Carla retired on Thursday June 12 and our grandson Jurgen was born the day before. With that in mind we planned a road trip to Chicago. The trip to Chicago would run to 2,200 miles and take us through 7 states: Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, and Illinois. We will take a different route… Continue reading Road Trip 2014 – Boise
Month: June 2014
Baby Jurgen
Carla and I drove from Portland (Oregon) to Chicago to visit our son, Andrew, daughter-in-law, Henriët, co-mother-in-law Jeanette (visiting from South Africa), and our new grandson Jurgen!I took some pictures along the way and will post some accounts of our travels, but today I held klein Jurgentjie (baby Jurgen) for about half-an-hour while Andrew worked… Continue reading Baby Jurgen
Book Report: Last Stand at Khe Sanh: The U.S. Marines’ Finest Hour in Vietnam
Last Stand at Khe Sanh: The U.S. Marines’ Finest Hour in Vietnam by Gregg Jones My rating: 4 of 5 stars I heard Gregg Jones on Tom Ashbrook’s On Point radio show and knew I needed to read this. Khe Sahn was in the northern part of South Vietnam near the DMZ. It’s purpose was… Continue reading Book Report: Last Stand at Khe Sanh: The U.S. Marines’ Finest Hour in Vietnam
Dining out: Reverend’s BBQ
Once a month Carla goes to her knitting group. With the FP (Food Police) otherwise occupied, it’s FFZ (Free Fire Zone) night for the boys. Jay, John, Norm, Ray, and I head out for a meal somewhere. Last night we went over to the Sellwood district for some barbecue at a new joint: Reverend’s BBQ.… Continue reading Dining out: Reverend’s BBQ
Book Report – Jeeves and the Tie That Binds
Jeeves and the Tie That Binds by P.G. Wodehouse My rating: 4 of 5 stars Bertie is called to Brinkley Court near Market Snodsbury by his Aunt Dahlia to help Bertie’s friend-from-childhood Ginger Winship run for Parliament. Being a Jeeves and Wooster story, complications arise of course. Madeline Basset is there and though she is… Continue reading Book Report – Jeeves and the Tie That Binds
