Barbara Thompson

Tuesday, June 18, 2025 Here we are again. Another day when I am just so lucky to be me. I just walked over to the backyard next door and visited my friend. They were apparently filming a movie there, because the yard looked like the background of every movie ever shot with teens hanging out

Monday, June 16, 2025 Our new refrigerator arrived today. The gentlemen delivering it did a fantastic job. They had to take the front door off and come through the house to get it in place. We shoved everything aside to make it possible, and I think we improved things. We got some root beer from

Sunday, June 15, 2025 Happy Father’s day. Both the boys checked in early in the day. I would like to note that I only got one to text me on Mother’s Day. It’s not their fault. They were raised wrong. We stayed at the Hotel Millwright in Amana this weekend. It was very nice. I

Saturday, June 14, 2025 We got to the festival barn (we are in Iowa) about twenty minutes before the first band. The strangers who sat in my seat from last year last night were already there. Darned strangers. I sat one table back. Sigh. Mike and Mary were behind us, Dan and Stacy were ahead

Friday, June 13, 2025 We drove to Iowa today. It’s farther than you think. We did have some interesting sights, as well as lots of beautiful green fields. We went to a pannekoeken restaurant in Rochester for lunch. It was not as good as our beloved Pannekoeken Huis at home was, but it was a

Thursday, June 12, 2025 We got season tickets for the Ordway this year because they were doing Mystic Pizza, and that was new to me and I wanted to see it. In the fall, they had to cancel MP and substitute Legally Blonde. I wasn’t too interested in it, but tickets had already been bought

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 We took advantage of resort amenities today. My friend, Christina, and all three of her boys came over for swimming. It was delightfully cool for those of us not swimming and apparently the pool/hot tub combo was great for those who were.

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 Today’s potd is of flowers formerly ours. This wisteria vine is in our old yard, but the flowers must like the morning sun, because they are mostly on the neighbors’ (us now) side of the fence. I am enjoying them greatly. My friend, Betsy, gave me some yellow iris a few

Monday, June 9, 2025 I donated blood today and they gave me Girl Scout cookies. Win.

Sunday, June 8, 2025 We drove all the way across town to Maple Grove (where 30 years ago Keith drove every day because he worked over there) to go to Chalkfest. There were a lot of people and it was a little chaotic trying to see. I found it pretty extraordinary how many people got