Retirement Party

This weekend I attended a retirement party for my brother. My oldest brother retired a little more than a year ago after a stroke impacted his ability to work. My second oldest brother began a career as a police office and then finished 25 years as a prison guard.

Front Yard Reconstruction Project

This year's major project will be the Front Yard Reconstruction Project. Years ago I created a rock garden with a water fountain, but over the years the ground has settled and sunk. So, Part One of the project involves removing the marble rock, raise the ground and grade it, return the stone and bring in more marble stone. But I'm also about upgrading. So I am extending the retaining wall for the garden. I am going to install a lamp post at the end of the garden. That means I need to bury and run new electrical conduit to the lamp post and to the water fountain.

Phase two involves widening the driveway. My daughter's car is added to our car collection so we need to make the driveway wider and have more pull off areas.

Check back often for updates on the project's progress!

Andover Maple Festival

I returned to my home town for the Andover Maple Festival. I enjoyed some pancakes, some hot syrpt from the Suger Shack, and seeing old friends.

Ft Lauderdale

We had an excellent vacation in Ft Lauderdale. Special thanks to our friends who bought us the trip using their vacation points.

It was freezing in New York, but the temperatures were in the 70's every day. The following is a picture of my wife and our friends whose family came on the trip with us.

Boca Raton

In 2007 my good friend Dave Damery moved to Boca Raton. Five years later I was able to travel to Boca Raton and meet up with him.

The beach life has done Dave well, but he still works too many hours and doesn't take care of himself. A second thrill for me was to stand on the inlet for the seaway that leads into Boca Lake. I have watched this webcam for years and never imagined being able to actually stand on it!

I Visited the Mother Ship

I just returned from my visit to the mother ship: The Thomson Reuters office in Eagan MN.

Home Office

It has been a long journey but the home office is now complete. The follow picture looks at the back corner of the office through the construction