcAhhOFRALUvzUqRTLcmxaJLN6S538x-yylmGjLEd5_KQ/s1600-h/IMG_0192.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22aSv9twAo0lUM_qAqEoEtMDAwRZOAs3dG-7gDP0XFIru1WeJ3qqMXxa4arj22mkzEjl1x-zSSPtnuXM-p03seTn5p9PA_MtcAhhOFRALUvzUqRTLcmxaJLN6S538x-yylmGjLEd5_KQ/s400/IMG_0192.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGZa2NQW4SMVBZ5St4A5ZA6-3nWTjxeZAtjgRjwtQMc6s3iZ4HRMQtvqXfqOqCKSuZcqK0mtBmwb3sdj4rGxsPCikHwyiGxO2z2VKlPmwTYB3HCxYDW1l8ZogOqnQq9zuUwcGNu230eU/s1600-h/IMG_0194.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGZa2NQW4SMVBZ5St4A5ZA6-3nWTjxeZAtjgRjwtQMc6s3iZ4HRMQtvqXfqOqCKSuZcqK0mtBmwb3sdj4rGxsPCikHwyiGxO2z2VKlPmwTYB3HCxYDW1l8ZogOqnQq9zuUwcGNu230eU/s400/IMG_0194.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The new developments are very pleasant and the trees and plantings are great.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlqk9p982UvXGUc5_SI4RXx-XiuLzHmKol3pRjN31AaFqhDmS9PwtZdOGtcCeRWo23H7p1wzSC2rCMpX0PK5kYmCYJExyO1Zi47dw_oQKjLhSnDP_BoIhUEBtaWvcmA0jiJunDrwVXHY/s1600-h/IMG_0205.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlqk9p982UvXGUc5_SI4RXx-XiuLzHmKol3pRjN31AaFqhDmS9PwtZdOGtcCeRWo23H7p1wzSC2rCMpX0PK5kYmCYJExyO1Zi47dw_oQKjLhSnDP_BoIhUEBtaWvcmA0jiJunDrwVXHY/s400/IMG_0205.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I was amazed at the flowers. It was a great time of year to visit.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUDSN0zmacQug4md56mvE0HwFt-tIdN4Ee3nPVcR55KGRJwBDCLhdqeU2GpgoGR56YwU4CZJkM58j4T5nodNhHK9MQSV-BUAsk9CSGNXaQrVc3RXq3kEgPXANDK1OIpkGpD3qMJ9bakk/s1600-h/IMG_0211.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUDSN0zmacQug4md56mvE0HwFt-tIdN4Ee3nPVcR55KGRJwBDCLhdqeU2GpgoGR56YwU4CZJkM58j4T5nodNhHK9MQSV-BUAsk9CSGNXaQrVc3RXq3kEgPXANDK1OIpkGpD3qMJ9bakk/s400/IMG_0211.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997165025501397522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960991604656589955.post-85547991104634714792008-07-24T18:12:00.000-07:002008-12-09T07:29:12.182-08:00More town scenesStanding outside Starbuck's, that's Anderson's bookstore across the street.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivrp-uy1I8RlkHS60R1s0vHGEOxyKmt1UaJ8QudJFcQqJ1apmcP3UK6yacm_XYgmmVVimLW1h7zhDa4VNW5evmWvhmvfpsxXdBNLYp8IYVXbPcyOkr09YAXrxd9cM9UbbJ4OH8Qb05DeM/s1600-h/IMG_0201.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivrp-uy1I8RlkHS60R1s0vHGEOxyKmt1UaJ8QudJFcQqJ1apmcP3UK6yacm_XYgmmVVimLW1h7zhDa4VNW5evmWvhmvfpsxXdBNLYp8IYVXbPcyOkr09YAXrxd9cM9UbbJ4OH8Qb05DeM/s400/IMG_0201.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /></a>Russell's Dry Cleaners is one of the few stores that is still there. I wanted to take a few photos that my parent's would recognise.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3aLexKmElMvgAtUezxlS5pBVrgoNDHEiPBXfjT21nGYnEUWZfEihOsqiH00OUAJO6WmCqcZEjP5pjynJnUdlIlGy3M9XmCDe6g_y5FrcMLnw5gi78yWdK2Q8WYxh64Bx11c4Ty1ljDJ0/s1600-h/IMG_0202.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3aLexKmElMvgAtUezxlS5pBVrgoNDHEiPBXfjT21nGYnEUWZfEihOsqiH00OUAJO6WmCqcZEjP5pjynJnUdlIlGy3M9XmCDe6g_y5FrcMLnw5gi78yWdK2Q8WYxh64Bx11c4Ty1ljDJ0/s400/IMG_0202.