Back Home from London and Wales

After 10 days of traveling by plane, train, subway, boat, bus, sidewalk, and rental car (and rental car on the sidewalk) I'm back home. I had a great time visiting with Jennifer and Winston in London, and with Jennifer visiting interesting places and meeting wonderful relatives in Wales. Much more to come in future posts.

Nebraska: Part 3 of 3

I spent much of my short visit to Nebraska helping Mom with some odd jobs. Here she is with a rubber tree plant I helped her prune and repot.


Monday night I went out with my sister Barb and her husband Mike ("Barb's Mike," not to be confused with "My Brother Mike.") We met at Granite City, which graciously provided the backdrop for the photo.


Here's Brother Mike with a portrait of our great-great grandfather, whose first two names were Michael James, and our great-great grandmother, whose first two names were Margaret Jane. It's not a coincidence that Mike and Mom have those names too.


It was a too-short but good visit, complete with early-fall cool weather. I'm already looking forward to my next trip back to Nebraska.

More from Nebraska: Uncle Roland & Aunt Jaccie

A week ago yesterday, we went to visit my Aunt Jaccie and Uncle Roland (my father's younger brother). Mom, my brother Mike, and I drove west from Lincoln and they drove east from Cambridge, and we met at a restaurant south of Grand Island. We had a very good lunch, only slightly marred by the realization that all five of us were considered "seniors" by the restaurant. At least we got a discount.

After lunch we relaxed in the lobby and traded stories about various relatives, health issues, old times, and the water level in the Republican River (yes, Nebraska tends to vote Republican, but the River was named after a branch of the Pawnee Indians called "The Republicans," before the political party even existed).

We always enjoy seeing them when we can, and enjoyed this visit too.

Back from Nebraska

I went to Lincoln a week ago yesterday, to visit my mother and other relatives. Among the relatives I got to see were my niece Latisha and her kids Kadijah, LaMonica, and LaCorian. The first night all were at Mom's house for dinner except Kadijah, who was busy elsewhere. My brother Mike was also there, but he and Mom didn't get into the picture.

Kadijah was able to come over the next evening, so my grand-nephew and grand-nieces could all be in the same picture. They've all grown up a lot since I saw them last year.

More on my visit in the next post.