Monthly Archives: June 2009

Sum, sum, summertime

Posted on June 25, 2009 by barbaraehardy

      It’s here:  summer!   After that unbearably long, cold, rainy spring,  we midwesterners feared this would be one of those years that forgot summer entirely.  But no,  the weather has been in the high 80s and 90s  (Kalamazoo hit 100 … Continue reading →

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Mother Nature struts her stuff

Posted on June 19, 2009 by barbaraehardy

   At 3:00 a.m, I was jolted awake by blasts of thunder.  At 4:00, the electricty went out.  I lay there for two hours feeling the house shake and listening to the sheets of rain pouring down.    Our block was … Continue reading →

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Amelia Earheart

Posted on June 17, 2009 by barbaraehardy

"On June 17, 1928, Amelia Earhart embarked on the first trans-Atlantic flight by a woman. She flew from Newfoundland to Wales in about 21 hours."  From today’s NY Times.   This was a decade when women were making huge strides … Continue reading →

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That week flew by

Posted on June 15, 2009 by barbaraehardy

     It’s been almost a week since I posted…can’t believe how fast life is zooming by.   The air-conditioner and sprinkler system guys have come and gone, as I may have mentioned already.   Somehow it feels more like summer after their … Continue reading →

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Recovered from my busy, busy month

Posted on June 9, 2009 by barbaraehardy

   Whew…the trips to LA and Paris, the houseguests…loved them all, but have been resting for the last few days to get my energy level back up.  I’ve been slowly getting control of the garden,  doing a little cleaning,  a … Continue reading →

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Great visit

Posted on June 4, 2009 by barbaraehardy

   My dear friends, Jim and Sally Davis, visited me this week.  They live in Sacremento, but were visiting their daughter in Wisconsin, so they hopped on the bus to Midway, and I picked them up there. Today we reversed … Continue reading →

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