October 22, 2021: SHADES STATE PARK: We took a little Friday morning road trip to visit Shades State Park, as well as the double-arch covered bridge spanning Sugar Creek. Weather was rainy and 50 degrees. Purl didn't care for it at all. We'll have to go back when the weather …
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DON AND JULIE'S HOUSE DURING CONSTRUCTION AND FINISH: Our good friends, Don and Julie, decided that it would be a great idea to build a new house during the pandemic. Actually, this was just the way things worked out, because the actual planning of this took place well before the …
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September 28, 2021: SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA NATIONALS AT THE 500. Dennis and Kayla came for a short visit. Kayla's cousin, Boyd and his two sons, Luke and Levi, were in Indianapolis to race in the Sports Car Club of America's National event at the Indianapolis 500. I believe …
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September 05, 2021: INTERIOR REPAIR AND REMODEL. We had to repair an area of floor in our sunroom space. So while we were at, Janet decided it was time to move some furniture around the first flor of our home. And as part of that process, Janet H. took possession …
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Brandt Construction 50th Anniversary
Howe 50th Class Reunion
School 77 Class Reunion
Steve and Andy visit
Exterior Upgrades including Back Patio Repair
March 28, 2021: EXTERIOR UPGRADES. We had several exterior projects we wanted to tackle. Starting with painting the trim on the 2010 back addition and utility barn. Then start on the the back patio rebuild. This meant removing three-fourths of the existing concrete pad. Also rebuild the back exterior stairs …
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March 30, 2021: LOUISVILLE DAY TRIP: Janet and I drove to Louisville for one of our very few pandemic (post vaccine) outings, with the plan of visiting an Art Museum of Paper Clothing Fashions. This turned out to be a total bust, as the museum was closed on the particular …
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Family Gatherings
September 13, 2020: PANDEMIC Family Gatherings: Ever since the Pandemic started in March 2020, getting together with Family has been somewhat difficult. Especially before the vaccines became readily available in early 2021. We decided that using our front and screened porches was a viable option as long as the weather …
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July 25, 2020: PANDEMIC Purl! Janet wanted a new dog. This was not a spur of the moment thought. She had been thinking about it for some time, so as part of the planning I installed a new doggy door in a screen door off our living room and had …
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July 18, 2020: PANDEMIC Walks: Arthur loves walking and/or hiking. And as part of his daily regimen, on occasion, he's asked me to tag along. Especially during 2020 and 2021. He'd figure out different walks of around 3 miles each in and around Indy, and we would generally position …
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March 30, 2020: PANDEMIC BNO Zoom Calls: Towards the beginning of the Pandemic, we all realized that our way of lives had indeed changed. We were basically all trapped in our homes and only ventured out for basic groceries and necessities. So Arthur started organizing Zoom calls with something he …
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November 28, 2019: THANKSGIVING 2019 & Tessa's Birthday. Charles and Tessa hosted our Thanksgiving dinner and family gathering this year. It also happened to be Tessa's birthday, which was fun to celebrate. Melissa, Mariam and Jeff were also able to join us.n
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Family Gathering at the Farm
October 12, 2019: My sister, Joyce, and I hosted all our families for a Fall Get-Together and luncheon at the farm in Benton County. Luckily, we had a beautiful sunny Fall Saturday, even though the weather was quite chilly and windy. It's been 22 years since our Mother's passing and …
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August 6 thru August 9, 2019: We made a Boys trip to the southern Indiana/Louisville area to taste several delicious spirits. Especially Bourbons!
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