Last few days...

Lisa Linder and Jack Lewis at the car show

Pete found a new friend at the car show but Jerilyn was okay with it.

Butch had 3 different Studebaker's in his youth. None of them looked this good.

We stopped out at Leo and Keri's -lovely flower on her window sill.

Early morning walk often ends up an early morning visit. Betty Kuebler, Mickey and Colleen. Of course, I was there and Abby and her pup joined us soon after.

Mickey is dog sitting with her grand dog Peanut so he went along for the ride.

 Peanut is a good puppy.

Later on we went garage saleing. This advice on this sign should be info everyone knows

After hitting many garage sales we stopped at 209 Main in Paton for lunch.

 She was our waitress. I do not know her name, but I will say she was very efficient and the food was excellent.

After lunch we came back to Jefferson and stopped in at the casino. Trust me they are NOT in the business of giving out money.

We have had a great time with the Linders and been hitting the attractions at a fast rate. We have promised them if they came back and stayed longer we would slow the pace..

We have company!

And we have already worn them out!

We are having fun.

Miss Elise from Nana Susan

Our opening ceremony for all staff was this morning.  It was a baseball theme, and they wanted a Kindergarten student to throw out the first pitch to a senior student.  They asked Miss Elise to throw the first pitch.  The first attachment is a picture of her during her "interview" prior to the first pitch. They asked her name, what she was most excited about for school to start, how old she was and who she had with her in attendance.  Of course, after she did her "speaking" she had to turn to the audience and give a little wave and a thumbs up sign, for which you could hear the collective "awwwwww" from the crowd. I managed to get that in a picture, and it is the second attachment.  

She did a great job and answered all the questions like she was supposed to - and loud enough and clear enough to be heard!!  So cute!!

  

Popular Muffins

I found this recipe in a publication that we get in the mail. A link to the online version is below the recipe. I happened to have ripe bananas on hand when I read the recipe and thought it was a good way to use them. I have now made it twice more and it is a hit each time. And it is easy!
The changes I made:
I used dried cherries instead of blueberries because I had them on hand. I have silicone muffin molds that I really like because they do not stick. I do spray them as an added precaution.
My baking powder was old so I doubled it.

Banana oat Greek yogurt muffins

Ingredients

1 cup plain Greek yogurt

2 ripe bananas

2 eggs

2 cups rolled oats

1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup brown sugar

blueberries

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and prepare muffin pan by spraying with cooking spray or lining with cupcake liners. (You may want to spray cupcake liners with spray so they don’t stick to the liners).

2. Put all ingredients except blueberries into a blender or food processor and process on high until oats are broken down and it becomes a smooth and creamy batter.

3. Pour batter into prepared muffin tins.

Push 5 or 6 blueberries into each filled muffin cavity and bake for 15-20 minutes until tops are set and a toothpick comes out clean. Let muffins set 5-10 minutes before removing and placing on a cooling rack. Makes 12.

Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container or baggie.

http://www.iowalivingmagazines.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Greene-Co-July-2015.pdf

I am a Seen-ager. (Senior teenager)

I am a Seen-ager. (Senior teenager)

I have everything that I wanted as a teenager, only 60 years later.
I don’t have to go to school or work.
I get an allowance (pensions).
I have my own pad.
I don’t have a curfew.
I have a driver’s licence and my own car.
I have ID that gets me into bars and the Beer Store.
The people I hang around with are not scared of getting pregnant.
And I don’t have acne.
Life is great.

All is Clear

We have been having an on-going altercation with a man who owns the property south of us for a few years now. He has been blocking the alley with a 5th wheel almost from the time we have bought the property. We asked nicely for him to park it somewhere else but that didn't work. He seemed to get a perverse pleasure from being able to keep it blocked. The city has it labeled as unused and that is partly why he could get away with it. When an alley is abandoned the property owners each get half the alley.  The school owned the property behind him and he was parked on their half. They didn't have any interest in changing the situation. Last fall the school put that property up for sale and Butch purchased it. So now that we own the property he was parked on our half and we followed through on getting the alley vacated. That happened today. The city man with our deed in hand informed him last Thursday that it had to be moved by Monday. We do not know for sure when it happened, but it was still blocked Saturday.  It has been a long time coming. What this means is that access to our RV sites in the backyard are much more accessible for us and any guests we might have. He has threatened to build a fence but was clued in that he would need a permit for that and if he decides to do that will be told it must be surveyed and he does not have the clearance needed to build it so that would shut the plan down. We have hopes this will all settle down but these kinds of people seldom want things to go smoothly so who knows but for now it is clear.

Heartwarming

My niece Karla said this about a friend of hers. She made me proud.
"She is the one friend that I have that I have never had any problems with. She doesn't annoy me, she doesn't treat me badly, she's supportive no matter what, but when I really need to hear the truth, she tells me."

Gary's Blog entry

Gary should start his own blog. Maybe he will get to it one day, in his old age. Just did the math and I was 59 when I started this one. He isn't quite that old just yet. I thought this entry of his would be one he will want to save for future reference and perhaps someone would also like to check out the area he is telling us about.
Gary's Entry:

We've been lucky and not had a spot camping this year where we've said mark it off the list for next year. This past weekend we went to Pomona Lake in Kansas. Things that make it a go-to spot for next year include several things. Most lakes we visit I'm not missing getting on the water all that much. This lake is one where I would have loved having a boat and getting out there. The campground we used (http://www.reserveamerica.com/camping/michigan-valley/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&parkId=73275) was right on the shoreline near the dam and the largest basin. The beach (free) was within walking distance of the campground. We got a nice pull-thru level site with water and electric. If you want full hookups then you have to choose a back-in spot closer to the showers. We had plenty of green space for setting up our play things. There were 3 playgrounds for the kids within walking distance. It is a real pretty spot an hour and 20 minutes from home. About an hour from home (on the way to Pomona Lake) is Ottawa, KS that has two rail trails going through it

http://bikeprairiespirit.com/

http://kanzatrails.org/flint-hills-nature-trail/

Company coming

The Linders, Lisa and Terry of Canyon Lake TX are coming to see us soon. I have been checking in with them on Facebook and so far they are confusing me. First they talk of meeting a mutual friend in North Platte on Saturday if possible and that set us to scrambling as we thought they would be arriving here much earlier than we thought so we cleaned house. But then I saw that they attended a beer convention in Winter Park CO. (Terry brews his own on occasion) on Saturday so I knew they were not going to be popping into Jefferson just yet.
Terry and Lisa are a fun couple and enjoy many of the same activities as we do. There is that and then we do enjoy showing off our town and surrounding area. So we are looking at a fun-filled week to come. Biking, golfing, sight-seeing and catching up with the happenings of this busy couple. And Keri has offered a pie!!

Windows 10- I did it!

You knew I would, didn't you. My curiosity got the better of me. Also, Deon S. emailed me and told of her experience and it sounded very positive so I plunged! Early on, the question was asked if I wanted my apps to remain unchanged and I said "yes" and indeed they were unchanged as far as I know at this point. Chrome is still my default browser.  The process took over an hour, however it didn't need much input from me. I am still in the investigating process, but I like what I see so far. It was much like meeting an old friend
The following is an email I sent to Deon.
"Since your experience went so well I made the leap last night. Early on in the process it asks if you want your apps to remain the same and I said yes, and as you say it all looks quite familiar. I did check my settings in Chrome and it says Chrome is my default. I have not even looked at Edge yet. Half afraid to! I checked out a recipe program I have had for years and it opened without a problem. So far so good. If you run across an issue let me know and I will do the same.

Thanks for the encouragement.

Barb"