From Kalamazoo to Maine

Kalamazoo is where I took my tea leaf to be auctioned off. Besides the auction we got to see the Gilmore car museum and the W. K. Kellog manor. The Radisson Plaza is a great hotel and everywhere we went we were well fed.

Predicted weather caused us to cancel our plans for Niagra Falls. Instead, we toured wineries in Paw Paw and visited a friend who lives near there on a lake. From there we found The Chocolate Garden. Then we used Maggie, my GPS, to find another winery that had a restaurant with fine food and a fine view. The rest of the way home my driver was driving in the rain in heavy traffic.

Maine is where I am going next with two nephews and their wives. The destination is The Rise and Shine Bed and Breakfast run by good friends of mine. It is located in an old Woolworth mansion. There is a large horse barn where racing horses were once kept.

Two Weeks Gone By

Home from Ann Arbor. Three daughters (plus two granddaughters and a great grandson) visited me for the purpose of helping me downsize: choosing things they wanted now or later. They made a big dent in stuff, but not as much as I had hoped. It leaves me free to get rid of the rest.

The Tea Leaf is marked and ready to pack for the auction of the Tea Leaf Club International in Kalamazoo, MI, on September, 29th. My girl friend is helping me and after the meeting we will continue to Niagra Falls (throuch Canada) and back through Ohio.

In early October I will join two nephews and their wives at a bed and breakfast (The Rise and Shine) in Maine. Friends of mine are the Innkeepers.

I hope to return to four colors soon.