Author Archives: Butch

Gourmet Club – January 21, 2012, Our 20th Anniversary

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Butch

The first gourmet dinner of the year was the 20th anniversary of our first ever dinner. When trying to decide what to serve we thought that we would serve the same items that we had on that first dinner 20 … Continue reading →

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Oy! A Plumbing Emergency

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Butch

It had been going on for a year or so. There was a slow leak every time we turned on the kitchen faucet. Usually it didn’t amount to more than a tablespoon or so, easily wiped up with the dish cloth. Then, … Continue reading →

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An Old Friend Returns

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Butch

When I was getting this new blog up and running I contacted some friends about being on the mailing list. One of them was John Thompson and as a result I found a link to he and Nan’s blog and … Continue reading →

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Jokes for the grandkids

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Butch

Here are few old jokes to brighten my grandchildren’s days…   “Hey Mister, you have a banana in your ear!” “What? I can’t hear you, I have a banana in my ear!”   “Hey bus driver, please open the door!” … Continue reading →

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Caribbean Adventure – Part 4

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Butch

  Saturday, December 3, 2011 This was another day at sea. The water was a little rough again and we felt a little queasy. I was taking a nap at one point when the phone rang. It was the activities … Continue reading →

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Caribbean Adventure – Part 3

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Butch

  Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Our next stop was Belize City and even first thing in the morning it was 75-80 degrees. We were supposed to get there before dawn but it was later than that for sure. This place … Continue reading →

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Caribbean Adventure – Part 2

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Butch

  Monday, November 28, 2011 This was a whole day at sea. The day dawned gloomy and gray. There was a steady strong breeze and the sea was rough. Karen had put on her seasick patch on Sunday. I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Caribbean Adventure – Part 1

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Butch

  Wednesday, November 23, 2011 The whole idea for our Caribbean cruise came from Karen’s sister Sue. At first it was supposed to include the 4 Spicer sisters and their husbands, but complications caused Linda, Dan, and Diane to drop … Continue reading →

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New Blog

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Butch

A while back my Blog editor crashed and I am working on getting it set up again. I had to recreate my distribution list. It was a learning process for me and adding some of the addresses turned out to … Continue reading →

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Our New Sofa

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Butch

After many years of having our Mission Style sofa, we got a new one this morning. We gave the old one to Seth and Erica. At 10:00 the delivery van pulled up and the fellows moved the six pieces of … Continue reading →

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