Monthly Archives: October 2025

We loved getting these pics of our kids during this Halloween week!  Here’s the St. Louis gang: And here’s our little Irvine family in California:

Here is my happy hip recovery place.  I’m hunkered down by the fireplace, surrounded by a stack of books and my quilts projects!  It’s nice to have a few weeks of quiet to move through this process.   I was instructed … Continue reading →

I am so happy.  I have a new hip!!  What a miracle! We showed up at the TOSH surgical center in Murray this morning.  Dr. Wooten does his surgeries here, in this state-of-the-art facility.  It was an overcast and dreary … Continue reading →

Every evening this summer I’ve gone out for a 1-2 mile walk around our neighborhood.  With the swimming and walking, I’ve been trying to strengthen my tired old body and prepare for tomorrow.  Tomorrow I am getting a new hip. … Continue reading →

Today on our last day in Savannah, we mapped a walking tour of places we wanted to go back to and homes we wanted to tour, then spent the morning doing that.  It was pleasantly warm and sunny and we … Continue reading →

This evening we went on a Ghosts and Gravestones bus tour.  University students help as guides.  The tour was about $35 each.  It was interesting, but felt rather fabricated out of some folklore about ghosts and spirits of the dead … Continue reading →

We loved wandering on and around Jones Street, where these beautiful homes are found.  The ironwork is incredible.  This is October.  It looks like late summer.  The leaves here don’t really seem to turn colors in the fall but it’s … Continue reading →

John and I spent 3 wonderful days in Savannah, a historical town of incredible old trees dripping with Spanish Moss.  We spent our time wandering and enjoying learning about the history here–Revolutionary War, Civil War, and more. There is really … Continue reading →