Summer, Fair relaxing

.We have been busy running back and forth to the Doctors which is nothing unusual.  We got our Grandson Brent and we went to the Lewis County Fair.

.It was cool, down in the low 80's and confortable to walk around, we went and watched the Oxen pulls and Brent didn't want to get too close to those horns!!!
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.We walked the midway and Brent and his Grandmother went to the "Ring the Bell" and believe it or not the little bugger hit the Bell 3 times and walked away with a prize.
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.I don't do rides but these 2 did a couple, the ferris wheel thing went way up and they both enjoyed it.
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.This is Brent and Anna Mae at the top of the ride !
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.We did get to go over and watch the "Big Horses" being put thru their paces, there were some magnificant animals on the course.
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.We finally stopped and headed for the food tents so we could eat and head for home.
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.We played at the Jefferson County Home !!
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.Next night we played at Angles Inn nursing home !
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.Then we played at Country Manor Nursing unit !
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.We took a break and visited the Grau's for Cribbage games and the pool, It ended up being a tie with a 1 -1 score because we went to the pool where it was cool.
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.Marty and I sat out in the shade and cooked Jerked Pork from Eddie Bolivers Meat Market up in Croghan and it was delicious.
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I am going thru Physical every tuesday and thursday for a small tear in my rotary cuff and Anna mae is back to having the shots in her lower back for pain but we are blessed as this is bearable.

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We recently lost 2 of our 10th Mountain Division soldiers in recent fighting overseas.
Let us not forget our veterans and service men and women serving our country.
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Enjoying some summer camping !

Well, we got out and did some summer camping, it was great for awhile, quiet mostly and the food was great,
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We found a nice tent and headed out to Whetstone Gulf for some Woods Time which was overdue.  It was a beautiful night, almost a full moon and sleeping was great and restfull.
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My Honey taking a break from setting up camp.
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Above Breakfast was eggs, Canadian bacon, toast and it was a great start to the day.

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I am making toast over the fire for breakfast.

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Anna Mae is making Home Fries , we had to but a new cook stove, the Old one was a Winchester Cook stove and was 38 years old and it finally gave  up the ghost and quit.
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Lunches were good, on the table is a bag of fresh lettuce we got right out of our garden.
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Anna Mae and I played cards, "Cribbage" and enjoyed the evenings with cards, walks, quiet time and we enjoyed our couple of days,  we could not stay because the people across from us arrived with 2 large dogs, the one dog, I believe it's name was "Boomer" because they were constantly yelling Shut up Boomer, quiet Boomer, etc, etc, I spoke to the park officials about the constant barking but they did not do anything about it .  The occupant of the site was in the Army, had his wife, 5 kids and 2 dogs out camping, I told him his dog was bothering the people all around him with it's constant barking and asked him to keep it quiet.
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He didn't keep the dog quiet, I didn't want a problem so we prayed about it and left him there and we left and came home a day early..
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We made it home so Tuesday night we could go and play at Country Manor Nursing Home for the residents.
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Don't forget our Veterans this "Day of Independence" !
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Summer and Family Reunion

Well summer has arrived.  We have gotten the garden off to a good start, things are growing. Anna Mae is picking fresh lettuce for sandwiches and it is good.
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The second garden is only beans and onions and that is for everyone here to pick, pull and enjoy.
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We were lucky as my son came home from Portland Oregon for a family reunion. this my son, Jonathan, Daughter Sabrina and grandson Brent.
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We are all gathered out on the new deck being built on my son in law and daughters new house.
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We got togeather for the Wood Family reunion and had 77 people show up, we held the reunion at the South Edwards School where my Grand Father and Great Uncle went to school and we stood on the same steps that they did for a family photo.
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The above photo is the Old School and below is my brothers and sisters except 1 brother who was out of town standing in the same place.
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 This is my family.

and this is the reunion of 2012,    77 of us showed up.

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On a sad note I have lost a true and good friend, we worked togeather for a long time and he will be sadly missed by family and friends.

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This is on the left Watertown Police Chief Nick Reff and his son, Sgt. Joe Reff, Nick passed away Monday.
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Well, life moves on, don't forget our Vets and everyone stay safe and be Happy.
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Hot Weather

Well we finally had a good day, it got up to 85 and hot, SO we took off and headed for Whetstone Gulf State Park for the day.
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Nice cool water.
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We took Pork Steak, BBQ Beans, Tabouli, Cheese Bread and Iced Tea and headed out.
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We cooled off in the creek, the stone is slate and it is smooth and slippery.
It's always nice to walk around the nice cool water.
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Changing cooking places.
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I started cooking on the small grill with charcoal but could not get it hot enough.
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I went to the Fire Pit and got a nice hot fire going with coals glowing, I brought some wood with me but the State Parks are very restrictive about bringing in fire wood due to the Ash Bore Beetle and a couple of other insects.  You buy 4 pieces of wood for $1.50 which is a rip off because I already own the land as I bought it with my tax dollars.
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I cooked the Steaks and beans on this.
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We enjoyed a nice Picnic.

DON'T FORGET, REMEMBER THE VET !

Moving on with Summer

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Well, the 2 gardens are planted and starting to come up, we have tomatoes, lettuce, turnips and onions coming along.
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Anna Mae worked on some house plants.
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I planted some flowers, and I planted the Morning Glory near the shade tree, we have had Baltimore Orioles at the feeder.
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The other garden of Beans and Onions is also coming up which is for all the Residents to share.
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We got a chance to pl;ay at the Country Manor Nursing home Tuesday night and everyone enjoyed the music.
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Never Forget our Veterans.
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Don't forget, today is D Day and we need to remember our Vets.