Barbara Thompson

Friday, July 28, 2023 I went for a walk (because I am still walking 15,000 steps/day. It’s much easier now, but still takes me a long time. I remain slow) at Mounds Park in St. Paul. I went early to beat the heat, and no one was around, except for one car. There was a

Thursday, July 27, 2023 I didn’t write about it when it happened over Memorial Day weekend, because it was just too painful. We slit the brand-new-last-year-pool-liner again. Same thing that happened last year. I was on my out to go swimming for the first time this year (so late!) and Keith was coming in, looking

Wednesday, July 26, 2023 A long time ago, at a restaurant in Fantasyland there was a side dish called Figaro Fries (the restaurant was Pinocchio Haus). We remember it fondly – heavy on the fondly, light on the remember. I remember it had french fries (not hard, since it’s in the name) and lettuce. Keith

Tuesday, July 25, 2023 My grandnephew plays T-ball and tonight he had a fabulous cheering section. It included his mom and dad and baby sister and his grampa and gramma and two aunties and one uncle and a first cousin once removed and a first cousin once removed-in law and a first cousin twice removed.

Monday, July 24, 2023 It was nice to have them and nice that they could stay until Monday. Benjin and I spent some good pool time playing Top 3 (you know, what are your top three…theme park attractions based on a movie…book that was made into a movie….) and trying to balance in my floatie

Sunday, July 23, 2023 Streaks should be positive. Everything should be positive, right? But sometimes, you get a streak going and it is negative and then it’s a thing and then you can’t break it. In September, I told Alexander after he had not gone in our pool for 5 years of our living here

Saturday, July 22, 2023 It was gentlemen’s weekend, or by another name, a bachelor party. The last of the guys, Erick, is getting married in September and the guys gathered for a day of togetherness. They started by playing golf. Only three of five of them actually play golf, so it was two golfers playing

Friday, July 21, 2023 Well, they murdered that one to death. We went to see the spoof of an Agatha Christie play at the Phipps. It was not good. I thought it would have been better if it was better written and better acted. Keith thought it would have been fine if it was just

Thursday, July 20, 2023 Today’s POTD is the ball after my brother David’s tee shot. SO close to a hole in one! My brother Dennis got a two on Wordle. So close! A fine day after birthday for them both.

Wednesday, July 19, 2023 Happy birthday to my brothers! I wore my crown all day, but I never ventured farther than the backyard, so no one got to enjoy it except Keith. He is so lucky. I heard from my friend, Barbara, about a group of Barbaras that gather on June 4 – the Leelanau