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The spires from the Catholic church rise in the background. Construction everywhere.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0jmVWpMKResb17xHNB2yuzhdwNrxAi_asKWEIx-nHfN6cPpvZ2V6aTH_J46vXGAM404F6rcxPbrrDoIJakfj1QDlCaxgoN_XRQiIaS2En3vtX1JAngXK3DkvL-3ke6-xnCXhKKUs-P8/s1600-h/IMG_0208.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0jmVWpMKResb17xHNB2yuzhdwNrxAi_asKWEIx-nHfN6cPpvZ2V6aTH_J46vXGAM404F6rcxPbrrDoIJakfj1QDlCaxgoN_XRQiIaS2En3vtX1JAngXK3DkvL-3ke6-xnCXhKKUs-P8/s400/IMG_0208.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dean's is still there.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Bh-s1TTom1JhE3dTki7t8nk2FHKJ-qcl9pPAr49OvpCiF3ax_xJnewZXjPyGrMBP_UkvuZYB0CcY7MgnJlcZzOhclLOkhIzBvAZEGJ92lRXoC_u5iTtwsQKxn3WZr-xlRKnp_afw83M/s1600-h/IMG_0224.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Bh-s1TTom1JhE3dTki7t8nk2FHKJ-qcl9pPAr49OvpCiF3ax_xJnewZXjPyGrMBP_UkvuZYB0CcY7MgnJlcZzOhclLOkhIzBvAZEGJ92lRXoC_u5iTtwsQKxn3WZr-xlRKnp_afw83M/s400/IMG_0224.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997165025501397522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960991604656589955.post-52414809871341269112008-07-24T17:17:00.000-07:002008-12-09T07:29:12.740-08:00Riverwalk to The BeachNancy's daughter, Katie, was in town, working hard on a new store opening, but she got away for a bit and we walked the Riverwalk.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFp8nE3dgiZlV_tAp_ifDzFaBmkZTsTqxS5OWzpzuHVWzI2111xdqJ6mhov5P4Um64LY18FQVzXUwG41xN2tychOFVEU-i6oI4ukNw8cFc-QuKFybsGlXQPV_nIXmka-Mb2a9miQzizc/s1600-h/IMG_0220.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFp8nE3dgiZlV_tAp_ifDzFaBmkZTsTqxS5OWzpzuHVWzI2111xdqJ6mhov5P4Um64LY18FQVzXUwG41xN2tychOFVEU-i6oI4ukNw8cFc-QuKFybsGlXQPV_nIXmka-Mb2a9miQzizc/s400/IMG_0220.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On the Riverwalk, looking at The Beach, an old quarry that was converted to a swimming pool by the WPA during the Depression.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9of0KeiiuhNzzl8cFndT8fEWhNwwYFuzbZsoL7t6kUmfWwH6UcQbbAil-f_uSxTIcuLPzQCj29YQKhpETAHzYJfCnOrrjf-ihQPlgeKkrr3uExQa_XD_xIKoPjtG7XKpLEPrDqD4XHc/s1600-h/IMG_0221.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq9of0KeiiuhNzzl8cFndT8fEWhNwwYFuzbZsoL7t6kUmfWwH6UcQbbAil-f_uSxTIcuLPzQCj29YQKhpETAHzYJfCnOrrjf-ihQPlgeKkrr3uExQa_XD_xIKoPjtG7XKpLEPrDqD4XHc/s400/IMG_0221.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2qveZfnw3VyRcetrB7Pgsqu_BAdZuwIvk2g4SJb1rU8u4C-QfGzWLdHIxDWC9MpZhBdLoQE1-9CEyDvK05qnkxJ9DRAh5j-f7TVnCs_66n8948G6mcLP6ch4eNDwBHqMiTRuEnu8qU8/s1600-h/IMG_0223.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2qveZfnw3VyRcetrB7Pgsqu_BAdZuwIvk2g4SJb1rU8u4C-QfGzWLdHIxDWC9MpZhBdLoQE1-9CEyDvK05qnkxJ9DRAh5j-f7TVnCs_66n8948G6mcLP6ch4eNDwBHqMiTRuEnu8qU8/s400/IMG_0223.