Barbara Thompson

Bliss

Sunday, April 27, 2025 Donna went next door first to just be in the yard. Then we all went and stood on the deck. Tomorrow this will be our house. Weird! Benjamin and Keith moved the outside stuff next door – a jump on the process of moving. It is hard to see, but there

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Sister Act

Friday, April 25, 2025 Jerry and Barbara returned to Eau Claire for the music department reunion – including a former tuba student coming from Norway. It is terrific to be able to gather with friends from all of the parts of your life. Jerry and Barbara were kind enough to dodge the boxes and not

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Art in Bloom

Thursday, April 24, 2025 Jerry and Barbara are here from Michigan. Huzzah!!! They arrived this morning from Eau Claire after driving for ten hours yesterday. They had the great idea of visiting the Minneapolis Institute of Arts for Art in Bloom – over 100 floral arrangements coordinated with works of art. We had a spectacular

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Fixed

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 After Alexander couldn’t clear his plugged kitchen sink, Keith went over to try. He got a bigger snake, but he was unsuccessful. Alexander had someone come and grind out the drain today. He was from a drain-cleaner service, not a plumber, so he did not put the drainpipes back together due

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Happy Easter

Sunday, April 20, 2025 I woke up at 4:51 again, thinking about packing. I am still mostly just thinking. I might be stuck. Keith woke up not too much later so he could go play trumpet at a church. He sent the potd before the first service. Things look different in the balcony, don’t they?

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It’s a start

Saturday, April 19, 2025 Keith went to a rehearsal this morning for services tomorrow, then went to Alexander’s to unplug the kitchen drain. After a trip to Menard’s and his best attempts, a plumber needs to come. Bummer. I was putting things in boxes. Keith came home and put things in boxes. The boxes are

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