1. 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.
    Five …

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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. Easter 2013

    March 31, 2013: The stars aligned in a particular way so that we decided to celebrate Easter on Saturday in lieu of Sunday. First, we helped my Nephew Will and his wife Stephanie celebrate the first birthday of their son Benjamin on Saturday from noon to 2 pm. You could …

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  7. Big 60

    Today it's official, but last Sunday we had friends and family over to help me celebrate my 60th birthday. Janet made a wonderful dinner featuring a few of my favorite foods and everyone brought some great cards and gifts to help me remember the day. Time marches on.

    Thank you …

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  8. Christmas Day 2012

    December 25, 2012: We celebrated Christmas day at home with Charles, Tessa and Patricia. Jane, Brett and Emmaleigh came over about 11 am and we all shared many presents. Patricia and Tessa prepared a wonderful Christmas dinner. It was a very good Christmas just ahead of the blizzard of 2012 …

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  9. Family Christmas Party 2012

    December 23, 2012: We had my sister, Joyce, and her family over for a Sunday afternoon pre-Christmas party and it was great to see everyone. This is the first Christmas for Benjamin Freeman so it was a very special time. Needless to say, there are a lot of baby boy …

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  10. Jane's 32nd Birthday Party

    Sunday; Sept. 9th, 2012: Time marches on, so we celebrated Jane's (.....) Birthday by inviting a few of her girlfriends over for a surprise Birthday lunch. I think everyone had a good time, especially Emmaleigh and Holden.

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  11. Eastburn Farm 2012

    Saturday; June 23, 2012: EASTBURN FARM SUMMER PICNIC

    We had a picnic at the farm today and got to welcome Benjamin Thomas. Will and Stephanie brought their son up for his first farm experience and he seemed to take it all in stride. The weather cooperated; although I think we …

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  12. Spring Birthdays 2012

    May & June, 2012: This is going to be a multi-part post in order to try getting caught up on a few things.

    May 13th: We went to Bloomington for Mother's Day and got to visit with Charles, Tessa and Patricia. It was a beautiful day. I think I took some …

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  13. Christmas Party - Dec 18, 2011

    Sunday; Dec 18, 2011 - CHRISTMAS PARTY. Since it seems to be getting harder and harder to get everyone together, and as my Uncle Bill had done in the past generation, my sisters and I decided it was time to move our family Christmas gathering to the Sunday before Christmas. This …

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  14. Virginia and Jean at Lake Michigan Retreat

    October 9th, 2011: We took Virginia down to Bloomington for a visit with Charles and Tessa. Tessa served a scrumptious yellow pepper soup for a starter course and a wonderful tomato and cheese tart along with a spinach salad with orange dressing for lunch. I really think she and Charles …

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  15. Calista Memorial Celebration - July 23, 2010

    Saturday, July 23, 2010 - Joyce and Mary hosted a 90th Birthday Party Memorial for our mother at the Carriage House of the Palladium. Mom's good friends Dave and Elizabeth joined us as well, which was quite special. They are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary which is very special. They had …

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  16. Christmas 2010

    December 25, 2010: Merry Christmas, everyone! What fun.

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    December 24, 2010: Joyce hosted a very nice Christmas Eve party. Unfortunately, Charles had come down with a nasty cold and couldn't make the party. But everyone had made some tasty treats and we enjoyed catching up with one another and …

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