Well, it’s that time, time to travel to Chicago and have Suzanne’s quarterly checkup. As you remember, a part of her clinical trial is to have scans and meet with her oncologist every three months for two years. This time, our appointments were a little later than usual, 9:00 am. It used to be that getting to Rush that early in the morning meant that the majority of Chicago rush hour would be over. During the last six to eight…
We had a wonderful fall season, traveling east to New York, harvesting the garden’s bounty, and meeting a great-grandson for the first time. Yep, our fall was going pretty smoothly until the other night. In a dead sleep at about 1:00 am I was awakened by the words “John, help”, followed by the distinctive sound of full body weight falling lifeless to the ground. Rushing to the bathroom I turned on the light to see Suzanne laying on the floor….
Back when Suzanne changed her eating habits, I had no idea what bisque was. I thought maybe it was what you used when you played frisbee, or an abbreviated name for a breakfast bread item, maybe even what a farmer with a speech impediment calls one of his implements. Now I know and if you’re not sure, Bisque is a style of soup. From what I can read, it is of French origin although modern bisque is far different than…
You wouldn’t think that traveling in Mid October is a wise thing for a farmer to do with harvest in full production, but who ever said I was wise? We have never traveled in mid-October so decided that this was the year. Our first stop was at the Van Wert, Ohio, County Fairgrounds for their 3rd Annual Harvest Happenings. Buildings are full of seasonal crafts, clothing, jewelry, and Apples, every imaginable variety of Apple. The most impressive booth for us…
The number 2000 is probably best know as a year. It’s hard to believe that it was twenty-two years ago when we moved into the year 2000. Getting there was a challenge as the whole world was in a computer tizzy. The fear that all the computers in the world would crash as we moved from 1999 to 2000 made everyone crazy. Banks wouldn’t be able to complete transactions, phone systems would be disabled, and electric grids would collapse. As…
Finally getting caught up with our adventures. With our big trip in mid-June to Florida, we didn’t travel anywhere in July which was especially noteworthy. Early in the month was our annual 4th of July visit with parents in Champaign (now just Suzanne’s dad) for the parade and fireworks. Our son Justin was home for two weeks at the end of the month for his annual youth golf clinic at Shwamii Golf Club. I got to play three rounds of…
Suzanne’s 2nd follow-up visit at Rush after completing the PATHway clinical trial.
Have you ever taken: A 5-year-old to the playground A ten-year-old to a baseball game Any age child to Disneyland In every case, you’d have an easier time controlling the weather than containing the excitement all these kids have when provided these opportunities. That’s what it’s like taking Suzanne to a draft horse show and I had that opportunity this past week at the Illinois State Fair. There is no such thing as getting there too early; no chance for…
Last January first, the world moved into a new year, the year of A.D. 2022. The number proceeds with A.D. or Anno Domini, which is Latin for “in the year of the Lord”. Standardized under the Julian and Gregorian calendars, days and years have been calculated based on the birth of Christ (give or take a year or two) New Year’s Eve and Day are always celebrated with anticipation and hope; Anticipation of the new as we leave the old…
When I started this Blog, who knows how many years ago, it was to share my love of food, travel, beer, and life. It took a turn in 2020 that wasn’t expected, but as our lives return to our new normal I am beginning to find time to share more about our regular daily life. So for those family & friends who want to hear about our adventures, read on. But for those of you who aren’t that interested, make…