Monday, July 28, 2014
Swimming at Uncle Walter's
The grandchildren and their mother stopped for lunch.
We loaded my gear and were on our way.
We met Uncle Walter and Aunt B. at Los Trios for dinner.
Then, let the swimming adventures begin!
We spent Tuesday in the pool.
The air wasn't as warm as it has been;
Uncle Walter taught me how to 'feed' the Heatmore
while he was at work.
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Wednesday morning, Uncle Walter made breakfast burritos.
The children and I fed the horses next door.
Aunt B. prepared a large plastic dish of vegetables for the horses.
Uncle Walter took us fishing and kayaking on Wednesday.
Pictures are on my camera -
they don't seem to be down-load-able.
K.K., with the help of Aunt B., made pb&j sandwiches for us to take.
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Thursday morning.
Archie and Andy - waiting patiently at the top of the stairs
for the children to come up to play.
Thursday, we swam.
Thursday evening, we played 'Apples to Apples".
Aunt B. graciously helped Little Miss El.
Thank you!
Thank you, Uncle Walter and Aunt B. for allowing us to
add a little chaos to your lives!
Thank you for a very nice time!
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Friday, July 04, 2014
Fourth of July
Celebrating Hamilton's History / Robert McCloskey Centennial
Robert McCloskey, a Hamilton native, was the author of eight children's books.
Make Way for Ducklings was the winner
of the 1942 Caldecott Award;
Time of Wonder, 1958 Caldecott Award.
Ruth invited us to go with her to see the parade.
A float featuring some of the characters from McCloskey's books.
The Fairfield marching band.
Bicycles, of course.
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After the parade, we went to the Heritage Hall.
While a counselor at Camp Campbell Gard,
McCloskey was asked to carve a totem pole.
In the middle of the pole, is the back of a head.
The face is looking across the Great Miami River into Rentschler Forest.
Robert McCloskey also produced the sculptures beside the steps
in Heritage Hall (Frederick G. Mueller Building).
Brandon demonstrated the donut machine from the book Homer Price.
The machine made too many donuts; a lady lost her bracelet in the dough.
Homer posted a reward for the finder of the bracelet.
The machine was one of three used in the movie, Homer Price.
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We walked up to the third floor of the building to see
the former Council Chambers.
"Founding of the Fortress" by local artist, Jack Willard.
The painting is an idealized representation of the building
of Fort Hamilton in 1791.
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