CIRCLE OF FRIENDS!

Penny was diagnosed with

breast cancer and did her

surgery on July 23 and just

one week later we took dinner

and paid her a visit.

We saw she had received 53

cards and had them artfully

arranged in a circle symbolizing the circle of

love.

Betsy had not sent a card

so she quickly made one out of

a paper plate but she also made

some very tasty empanadas and

visited. She was absolved.

Notice how so many of us had on pink.

I think it was a total coincidence.

Check out this other circular

art piece.

For the record she is recovering nicely and

will start radiation in one week. No lymph

node involvement made her happy.

She has had a rough 2010, remember she had

the head trauma just months ago.

She thanks everyone for their support.

Where in the world are we?

Where am I on a Thursday?

Are you guessing Italy?

Maybe you said Greece?

Actually we are at Holiday Park

in Indianapolis where they

give free concerts every other

Thursday in the summertime.
People seem to enjoy themselves

There is a very eclectic crowd

Below is a neighbor of kathy Willis'

who was surprised to see that

her neighbors could misbehave.

They really weren't misbehaving unless

dancing and acting silly counts.

The band was "Living Proof" and they

played a lot of great stuff that was

so danceable.

Look who was dancing below

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Mystic Pizza!

Cindy lives on Mystic bay a hidden secret

lake community right in the middle of Indy.

Every Monday friends gather to play tennis,

eat pizza or maybe a southwest salad,

share wine and goodwill.

we swim on hot nights also

and gather on the screened in porch

or the deck

The condo is fabulous
and is a work in progress.
This is one of the cool light fixtures
on the porch.

Sometimes we go out on a
pontoon and cruise the lake

Below is Mary who is the contractor,

designer, chief cook and bottle washer.

They have a great sound system,

music piped all throughout the home.
Neighbors drop in even if they

don't play tennis.

Cindy is in the green T-shirt below

and is the most welcoming person.

We are really lucky to have this great lake

condo to hang out at.

It's Never Too Late!

Neal has never been married and he is the
guy in the white shirt who after dating Sue for 16
years decided to get married. Sue is the one in
the black dress. Their invitation said "Hell
freezes Over" so they decided to tie the knot.









Neal is here with his Mom and he said they
thought both mothers would have been
pleased that they did it.

They had a celebration at the upper

room of Plum's in Zionsville with

great hor doerves, drinks and

dancing.

These are some of the guests at this

fun event. I think it was great that they

made the commitment. Barb and Frank who

are shown here made the commitment on

7-7-2007. Look what they started.

My cousin carol owns this building

that houses "Plum's Upper Room" in

Zionsville. It is a very quaint old

building.

Images of my Minnesota visit.

On my recent visit up north, my grandson
had been ill two days before we came
and I suspect he was still under the weather.
Then he had to put up with Po-Po.







We took him some Thomas and friends
and he loved them. I am totally amazed
that these characters from Sodor in England
can have such appeal to kids. There are
character trains such as Toby and Flora and
trust me at 19 months they know these
character trains.

He loves swimming and is not
scared of getting his head under.






Probably his favorite thing is to
ride on his Dad's shoulders.
He is pretty crazy about his Dad.

He does have a quiet moment or two.
He likes to sit in his own little Ikea
chair and will watch a video of trains
or trucks. His grandma Hansen
has a nice way with him.

I liked how he wanted to read the

newspaper just like Dad or Grandpa.

Of course Uncle Scotty was a hit

with everyone. He could find "Thomas

the Train" videos on UTube.

I think uncle Scotty's green Honda hat

is cool. Maybe I will borrow it.

Really Cool Dude

I am in Minnesota
visiting a very cool dude.
Here we are swinging away
on a beautiful summer day.
Life is good when you are
strolled to the park then after
to an open air cafe for a coffee
and a muffin.

The Bandeau Show or Euchre?

The July Euchre party was held at my


home and a good time was had by all.


It was Rob's 64th birthday and Penny made


him a whipped cream strawberry cake


of course topped with sparklers.
There was dancing involved.
Everyone liked the music on
the Oldies on Pandora radio
put out by the blue ray DVD.



A pink bandeau with a flower seemed to
be a hit with the crowd. Everyone had to
model but Greg had the most innovative
approach. Check out his pirate motif below.

Stan reluctantly admitted that the next party

was to be hosted by him. I guess he will have

to once more clean his house.