As I look at the pictures from my daughter's first two months, the short time that she lived in the Savona House before we moved to Missouri, I am amused by what is in the pictures, and what isn't. I am amused by all the stuff, and clutter, the pictures show in the house. We … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #12 — A Baby is Born
When Nathan heard this one he said "presumably this is where 'The Ants Went Marching' came from." Which shows the life of some of these tunes. Made popular in one place, they are used for another, until many don't know the real source. The accompaniment in the book shows how Celtic the tune is. I … Continue reading When Johnny Comes Marching Home
The Kansas City Zoo got residents of a couple local counties to agree to a zoological improvement zone tax. In other words, we'd pay taxes to support the zoo -- a non-profit corporation. In exchange for our tax dollars, residents of those counties would be allowed to visit the zoo for free on select days. … Continue reading Going to the Zoo
This blast from the past series is several parts nostalgia, several parts historical, and several parts guesswork. Does anyone remember these line from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Obi-Wan: Your father... was seduced by the Dark Side of the Force. He ceased to be Anakin Skywalker and "became" Darth Vader. When that happened, the … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #11 — Savona Stay
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 All people that on earth do dwell, Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice; Him serve with fear, His praise forth-tell, Come ye before Him and rejoice. 2 Know that the Lord is God indeed: Without our … Continue reading #8: All People that on Earth Do Dwell
The weather forecast this week was predicting rain and thundershowers for a good portion of this weekend. But the rain wasn't supposed to start until 11 a.m. Saturday. Since the park opens at 10 a.m. we got there at opening, expecting to get a few rides in before the rain cut things off and we … Continue reading Worlds of Fun: Weekend #2 starts out wet
BOOK SALE in Wesley Hall 9 am to 3 pm This Friday & Saturday April 17 & 18, 2015 Avondale United Methodist Church 3101 NE Winn Road, KCMO 64117 AND YARD SALE at the "Little House" This Saturday 9 am to 3 pm
I remember my most recent trip to Disneyworld. It was in 2012 with my folks and the kids. When we were there I couldn't find anything labeled for the place where Betsy and I spent our honeymoon in 1995. Dixie Landings is no more. Took me a Google search and some Wikipedia reading to find … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #10 — Hidden Honeymoon Destination
This song seems to actually have a happy ending, enduring through the years. At least I assume the matron in verse 3 is Nelly. What I remember about this song is my dad playing it on his violin and singing it. But the chorus was a little different “It was from Aunt Nina’s knitting party, … Continue reading When I Saw Sweet Nelly Home
Here is another blast of the past. These pictures come from Corning, in 1995. I was living there with my family, and Betsy, then my fiance' was living in Missouri. But the ladies of North Baptist Church banded together and put on a shower for her anyway, while she visited that summer. The party was … Continue reading A blast of the past #9 — Wedding Shower
At The Rainbow 