Every summer, we 11 siblings gather in MI for our reunion. My week started w/a tornado derecho in Ohare followed by 7 great days w/family.

Stan & I & our Boxer Henry are stranded in the middle of nowhere with a flat tire in early June 2024 – 10 miles from civilization.

Stan & I & our 2 dogs spent 3 days at Mammoth riding our bikes.. The last day I rode up to the main lodge with my 50# dog behind me.

In 1974, 4 sr. engrs. from Hughes go on a men's-only bike ride through Napa/Sonoma. One guy invites Marlene and me to 'crash' the ride.

From 1971 to 2009, Stan and I enjoyed 39 years of whitewater adventures on eight rivers in California, Arizona and Wyoming.

The most climatic experience that I remember from my years on the farm was the day the tornado struck in June 1956 when I was 15.

I recently found my diary from when I was 12-14 years old, written in 1954 - 1955. It show me to be boy crazy & the hard work on the farm.

Here are transcribed contents my daily diary entries in 1954-55 when I was 12-14. I find it fascinating to read-maybe because I wrote it.

♥️ Growing Up Playing Cards ♠️ Back on the farm near Traverse City, Michigan where I grew up, we always played card games like Euchre, Oh...

My last remaining maternal aunts wrote down their memories of when they were growing up on a farm in Michigan in the early 1900's. (2 of 2)

My last remaining maternal aunts wrote down their memories of when they were growing up on a farm in Michigan in the early 1900's. (1 of 2)