Grandpa/Dad's Vegetable Garden

 Using the new rototiller between the bean rows.

 Zucchini flowers mean zucchini will come soon!

 Corn will be knee high by the 4th of July.

 New strip across front yard for pumpkins, squash and melons

Pumpkins will be spreading out soon.

Gardening is a great hobby which has cut down our grocery budget year round.

There will soon be plenty to share.  Wish you all lived close enough to benefit.  Love, Grandma

Recent Celebrations

 Mike & Don   22 candles for Mike

 Mary, Karli, Betty & John Lemmer, Steve, Dave

 25 candles for Stephen    Karli, Stephen

 Don bought a 12' ladder for cherry picking.  His tree is loaded with plenty for the birds and all of us.  Don and Dave picking a bucket full for us.  Earlier Don picked several buckets full for them.

Blue ribbon cherry pie made by Barbara and her Mother.  Michigan is one of the nations top cherry producers.  This week is Cherry Festival time in Traverse City.

With Mckenna at 4-H Children's Garden

Mckenna and I had a wonderful time at the garden a picnic and stop at the MSU dairy!

 Garden entrance.

 Trains were running today!!

Brick in honor of our grandchildren & great-grandchildren

A dragon woven of sticks about 30' long was great to walk through!

 With a new friend reading in the garden.

View the whole garden from the tree house.

Blue Moon ice cream for dessert.

South Pacific and at Sharon & Brian's

 In Samoa deceased family members are buried in the yard!  Burial area with red on rail.

 Robert Louis Stephenson's home

 Young boy blew conch shell to announce dance performance

Samoan dancers can really wiggle their hips

 Magnificent blooms on a bush.  Don't know their name.

 Weekend celebration for Dad/Grandpa & David's birthdays.  We thought of Laura, whose birthday it was too and Liane in Paris.

Volleyball most weekends.  Dana and Andy.

Belated post on winter travels

We have been home about 6 weeks going full steam ahead on at home projects and activities.  The big project for Dad/Grandpa has been the garden and yard.  The green rows are showing up nicely in the garden and the war against weeds is in full swing.  There is a new garden across the front yard for squash, melons and pumpkins.  My projects are mostly paper work but someone has to do it.  Just when I think I'm finished there's more to do.  I've tried to get on Flickr to post all the photos so you can choose which ones you'd like to look at, but even with Cynthia's help I haven't succeeded.  I'll choose a few photos to add here.  Caribbean first, then at Sharon's and on to the South Pacific.

Arriving in Willemstad, Curacao.  Strong Dutch influence

Panama City skyline behind us

Molas for sale

Musicians welcome us back to ship