Barbara Thompson

We started the day off with a walk. We have been trying to do that. Down the hill and around the corner was a garage sale. We saw a mirror that Alexander might want – texted him – yes, he wanted it. We walked around our regular route, went home to get all the cash […]

The big band Keith plays in played in Veteran’s park in River Falls tonight. We were lucky to have several friends join us – which means the world to both of us. One of the things that has come up quite a few times since we went to Wales is the fact that the brass

The Laurel Supper Club is located nearly midway between us and our friends, Mike and Mary – about 40 minutes away. It is such a good place to meet and catch up and eat the steak for two (times two). Mike’s birthday was earlier this week – but the Laurel is closed SunMonTues – we

Summer might be coming, but today was a cool, cloudy day. I needed my covers to sit outside and read while Keith air fryer-ed dinner. I was reading Melissa Gilbert’s book Back to the Prairie. Did you know she is married to Timothy Busfield? I didn’t. I asked Keith. He said, “Who’s Timothy Busfield?” I

We have a sticky backyard. I’m not sure how our trees are not naked there are so many sticks on the ground. (I wonder the same thing about Alexander’s kitties – there is so much fuzz around his house how are they not naked?)_ I can usually gather up an armload about a foot in

I just love Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. She has done the work for over 70 years, seemingly without wavering. There is nothing I respect more than someone who does the right thing, and it seems to me she is the leader of that. I love her hats, especially the diamond-y ones. I love her

We went to the St. Anthony Park Art Festival today. I didn’t know it existed but saw an ad about noon and suggested to Keith that we go. He voted yes but was still working on his project for the day – cutting out rotting boards from our deck so he could replace them. I

School’s out for summer! And it is a very good thing. I don’t know any teachers that weren’t hanging on by a thread at this point. It has been a tough year. Kids of all ages were way more effected by the pandemic shut downs than I ever expected, and navigating all the issues was

We were at Alexander’s house last night. We had dinner, then Keith suggested we walk to Dairy Queen for a treat. I was all in. We had gotten coupons over a month ago featuring a giant picture of a cone dipped in chocolate and I have been really wanting one ever since. Alexander said they

According to our original plan, we should be home from Wales now. I would have completely forgotten about that plan, except my calendar reminded me of where I put credit cards that I wasn’t taking with me. It said, ‘credit cards are in the XXXX.’ (I’m not telling you, because safety! It would give away