JUNE 25, 2004: There was an article in last Saturday's Indpls. Star about a 72 year-old guy from Ft. Wayne participating in a bicycle race across America. Check out the website at: www.raceacrossamerica.org Well, today the first 4 man teams started making their way through Indy so I …

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHARLES! I went downtown to see the Memorial Service. Tom Brokaw was the Keynote speaker which was kinda neat. He was wisked away right afterwards, so I want to be sure and check out the news tonight to see if he makes it back to New York. I …

MAY 16, 2004 - Had the ground breaking ceremony for the addition to White Lick Presbyterian Church. Now I hope they can actually get to a contract and get started with construction. There are also some miscellaneous and curious pictures. Make sure you check out the smaller movie versions of Dot …

Had a big weekend with a lot happening. I think I'll do it in reverse order so as to keep the most current near the top.

SUNDAY: We were so very happy to be able to have a short visit from Volker and Anita, parents of Judy and Zena, from …

JANUARY 3, 2004: Started the new year out by attending the Great American Train Show. I always enjoy the layouts and seeing what the vendors have to offer. One day I'll do that layout of my own. Yeah, right!

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* Lego Layout Movie
* "O" Gauge Layout Movie
* "N" Gauge …

NOV 12: Saw a deer in our north field. A first for me in almost twenty years. He or I think she was just walking around nibbling on bushes. She finally had enough of me trying to sneak up on her, so she just hopped the fence and took off …

GARFIELD PARK CONSERVATORY: It's starting to look a little drab outside after all the rain. I think last weekend was the high point for fall colors. I needed a flower fix so I went to the Garfield Park Conservatory. They also had a Bonsai show going on.

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AUGUST 6, 2003 -- BIKE RIDE TO WATCH THE BALLOONS: Every year the Indiana State Fair is kicked off with a hot air balloon race sponsored by the Propane Association (kind a makes sense, doesn't it?). This year a bunch from CANA (Chatham Arch Neighborhood Association) decided to take an early …

July 20, 2003: TOWERS, LILLYS AND SNAKES -- We took a long weekend in Chicago to meet up with the Wests and see Cirque Du Soleil - Varekai. Next day we met up with Dan to play golf at the Brassie in Chesterton, all the other courses in Lake County were closed …

JULY 10,2003 - SKY: We've been experiencing some unusual weather since the 4th. A lot of rain has resulted in record flooding across the State of Indiana. The White River is supposed to crest in Indianapolis sometime on Friday. Last night I noticed around sunset that the sky was still …

NEW YEAR'S 2003: After a very busy Christmas holiday, Janet and I had a very low-key New Year's Day. Time to start thinking about taking down all the Christmas decorations. We had a freezing rain in Indy that coated all the trees. Made for an interesting and beautiful sunset.

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OCTOBER 26th - SPEED CITY CYCLE: Mike and Mary Beth hosted a wonderful openhouse party for their new business venture "Speed City Cycle" which has just opened for business on West 16th St. Mike is specializing in 50 cc scooter sales and motorcycle customization/restoration. He is a true artist and …

OCTOBER 21st NEW DRIVEWAY: We finished up our last major piece of home improvement for the year by getting our driveway topped with new asphalt. Our main goal was to be able to drive into the garage without having to climb a pretty severe grade change at the doorways. It …

OCTOBER 19th - TRAINS: Went to the Great American Train (and Computer) Show at the fairgrounds. Most of the exhibits were the same as in the past, but I enjoy seeing the models. Probably the best part of the day was just one of those lucky things you can't plan. Leaving …

SUNROOM ADDITION: We just finished infilling the space between our house and garage with a 250 square foot addition and wanted to share a few pictures. It's been in the planning stages for several years and took about two months of actual construction time to complete. Should we call it …

VINTAGE AIR SHOW: At lunch time today, I got to see something a little different. They had a vintage airplane show downtown, Indianapolis. It involved several dozen airplanes flying south down Meridian Street. They seemed to still be pretty high up so it was difficult to make out too much …

JANE'S NEW CAR: Jane's '91 Grand Am got an incurable disease a couple of weeks ago. Or should I just say that it was going to cost more to fix than the car was worth. Pep Boys put it on the Diagnostic Computer and everything electrical seemed to have gone …

VOLKER'S VISIT: On Saturday morning, Judith's father, Volker Schwendemann, stopped by for a short, but special visit. He was in Cincinatti seeing one of BASF's clients, Proctor & Gamble, and on his way to a seminar in Montreal. He had a few hours before his flight so he drove to Indianapolis …

IRVINGTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SPRING WORKDAY: Saturday, April 27th, 2002. A little tender loving care was given to our church building and grounds today. As Chairman of our Board of Trustees, I helped organize and participate in our annual Spring church workday. Sorry to say the weather didn't really cooperate …

CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR'S PARTY: We celebrated a little late Christmas and a little early New Year's with a few friends from near and far. Sam and Anne kept Dot entertained while the adults caught up on current events. The next day Sam had to return to begin work on his …