August 26, 2012: Dennis and Kayla came to Indy along with Sam and Kayla's parents, Dorothy and Alton, to be with Ann for a nice family reunion. It's rare for these guys to all be under the same roof at the same time, so we had to help make the …

June 23, 2012, Saturday Evening: IRON CURTAIN MELTDOWN HOUSE CONCERT. Ron and Julie hosted a great concert in their home featuring a very fine trio of Folk/Fusion musicians. What a fun idea! They had about thirty of their friend over and we got to eat, drink and enjoy wonderful …

June 20, 2012: WEST TO EAST. Although this post is not about a trip we took, it is about a trip that our friends Dennis and Kayla took to visit their kids, Anne and Sam, in Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia this Spring.

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Sunday; April 8, 2012: Brett's daughter, Emmaleigh, got to go on an Easter Egg hunt all by herself in our front yard. Needless to say, she made off with all the Easter eggs and goodies. The spring has been wonderful this year.

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Superbowl Sunday; Feb 5, 2012: Indianapolis has had the best stretch of winter weather that I can remember. Sure made the city look great for the Superbowl.

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Sunday; Jan 29, 2012: Janet and I went downtown to see all the festivities associated with Indianapolis hosting the 2012 Superbowl. Everything …

Dec 27-29, 2011 Dennis, Kayla and Sam came down from Marquette, MI to visit with family and friends. It was sure good to see them and catch up.

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November 6, 2011: Janet and I traveled to Prophetstown State Park north of Lafayette to see some of the activities surrounding the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Tippecanoe which actually will take place tomorrow. Sun and wind were abundant as the troops and militia prepared for inspection.

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October 12th-14th, 2011: In preparation for the 2012 46th Superbowl, the City of Indianapolis and the Arts Council commissioned 46 artists to install art in and around the City. They liked the location of my office and I agreed. Eduardo, Paul and Jay flew up from Miami and just about …

Saturday; September 24, 2011: Arthur, Charles and I went on a hike in the Deam Wilderness. And what more appropriate route than taking the Cope Hollow Loop. This is a 7 mile walk in the woods and took us 4 hours including a lunch break and a mid-afternoon rest stop …

Sept 5th, 2011: The actual holiday was rather low key except that I went downtown to see Lady Victory before she goes back to top of the Soldier's and Sailor's Monument tomorrow morning. Recently restored, she looked fabulous. And the closeup view was not to be missed.

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Sunday; July 11, 2010: Jim, myself and Janet traveled to Bloomington to visit with Jim and Janet's daughter, Anne. She and 30 or so others had just ridden their bikes into town the night before from Boston on their way to Santa Barbara. And today was one of their days …

SUNDAY; September 27, 2009: We traveled with Arthur and Sharon to the Louisville area to visit Arthur's good friend, Dan.

He also took us to Fox Hollow Farm to see where he used to live and see the stone sculptures he helped erect. Supposedly, these stones are located on one …

September 13, 2009: I cut down the walnut tree by the back patio and was burning most of the debris when I saw something, I've never seen before. I thought it was one of Ron's pieces of jewelry, but it was alive! It was a Hickory Horned Devil and next …

March 7, 2009: Dennis, Kayla and Sam came down from Marquette so Sam could visit Depauw Univ. Also happened to be my birthday so that was fun also. Derrick and Jim were also able to join us for dinner. And Charles and Tessa came up, too. It was sure great …

Saturday; January 31, 2009: We traveled to Bloomington for the opening of a Quilt exhibit at the Mathers Museum. This is the very talented group that Janet is a member of. Of course, we also took time to visit with Charles and Tessa at their home. They are hard at …

January 20, 2009: On the day of Barrack Obama's inauguration, here is what we happened to see outside our window.

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Brett's House - Before

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Barack Obama made a presidential campaign swing through Indianapolis last Thursday. Janet volunteered to help with crowd control. It was an impressive showing that I'm sure will garner many Hoosier votes.

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September 19th & 20th, 2008; Friday & Saturday: We celebrated Karl "Distinguished", Don "Outstanding" & Diana "Outstanding" receiving the College of Architecture's prestigious alumni awards. As far as organizing a party to celebrate, Johnso got the ball rolling by contacting all our classmates and organizing a spur of the moment class reunion for …