Hampton Inn Grand Rapids

Molly is the newest addition to the family - a chocolate lab and springer spaniel mix - she was a rescue from a local shelter. She is about 1 1/2 years old and has been a real joy. Like all labs she loves to carry things around the house in her mouth, she's very friendly, loves to cuddle ...

Grand Rapids, MI... I have nothing to say really. It decided to start raining like crazy the minute we crossed the Michigan border. Needless to say, I didn't feel like exploring much in the rain. But, our show went well, we had an excellent crew in a great space, so I can't really complain. I just hope Michigan gets a bit better.<br>

Tuesday 7/28<br><br>Photography day is here or was. Dan the model called to ask permission to bring a model friend along and so did. Started at 10 am and finished at about 2pm having made over 1000 images. Now the processing of those images, down to a very few, begins when I get back in town. Dan and Braxton both said it was fun and I had a good time as well. Time to think about supper and getting this place cleaned up. Tomorrow its back to da lake and &#8230;

Mon 7/27<br><br>Did the breakfast thing and then headed out for Grand Rapids home of ____. Am now at the cabin on Lake Whatever, some 16 miles north of GR. The sun has set, the sky is light gray and there is a very nice reflection of that sky on the lake surface. From where I am setting ...

... up the two artificial beehives they have there. I've had a deep fear of bees since I was a little kid, when my mom was attacked by a swarm of them in my backyard. Anyway, it was a warm evening when some CSA members came for a visit and wanted to see the bees, because they were interested in beekeeping themselves. Andrew invited Simon and I to see them too, and I felt apprehensive but I knew I had to face my fear sooner or later, and there is no time ...

On Tuesday night I met with my favorite exercise group to work out. As we were running up and down hills, I made the comment "I don't want to fall and break anything because I'm leaving in a week". (I had a vision in my mind of me rolling, end over end, down the hill, like the Ingalls girls on the Little House on the ...

... at Crystal Springs Saturday, Sept. 6 - today we travel east to Blarney and visit the castle (to kiss the stone), the Rock Close behind the castle and Blarney Woolen Mills (for shopping!), then on northward to St Patrick's Rock of Cashel (ancient provincial capital of Munster), and on to Clonmacnoise (founded in 565AD). Tonight we stay at the ...

... words of encouragement. You really helped create something unique and wonderful in a place of much despair. I hope you enjoyed reading about my journey. The trip to Haiti is not for everyone, but the cause is! Helping the lowest and most helpless among us. If you can't make the trip, join the committee. We have fun. If you can't join the committee, come to our Haiti dance (a great time) or buy a Key Card. Any donation ...

... the phone rang and it was FedEx. My FedEx package had arrived. I jumped in the car, drove to their office and it is now in my hot little hand. I'm off now to pack the final few things. Do my double check and then try to relax for the rest of the day. Hopefully, insallah, the next time you'll read something on this log, I'll have written it in some smokey internet cafe in Kazakhstan. Bismillahrahmanirahim.

... morning. While he was there to get it fixed on Friday, Dr. Pechloff discovered that the root was bad. Since there wasn't time for a root-canal, he made an appointment with an oral surgeon to have it pulled. While the anesthetic was still functional, we drove to the oral surgeon's and he pulled the tooth. Fortunately Fred didn't have any bad problems afterward. Along with the dentist, we made a couple of visits to the ...