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997165025501397522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960991604656589955.post-91362185972287693272008-07-24T16:29:00.000-07:002008-12-09T07:29:13.556-08:00ChicagoOn Monday we went into Chicago. We had a wonderful meal at the Art Institute. Then I set out to see the area of town that I had lived in once upon a time.<br /><br />Here's our old apartment building.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5hyphenhyphendp22XaZmF52QQxeG-03WPXj9jQdL_cJS-3xbibelQzh5YO80sihN7RdYw_gVD2utlO_3Cpo1vFkmO4HDqaBOZ6u7koi1F5iXl8VRik_88-4NHnbMkVXtCBpRfsUCCu5rCUoX479Q/s1600-h/IMG_0230.JPG"><br /><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5hyphenhyphendp22XaZmF52QQxeG-03WPXj9jQdL_cJS-3xbibelQzh5YO80sihN7RdYw_gVD2utlO_3Cpo1vFkmO4HDqaBOZ6u7koi1F5iXl8VRik_88-4NHnbMkVXtCBpRfsUCCu5rCUoX479Q/s400/IMG_0230.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It's gone condo! The doorman said I should go up and see the sales office.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxpJzqHjIR8PLf7YKbs1FXkCq6MwTUQpMD53pVT9RJSdB3o_vrTlF6Z6VR77eVGnFUaghk2iX1FVxO1ITDV5s2u1KlLIATo5Q1FXO91ugg1jDjku9i2b2-EieV-C9qsPnJRAz87rxh6mI/s1600-h/IMG_0233.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxpJzqHjIR8PLf7YKbs1FXkCq6MwTUQpMD53pVT9RJSdB3o_vrTlF6Z6VR77eVGnFUaghk2iX1FVxO1ITDV5s2u1KlLIATo5Q1FXO91ugg1jDjku9i2b2-EieV-C9qsPnJRAz87rxh6mI/s400/IMG_0233.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here's the view from the sales office, which is much the same as the view from our old place. Gorgeous and what fun to see it again.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0Yp2ANtIf9t1Lqa9av_bdvdtKUwwihH_wKNAMMPnWTKkEZjIOE9fwNKtmIwr8ZWnDgGrX-w4ua2HGJX14zUculIYvUSNVzyrWVLCTLfloy7roDrR2u6BvXjVjmiu2swe04ZUI6_ALps/s1600-h/IMG_0235.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0Yp2ANtIf9t1Lqa9av_bdvdtKUwwihH_wKNAMMPnWTKkEZjIOE9fwNKtmIwr8ZWnDgGrX-w4ua2HGJX14zUculIYvUSNVzyrWVLCTLfloy7roDrR2u6BvXjVjmiu2swe04ZUI6_ALps/s400/IMG_0235.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I walked up Michigan Avenue, and stopped at Border's near the Water Tower. The table where we used to sit was free, so I sat there and took this picture for my husband. I showed it to him when I got home and he recognized it instantly.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUw_20xIOHeZEUbmLFEXDf2v0JuHa_X0WjC1qIQRZfUB8_7iqJN-dqsUumTx-WskL4UktY3smPtu2Lva6LBtcBN1EJYVMNlAhFq9_P75cTh3iKilyx9gRa9eHEheE4-usQCyBBV-PGso/s1600-h/From+Borders+on+Michian+Ave.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUw_20xIOHeZEUbmLFEXDf2v0JuHa_X0WjC1qIQRZfUB8_7iqJN-dqsUumTx-WskL4UktY3smPtu2Lva6LBtcBN1EJYVMNlAhFq9_P75cTh3iKilyx9gRa9eHEheE4-usQCyBBV-PGso/s400/From+Borders+on+Michian+Ave.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Nancy and I went out for lots of delicious Indian Food and then back to the B&B to confirm our flights for the next day.<br /><br />It was a great trip. Thank you, Nancy! Hope we don't wait ten years to get together again!<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997165025501397522noreply@blogger.com1