June 29

Traveled up to the island on Sunday. We have been cleaning ever since we arrived, but we're almost done. Jen arrived Monday and has been an enormous help.

Weather here is cool, sunny and windy. It was 48 degrees last night. Hear our first Loons of the summer yesterday.

Still light in the western sky and it is almost 10:00 p.m.

Elaine

June 22

Visited Erika Stephan today. She looks pretty good, not in pain. They came in to try to fit a

contraption on her leg, which would move the leg automatically for exercise. The one the had

was too large for her, so they need to find another one.

Tonight at cribbage at the Blue Heron, Sara beat us all three games. Bob was close in the first two, but I got skunked all three times.

John and Joey went out to lunch to Bender's today.

Elaine

June 21

Cribbage tonight Guys 2 Gals 1, but the Gals are still 1 ahead.

Elaine

June 19

After doing several projects around Jen and Robert's Dublin house,

we celebrate a belated birthday with Jen. Lasagna, salad, garlic bread,

and cake and ice cream. #39 for Jen.

Elaine

June 18

I see I had the date wrong on yesterday's blog.

Friday Lin, Jen, Nicole and I met two cousins from Cincinnati at Biddie's Tea Room in downtown Dublin. I knew Ann, who is 83, when I was a child, and she was vacationing at the Cottage in Saugatuck, Michigan, where I went with my grandparents every summer. Her daughter, Nancy, who is 62 was there also. We had a great visit and a wonderful lunch. They came back to Jen's to look at the family photo scrapbooks I had brought with me.

In the afternoon, I baked Chocolate-Cherry Birthday cakes and made the lasagna sauce for Jen's birthday dinner tonight.

We went to a Turkish restaurant in Dublin for dinner.

Elaine

June 18

This morning while John was on a bike ride, I made a Strawberry-Almond Cream Tart and a

chopped vegetable salad to take to Cooking Light Supper Club with Jen tonight.

We drove to Dublin in the late afternoon. John and Robert grilled their dinner and then put a

finish coat of sealer on Jen's birthday present, a potting cart. Jen and I went to Cooking Light

and had a nice dinner with several of the gals in the club.

Elaine

June 15

Cribbage at the Blue Heron tonight. Sara and I played Bob and Mal.

Gals 6 Guys 0 (That included 2 skunks) :-)

Elaine

June 14

16 miles on the trail today. John rode 27 on the road.

Tonight Guys 2 and Gals 1 at cribbage. Gals are still 1 up for the year.

Elaine

June 12

Today was our 34th Wedding Anniversary. We spent it riding with my sister and her husband and some of their biking group riding the Millersburg Trail. We rode from Millersburg to Killbuck

and back in the morning. Then ate BBQ'd chicken in the big tent in Millersburg. In the afternoon,

we rode up to Fredericksburg for ice cream. A few sprinkles on the the way back. Never did get the thunderstorm that NOAA had predicted.

Home now relaxing.

Elaine and John

June 8

Today I picked up my Mother of the Bride dress, shoes and purse. Returned the shoes I had purchased in April to DSW and the purse I bought Saturday to Kohl's. No problems.

Playing cribbage at the Blue Heron with Bob and maybe some others tonight.

John and Joey went out to lunch at the Mongolian Grill.

Elaine

June 7

Flat tire after riding 10 miles. Waited at Butterbridge. Erika rode back to Lake Ave., and then

came to pick me up. Lunch at the Blue Heron.

At cribbage the score was Gals 2 Guys 1. Gals are up by 2 points.

Elaine

June 5

John went on a bike ride in Bolivar. I went over to Kohl's to look for some shape wear. After trying on a few things and getting disgusted, I went to the jewelry department. Bought a couple of necklaces and a bracelet that I am hoping will accent my Mother-of-the Bride Dress. Bought a small purse also.

Tried on several pairs of shoes at DSW to see if I liked any of them better than the ones I've already purchased for the wedding. Nothing!

Headed to Macy's to look at their shape wear. Nothing!

Discouraged, I headed home for lunch.

When it started to pour, I gave up my shopping for the day.

Reading and scrapbooking this evening. John is napping.

Elaine

June 4

John went on a bike ride. Cindy picked me up at 10:30 a.m. We went to the Massillon Museum to view the new exhibit in the main gallery, Against the Grain, Modernism in the Midwest. It is an excellent exhibit. On the second floor, we saw Sawdust and Spectacle, Under the Big Top in Small Town America. It is a great exhibit, with the focal point being the Immel Circus, which has been newly cleaned and refurbished by volunteers at the Museum.

We then enjoyed lunch at Kosmo's in downtown Massillon.

Drove over to the strip and enjoyed some time at Border's Books. Then stopped at the Latte Da Coffee House on Tuscarawas.

Dinner with John at The Top of the Viaduct rounded out a perfect day.

Elaine

June 3

This morning I volunteered at the front desk at the Massillon Museum. I wasn't really scheduled, but Sandi called late last night and was desperate. Worked from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. The music from the Chit Chat Coffee Shop, also in the lobby, was so loud it was annoying. Quiet for me, please!!!

John went on a 20 mile ride out of Jackson Park and then to Jane's and had lunch.

Tonight we went to Carraba's for dinner. John had a calamari appetizer(yuck!) and a penne pasta

dish for dinner. I had chicken Marsala and garlic mashed potatoes, 2/3 of which I brought home because the bread, salad, and wine were so filling. We shared the vanilla ice cream with sugared pecans and caramel sauce for dessert. Stuffed again!

Elaine and John

Jun 2

Today is our daughter, Jen's, 39th birthday. Hard to believe!!!

Rode the trail with Sally, Fran, Dave McKinley today-16 miles to Canal Fulton. Dave continued

on up to Vanderhoof, where he had parked his car.

John went for a Dr. checkup so didn't ride.

This afternoon, the rain really started to come down. Our gutters were overflowing and rain was

coming in the front living room window and the window in our bedroom. First time we remember that happening. Doesn't pay to postpone cleaning the gutters.

Skipped the hike at Canal Fulton Park tonight because of the weather.

Elaine and John

June 1

Today John and Joey went out to their weekly lunch.

Tonight was the Bike Club meeting. Our speaker was one of our members, Karla Bedard. She brought several of her watercolor paintings and did a demonstration of how to paint a watercolor. Gary Fahrney was the model.

Elaine