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LJ Weekend | October 2018
Lumberjack Weekend | at the Rohows "secret" east/west locations in Wisconsin October 2018 Friday | October 12, 2018 OK, full disclosure here... I just finished last winter's LJ Weekend post and decided to get this one "on the board" at the same time so I'm "cloning"...
Labor Day Weekend | 2018
Labor Day Weekend Friday, August 31 2018 Phil & I locked up the shop at 5 PM for the long weekend. Gina and the rest of "Team A-1" had already escaped the city for parts unknown (well some parts are known but more on that later...). I walked home to find Mary had...
Russ & Mary’s Alaskan Cruise
Russ & Mary’s Alaskan Cruise | August 2018 Wednesday August 8th thru Wednesday August 15, 2018 On the Island Princess Wednesday - August 8, 2018 (in the air to Vancouver, CN then at Sea) Good Morning, I’m up at 5:30 AM (as usual) following my usual routine....
4th of July at the lake
4th of July at Rock Lake Wednesday, July 4, 2018 Actually my Independence HoliDAY started at 6:00 PM on Tuesday the 3rd when Phil and I locked up the shop I walked home to find Mary had already packed the car for our trek to Rock Lake. So... off we went. I expected...
Florida Keys Trip
Our Florida Trip | From Miami to Key West, FL and back | May 24-30, 2018 Thursday May 24, 2018 The day started out as usual except we’re on vacation with Royce and LeeAnn and headed for Florida. Beth showed up on time around 6:15 AM to shuttle us to the airport so we...
Tour of White Bear Lake
White Bear Lake Tour | on the Admiral D Thursday, June 14, 2018 Mary and I were invited to tour White Bear Lake on the Admiral D by and with Ben and Tina Wilson. We met up at Admiral D's (the restaurant at White Bear Lake) waiting for the boat (The...