Summer began with a trip to Middleton and a stay at Walter's. We were to put in the pier but luckily the neighbors, Dr. Crummy, and his friends had already done the work.
We simply had to run the electrical line 85 feet to the boat hoist. That 'only' took us the better part of a day. We also moved 2 yards of rock in Walter's Lincoln to trim the yard by the pier. Lincoln's aren't made for hauling rock. Four buckets at a time. The guy at Bruce's just looked at me and shook his head. But I did the shoveling so he became my newest best buddy. The rock cost $40.00 and the gas to get it ......$39.98.
Fortunately, Beth our niece, had us over for dinner. The food was wonderfully prepared by a Italian trained cook, not chef, cook. The wines were great and just as we left, Gary, showed up. He had been stuck in weather and had driven up. Hi... Good bye, wish we could stay, see you next time.
On Wednesday Terry called and I told him I was in Wisconsin and he said so was Noel, to receive a prestigious Alumni award, and he was coming Thursday. Noel had won the award for all the years and all the help she had given the UW Dance and Theatre dept. So we all got together in Middleton. We don't see each other for 6 month in Colorado but meet for lunch in a Middleton diner. How fun. Terry's sister, Jackie had bought a house in Paoli and was starting a "Arts Retreat Camp" A big job but it was happening, slowly. Good luck, lots of work
Terry and Bobbe, Noel above. I took the pics, I look better that way... Just think Marcello in "Under the Tuscan Sun".
A few weeks after we got back Cody flew in to visit for the weekend. He and Jess drove up from Denver. We hadn't seen 'the boy' since '07 Winter Carnival. We sure have missed him and Molly. She was in New Orleans for some NBC meetings. We drank and she worked. Sorry Molly we'll see you soon also. The flowers hadn't started yet and the trees weren't in bloom. When will winter end is all we could say. Above we bore the kids with the "Italy Trip Pics". Just 406 more to see!!!
A picture of Jess. She is traveling a lot and seems to be doing well. A few weeks after this we helped her move into a "cool" new studio apartment near Coors field and the Platte river. Her Cat, Buddy, still hasn't totally accepted the move. He'll get used to that early morning sun and not always wake Jess at 3 a.m. Maybe
This is just one of four pictures Cody took of himself. One from each direction. Strange boy. but good.
A few weeks later, the last week in May, Lyssie Walter graduated SSHS. Time flys way to fast. I know Pat and maybe Beth remember Lyssie when she was so little. She and her brother Casey and Abe are moving to California in a few weeks, near Santa Barbara, on the beach. We'll miss them all.
Finally, in June, the house has blossoms and flowers and green grass. I even enjoy cutting it this early in the year. Bobbe does yard patrol, dandelions and weeds fear for your lives. She hunts them down and 'Extracts' them from the ground. I just mow right over everything. Slash and burn is my motto. She's a surgeon and I'm Gangis Kahn.
The back yard flowers. We just love the summers in Steamboat. Our yard is great and easy to maintain. Plus we can pat our backs over a couple of beers or glasses of 'Les Clos', aha Cody can you bring some next time. Without the "Neck" I have to pay for wine. What a bad concept.
Terry and Bobbe, Noel above. I took the pics, I look better that way... Just think Marcello in "Under the Tuscan Sun".
A few weeks after we got back Cody flew in to visit for the weekend. He and Jess drove up from Denver. We hadn't seen 'the boy' since '07 Winter Carnival. We sure have missed him and Molly. She was in New Orleans for some NBC meetings. We drank and she worked. Sorry Molly we'll see you soon also. The flowers hadn't started yet and the trees weren't in bloom. When will winter end is all we could say. Above we bore the kids with the "Italy Trip Pics". Just 406 more to see!!!
A picture of Jess. She is traveling a lot and seems to be doing well. A few weeks after this we helped her move into a "cool" new studio apartment near Coors field and the Platte river. Her Cat, Buddy, still hasn't totally accepted the move. He'll get used to that early morning sun and not always wake Jess at 3 a.m. Maybe
This is just one of four pictures Cody took of himself. One from each direction. Strange boy. but good.
A few weeks later, the last week in May, Lyssie Walter graduated SSHS. Time flys way to fast. I know Pat and maybe Beth remember Lyssie when she was so little. She and her brother Casey and Abe are moving to California in a few weeks, near Santa Barbara, on the beach. We'll miss them all.
Finally, in June, the house has blossoms and flowers and green grass. I even enjoy cutting it this early in the year. Bobbe does yard patrol, dandelions and weeds fear for your lives. She hunts them down and 'Extracts' them from the ground. I just mow right over everything. Slash and burn is my motto. She's a surgeon and I'm Gangis Kahn.
The back yard flowers. We just love the summers in Steamboat. Our yard is great and easy to maintain. Plus we can pat our backs over a couple of beers or glasses of 'Les Clos', aha Cody can you bring some next time. Without the "Neck" I have to pay for wine. What a bad concept.Bobbe at the Wipperfurth Cottage sign " since 1922" And every single tool and scrap of wood is still behind those garage doors. Walter's father built the original cottage in '31 or something like that. Bobbe would come out from Madison in the summer. No running water and no toilets. Things have changed alot in 70+ years.
2 comments:
John,
You need to take more pictures of Bobbe (Bobbette)
Bob
To the Mongolian Marauder,
Good pictures, but damn who is that handsome young man. He must get all the good looking ladies! Maybe you should have put all four of those pictures up, I bet they were brilliant!
NYC
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