Saturday, December 23, 2006

Have a holly, jolly Christmas!


O.K., we headed down to Milwaukee on Dec. 16th. We stopped in Wausau to drop off a bed frame for Rose and Bryn's new appartment. They weren't home so we left the stuff on the porch and continued our journey. As we started into Wausau, we hit a red light just at the right time for me to get a picture of this little section of road that is perched above the ground. It's all that's left of some of the old road and I've been meaning to get a picture of it for a while now. As always, clicking on one of these photos will get you a larger view.



We did a little gift exchange at Lucy's and here she is inspecting a calendar with a series of Renoir paintings on each page. We came away with some new plates and bowls, red and white, which you will see in a future post.....



You can tell that Yram has just arrived, as she is still clutching her broom.... and with her usual deadpan expression. Or is that "dustpan" expression? Oh, I kid the Yram.... but she did forget to bring that cooler with her, the one she said she would fill with a surprise. Claimed she filled it with Leinie's beer and I guess I can't prove her wrong without having seen it....



Here are a few pics of Lucy's appartment. The dining area is looking quite familiar with the table, chairs and artwork on the walls. Her furnishings fit the apartment quite nicely.



The davenport sort of divides the large living area into two areas, one of which contains the bookshelf and will have a chair (as soon as all the Christmas "goodies" are gone).




The larger of the two living areas contains the computer -china cabinet, that great flat screen TV, a chair or two and the davenport. You can see all the curtains that Liz has fixed up for Lucy. There are four windows in the living room and all have the new curtains. They fit the decor well.



In the foyer you find the old desk from the homestead living room. Another familiar painting and a few other items complete the look.




Peg and Kate discovered all Lucy's "villiage" stuff in some boxes in the living room closet!! They spent an hour or so setting it all up along the south wall of the living room. I'm not sure how that all went, as I kind of took a little nap during the football game....



Knowing that we would be traveling to Milwaukee, I contacted the FAA office at Mitchell Field and made an appointment to meet with Tim Durner on Monday morning. Turns out Tim has some land in Winter, Wi., and while talking with him we found out that he has a sister-in-law in Phillips who works at the school. We asked for names and it turns out it's the wife of one of the guys we've known at Marquip for many years. Go figure.....



Near the airport are some interesting food places. This one is called "The Final Approach" and had a cool little Cesna mounted on the roof! Same place in previous photo, just the other side of building. Anyway, the business at the FAA office was to get my operating limitations updated to the new standard that allows me to fly over populated or congested areas for take-offs and landings. That's a big improvement, for most airports are near populated areas!




And then there was "Amelia's Pizza". That little blue plane on the sign doesn't look much like her plane, but what the heck.....
The other FAA business was to finalize my Airplane Repairman permit. This will alow me to do my own annual inspections on my plane. Another hurdle for me, and hopefully the last one for the near future.




And of course one place offered both drive through and fly through pick up.....
We left the airport about 11:00 and headed homewards. We stopped in Watertown to visit an old friend of ours. We found Mona at work and were able to chat for a few minutes. Then we headed home and got to Ogema just at dark. Peg had a boy scout meeting to go to, she plays Santa every year complete with an official costume and all. I just sat in a chair for the evening and rested.........

2 Comments:

At 12:20 PM, December 23, 2006, Blogger Red Green said...

"...still clutching her broom." Hee, hee, hee......

 
At 12:26 PM, December 23, 2006, Blogger Red Green said...

I was just surfing the TV listings for tonight and here is an episode of Hyacinth that I never saw before!!

7:00 PM
Keeping Up Appearances Christmas Specials
"1995"
Hyacinth decides to organize and direct a local pageant titled "Our Town in the Civil War." She also, naturally, casts herself in the starring role of Queen Henrietta Maria and coerces various members of her family to play assorted Cavaliers and Roundheads.


Sounds like one to see!!

 

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