Not much to show this year. We went to the St. Peter parade instead of our neighborhood parade so no pictures of the kids biking, etc. Klara and Sue show their patriotism, while Nora draws.
Fire Tower 2
11 years ago
07 July 2015
4th of July
Not much to show this year. We went to the St. Peter parade instead of our neighborhood parade so no pictures of the kids biking, etc. Klara and Sue show their patriotism, while Nora draws.
03 July 2015
Zippy Sighting!
Yesterday at an antique store in Mankato, I saw a mint condition Zippy with a book - $299.00.
He had a Howdy Doody cap like this one in the picture below that I found online, and came with a book. It may have been a different book than this one, but it was what I could find online. It was under glass so I couldn't look closely at the book.
I remember the green buttons on the overalls, but they seemed more maroon than red in my memories. Maybe they were just dirty? As you'll notice, by the time Zippy came into my possession, he had already lost all of his accoutrements.
He had a Howdy Doody cap like this one in the picture below that I found online, and came with a book. It may have been a different book than this one, but it was what I could find online. It was under glass so I couldn't look closely at the book.
I remember the green buttons on the overalls, but they seemed more maroon than red in my memories. Maybe they were just dirty? As you'll notice, by the time Zippy came into my possession, he had already lost all of his accoutrements.
02 July 2015
"Just like Anlaug used to make" says Rick!
High praise for me, certainly, on my first try at red currant (rips) jam!
Klara and I also made muffins and a sort of meringue dessert
We were able to do all of this with the bounty of this year added to last year's - see the difference a year makes!
More Garden Production!
Lilies (backgrounded by an uncaged cherry tree).
Berries
Grounds Keeper
How did this get here and how are we going to get rid of it?
