June 2018

June 2018

PA/MD/ NJ/ AZ

1 (F)- PA- it was a beautiful day so I spent the afternoon at LeVante Brewery with John an Jill. We had great fun and too much beer.

2 (S)- PA- I am getting old.  I had no energy today due to yesterday's activities. Damn.

3 (SU)- Movies with Leslie Grimms- RBG- the notorious Ruth Bader Ginsburg. What a brilliant woman. I did not realize how progressive she was when others were not.

4 (M)- PA- getting ready for my trip to AZ tomorrow; drinks by the fire pit with neighbors.

5 (TU)- VA- Jack would be 118 today; Gus leaves for the Army and I leave for the Grand Canyon with Clay.

6 (W)- AZ- Clay and I headed to AZ via BWI.

7 (TH)- AZ- spent the afternoon at the Grand canyon and the Devil's Tower.


8 (F)- AZ- went rafting down the Colorado River and around Horseshoe Bend. Of course, it was beautiful.

9 (S)- AZ- Antelope Canyon, the top of Horseshoe Bend and a long drive through the Painted Desert and on to Petrified Forest.

10 (SU)- AZ- drove through Petrified Forest and then off to the Sedona National Forest and Sedona and the Oak Creek Brewery.

11 (M)- AZ- jeep drive through Sedona and then off to the Montezuma Castle to see the Native Americans' cave dwellings.

12 (T)- AZ- 100F in the Botanical Desert Gardens in Phoenix.  An afternoon flight back to BWI.


13 (W)- DC- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Ida and Jack's grave site in Arlington Cemetery. And then back to Clay's house in VA.

14 (TH)- VA/MD/PA- took a long, slow drive back home.  Made a few stops along the way. Went to the Antheim Brewery in MD. they had some good beers.

15 (F)- PA- I had no energy today. That Clay wore me out.


16 (S) - PA- went to the movies: Wouldn't You Be My Neighbor?  I loved, loved, loved it. And then I joined Amazon Prime music so that I can become more music savvy. I have to listen to more music from the 21st century.

17 (SU)- Spent the day at the pool and made great progress with my Amazon music account.  I am listening to some great tunes. I added 900 songs just today. I am finally listing to music from the 21st century.

18 (M)- sat at the patio area and drank beers from John's 10 day beer adventure in VT.  He brought back some great beers.

19 (T)- PA- took my first dip in the pool today and it wasn't too cold.  But I need a flotation device.

20 (W)- PA/MD- lunch wit Betty Ulrich.  John is failing with his health.  And Gus, my nephew,  had a terrible accident in his Army training.  I am devastated.

21 (TH)- PA- I cried all day over Gus and then I pulled myself together and ushered at the Uptown theatre- Soul Harmony.


22- (F)- Fonda Akin's 50th birthday party. Lots of Springfield people that I haven't seen in 8 years were there.

23 (S)- PA- I was supposed to go to an outdoor concert but the rain took care of that options.  I hung at home.

24 (SU)- NJ- Went to Ocean City for Cessie Duke's retirement party: a cocktail party and then a sunset cruise on the Duke O"Fluke fishing boat.

25 (M)- NJ/PA- the celebration continued with a brunch at Cessie's friends.  Then I met up with Fran Talarowsi at Dock Street Brewery to celebrate his retirement. Bill McRae joined us.


26- (T)- PA- I went to a movie at 10:30 AM to see the Gardener.  Now I Want to travel around the world and see some of these spectacular gardens.

27 (W)- MD- I took a quick trip to my house in MD and it is getting harder and harder  to go there.  I have to unload this place.


28 (TH)- PA/MD/DE- I went to lunch and the movies with Lucinda- The Book Club.  Stopped by the Bellefonte Brewery on the way home.

29 (F)- PA- Sharon had a party for Jameson to welcome him back from Iraq. Gus was also there and we all cried over his recovery.

30 (S)- PA- graduation party in Stroudsburg for Elias Frantz and Emelia Chamberlain. I miss Darcy. It's been a long year without her.