Tuesday...proved to be a Very... Long Day.
; )
Was on the road... by 7 a.m....ish, pulled in, at Home...
around 11 p.m....ish.
; )
Pal, Bill... met me here, in Fairfax... around 7, we drove to Pal...
Dale's Farm, as Dale... was Doin' The Drivin'...
to Des Moines.
: )
Poor Bill.
: )
He's a Night Owl.
Bill does 'computer work', mostly... at night.
Getting up at 5 a.m. To Take on The Day...
is
'Insane'
says....
Bill.
; )
I... wasn't much better...
; )
I LOVE Mornings, but... my 'morning' started at... around 2 a.m., Tuesday.
Couldn't get back to sleep.
{Was afraid to. I didn't Dare... oversleep.}
It would take me writing a Novel... to write about our Journey... to, in....
and, from....
Des Moines....
Tuesday.
; )
{Always an 'Adventure' when travelling with Those Boys!!
We Really Need to do Live Videos, on these 'Excursions'.
The 'Conversations'... the 'Road Rage'!!!
Hahahahahahahaha!!!
We'd be Billionaires!!
I was telling Renate some of the 'Stories'....
from The Des Moines.... 'Adventure'.
We Were Roaring with Laughter!!
Cracked Renate Up... Big Time, when I saw the Crab mural, painted on the side of ReUnion's building.
I said... "Hey... that looks like Mr. Krabs. 'SpongeBob'!!"
{She Loves SpongeBob, Too!!}
I preceded to imitate Mr. Krabs...
about
'The Smelly Smell, that Smells.... Smelly',
nose twitching.... eyes... squinting....
{sniff... sniff... sniff.... sniff...... sniff}}
Yes, the Very Feeling I get, at every council meeting, at 'Fairfax, Iowa... City Hall'.... while listening to their
'Plans'.
{whew.... smelly.}
: (
I...thought Renate was Gonna Split a Gut!!
Hahahahahahaha!!!
It would be Damned Funny,
: )
if it wasn't
So
Damned
True.
Sad.}
: (.............
Make No Mistake... both Tuesday.... and Wednesday Were Fabulous Days!!!
<3
; )
LONG....
but,
Fabulous.
Left my phone in Dale's Bronco.
: (
Gratefully, he delivered it to me, yesterday morning...
Bright and Early.
When me, and Bill... {and Jethro} pulled in, at 'Home',
'Fairfax'
late, Tuesday night....
drove down through/across Fairfax's 'Bike Trail',
that many have...
'claimed'...
'Isn't',
yet...
???
{Lawyer Meardon read some 'statements' to me yesterday...
that I didn't recall.
Oh My LORD!!!
I... Nearly Split a Gut!!!
Hahahahahahaha!!!!
Gettin' Dizzy... Yet???
; )
yeah...
: )
Me Too.
Welcome to My World.}
Spun a Half Donut... on that horrible crushed... loose...
limestone drive....
IDOT District 6, left us with.
That's how I park... in the driveway, 'now'.
I... give Old... Jethro, a little goose.
; )
He Responds...
Quickly.
<3
Can't 'back out'... anymore.
'Nose First'
or, we'll get run over, or T boned.
That 'Fairfax'... Highway 151 'Bike Trail'... Bridge, that adjoins our land....
that, sadly...
ought
not
be...
as our
Recorded Agreement...
states....
makes it very dangerous...
to leave our Home.
{or to turn right into. Yep... the center 'turn lane', as predicted, is a 'Passing Lane'.
Elevations... and Sight Distances... are a Big Deal, on a Federal Highway.
Well... maybe, not...
to
The Iowa Department of Transportation...
{District 6}
and...
City Officials, at Fairfax, Iowa...
'City Hall'.
???
I'm not an Engineer... I'm just a Lover... of The Past....
but,
Lawyer Meardon
has
an
Engineer
looking over
'this mess'.
GRATEFUL!!!
{Still waiting on Fairfax's Topography Study of our land.
Can't Imagine Why Fairfax's Engineer Refuses to Share it with us.
Gonna have to make more calls.}
: (
It was pitch black, backing into the drive Tuesday night.
When Bill and I bailed out of Jethro... I started walking towards the house... Bill, was heading to his van.
We both noticed a large.... white, plastic bag... on the driveway...
just a few feet from Jethro's back bumper.
Inside the bag...
was a Lovely....
Old, Old...
Crazy Quilt.
???
Bill said...
"Where did That... come from!!??"
Told him, I didn't know....
but, often... Folk's will drop 'Treasures' off.... here.
<3
Bill said....
"Sure wish people would drop Cool Stuff at My Door!!!"
: )
I brought the Old... Crazy Quilt inside, looked for a note... but, there was none.
???
Sometimes Folk's will tell me later, that they'd dropped something by, sometimes... it remains a Mystery.
{This post is a little jumbled, I've been working on it over the last couple of days... I don't have time to edit. ; )}
Dear Friend, Renate...
{Renate's Antique Gallery, Amana, Iowa}
called the other day,
asked if I could take her to an appointment in Iowa City, on Wednesday.
Absolutely!!!
Gave a us a chance to catch up... a bit.
<3
Renate offered to Treat me to Lunch!!
She, and Budwardo... used to dine often in Iowa City.
They scouted out the Best Places!!
Renate said... Bud really liked ReUnion Brewery.
Can see why.
It was Great!!
I asked Renate what Bud liked best at ReUnion, she said he Always ordered the Deviled Eggs, and Really liked the Baked Chicken... so, I ordered what Bud liked.
Knew I couldn't go wrong.
We had a Wonderful Visit.
Bud... was the main subject.
: )
<3
Neither of us can believe he's been gone... nearly a year.
: (
Doesn't seem possible.
The contractor is starting on the new house, later this Fall, hopefully Renate can be moved in, in the Spring.
Told Renate... yesterday, how very much I Loved that Budwardo...
but... what I loved most about Bud, is how Much he Loved Her.
<3 <3
Renate said.... she felt it should've been her, who... 'Left'... first.
Told her....
THAT could Not have been.
Bud... couldn't have survived losing Renate.
Life would've been nothing but agony, and misery.... for Bud, without Renate.
Renate... was Bud's World.
'Everything'.
<3 <3
7 years ago...
yesterday.
Yup.
; )
Yes...
Yes...
Yes...
and,
Yes.
; )
Heading to The 'Racing' Estate, in Cedar Rapids...
today.
That's gonna be a Big Sale.
{September 11 thru 14}
It's gonna get very Dicey.... Very Quicky....
Can't BELIEVE
'Gold Rush'....
is
Next Week!!
{ August 15 thru 17... at The Olmsted County Fairgrounds
in
Rochester, Minnesota}
GADS!!!
Allyson will be sharing The Booth, again...
; )
Doug, one of the Gold Rush 'Family'... in our Building,
Graham North, invited us to have Dinner, with him, and his Wife during the Show.
He wants us to see their Gardens, and Home, in Rochester.
Doug... also creates BEAUTIFUL Stained Glass Artwork.
: )
I've just seen images, of their Gardens...
oh my.
Can't Wait!!
: )
I'm Certain Allyson will also Enjoy the Visit!!
; )
Gotta Fly!!
I'm trying Very Hard to keep to a 'Schedule'....
These Days!!!
Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!
Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!
{Incredibly Difficult for a Mad Hatter!!}
Eeeeeeek!!
; )
Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.
Barb C.
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