1. Mystic, CT visit

    March 2nd thru 6th: Visit to Mystic and Stonington for a field survey and measurements of several architectural projects. I really didn't think there would be that much snow the first week of March which made the task very challenging. Still it was great to see everyone again.

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  2. Christmas 2014

    December 2014 / January 2015: This has been a pretty stressful Christmas season and I'm glad it is behind us. Jane went to the hospital on December 17th with severe stomach/bowel pain. She was diagnosed have acute appendicitis and ended up have her appendix taken out that same evening.
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  3. England Trip 2014

    August 16th to September 5th 2014: Janet and I traveled to England so that she could attend a special Embroidery Class in Bath as well as celebrate a 40th Anniversary of being in London on Polyark during college. It was very special that Don and Julie could be with us …

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  4. Bee Keeping 101

    July 27, 2014: My bee mentor, Don, came over to check up on the hive that he got started for me. It's been about two months since the initial installation. There seems to be a lot of new activity which was good to see. There will likely not be any …

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  5. Mystic Birthday Reunion - Acadia 2014

    May 29th, 2014 - June 9, 2014: Janet and I traveled to Mystic, CT for a Birthday Reunion party for Noah, 30 and George 60. Two great reasons to get together and celebrate. And a special thanks to Claudia who prepared all the great food and snacks. Then Noah proposed to …

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  6. Spring 2014

    May 11, 2014: Sunday; Mother's Day. We celebrated by enjoying a picnic on the grounds of the Indianapolis Art Museum. Hanks and Sunking ... doesn't get much better than that, and the weather finally cooperated.

    I've also been spending several weeks working on redoing our back upper deck. Had to take …

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  7. Naples, FL 2014

    We got to spend a couple of weeks in Naples, FL with Janet's mother, Virgina. After the winter we've had, this was a welcomed break. We drove to Del Ray to visit Jim and Janet over the weekend and got to see the brand new (just opened to the public …

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  8. Winter snow 2014

    January 6, 2014: Winter snow. Although not quite as bad as the Blizzard of 1978, this snow came in a close second. First, on Sunday throughout the day, we received about 12 inches of heavy wet snow. Luckily, I was able to keep up with the shoveling duties on the …

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  9. Brandt Family Xmas Party at the IMA 2013

    Since Janet is a docent with the IMA, she arranged for our extended family to enjoy a Christmas tour of the Lilly House and hopefully see a little of the rest of the Indianapolis Museum of Art as well. We then had a little get together in the Fountain Room …

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  10. Day at the Farm

    My sister, Joyce, invited us up to see her handiwork of the past several months at the Eastburn farmhouse in Benton County and it was really quite a striking transformation. The weather was partly sunny, but still a very eye-watering cold 28 degrees and windy outside. However once inside the …

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  11. McKinzie and Justin's Wedding

    September 27, 2013: Jane's best friend, McKinzie, was married to Justin today. Jane was Maid of Honor. They had a very nice ceremony at Valley Vista in Greenwood, with McKinzie's father officiating and Step-Father walking her down the aisle.

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  12. Dave & Pat visit

    Sept 8, 2013: My cousin Dave & Pat came up for a visit with friends and family. Craig & Deb; MaryBeth; Kris & Mark. It's always good when we can get a chance to reconnect.

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  13. Fisher's Retirement Party

    September 7, 2013: Janet and I along with several of our college classmates were able to help one of our favorite professors celebrate his retirement from the College of Architecture and Planning at Ball State University in Muncie, IN. He and his wife, Elaine, were the ones that took us …

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  14. Eastburn Farm

    Eastburn Farm 1974-1999: Here are pictures of many Eastburn Farm events starting in 1974 and going through 1999. For the most part, these are scanned photos. There are also a few just Brandt family photos. This is pretty much everything my parents had in their photo album of the farm …

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  15. WNAP Raft Race

    July 1974: This is quite a long time ago. Dennis, Dan, Wil (Bill) and I signed up to participate in one of the early WNAP raft races down the White River. As I was reminded by the pictures, we had a glorious day of floating down the river that ended …

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  16. Late Spring Claudia Visit 2013

    June 15th-21st, 2013: Janet's sister, Claudia, was able to come for a nice visit. We celebrated Father's Day on the 16th, hosted a party for friends on the 18th and then traveled to Columbus, IN to tour the Miller house and on to Bloomington to spend time with Charles and …

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  17. Canadian Rockies Trip 2013

    May 30th to June 7th, 2013: Canadian Rockies. As Janet is always very fond of saying, "Canada is a big country!" We flew to Calgary via Toronto with our good friends Don and Julie and spent one night there. Then we drove on to the Rockies and stayed at a …

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