Sunday, October 30, 2011








Today’s Blog is all about our Sunday at Lexington and was special for us for three reasons – it was our first full Sunday back, it was an opportunity to celebrate the Cardinals as the new World Champions

(no. 11), and Scott and Mickey Simnett provided a wonderful post-worship fish fry.

Christ Church, Lexington is an antebellum church that is beautiful on both the outside and inside. The stain glass window pictured is one of nine side windows. There are also large windows in both front and back.

Your mother and I celebrated the Cardinal victory by wearing our Cardinal caps to church and, although this is Royal’s country, the congregation was very enthusiastic in their clapping to the opening song: “Take Me Out To The Ball Game.”

The fish fry was wonderful and those of you who do not attend Christ Church can get acquainted with our Church friends through the pictures included. Scott is pictured frying the fish – Mickey is wearing a red shirt and a big smile.

It was a fun day and only wish all of you could have been with us to enjoy the day.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011









This is the final blog before we leave the island for home and will mostly be a final catch-up. The leaves are pretty much at their fall peak, the sun is rapidly moving south and bringing magnificent sunsets our way. Greg and Lori have been with us helping us clean up and close up and enjoying a fishwich sandwich at Chuck's Place -- the Easternmost Bar in the U.P. The bare deck waiting for the winter snow is one of the results of their work. Last night we had a full moon and we were recently visited by two female Hairy Woodpeckers who tested our trees and also the cabin for goodies before they were chased off.

Two other things of interest: a German cruise chip the C. Columbus -- we usually see two or three a year, and the newly painted doors on St. Stephen's Church.

It has been a good summer but it is time to go and we are ready, but first we leave tomorrow for our Church Convention in Escanaba, then back to the island on Sunday before leaving for Warrensburg around October 20. It will be good to again be with friends and family and our Lexington Church family.

Leave a light on for us. Until then. Peace.