Posting Pictures

Wisconsin Barn with Bucky Badger

Note Bucky Badger 1991 Isuzu a few days befor it was a collector item-see blog below

Just a quick note. Wanted to post those photos if I could this evening. I don't think on the previous post about our 1 day bus trip to the casino that I was seated at a table with just me and 6 charming ladies.

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Bout Time I Posted

It's been awhile since I last posted. Since that time we went camping, got my collector license plates for my 20 year old car and today took a bus trip with the local senior center to a casino in Milwaukee.

Camping: Spent 3 days camping last week at a county park in central Wisconsin. Two of our daughters with some of the grandchildren stopped by and the kids enjoyed the park. Only four campers were camping.

Collector Plate: Sister Anne and hubby Dick stopped over on their way home after camping in Illinois with a group. We went out for dinner and they headed north to their home. When we got back to our house and checked the mail box our license plates for our auto we purchased 20 years ago arrived. We are now the owner of a collector car.

Today we bused into Milwaukee with some friends and a bunch of senior citizens on a casino bus trip. It was a very pleasant day spent with friends and the meal at the casino was delishous. Mary and I each pocketed a few bucks from the slot machines.

I was hoping to post a few pictures but my computer is quite slow again.


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Barn, VA Visit

The two pics here were taken one week apart. Apr 29, 2011

May 06, 2011 (See yesterdays post on Remodel Barn)

Motored to Madison today. I had a chekup scheduled with my Dr. at the VA Hospital. Visit went pretty good, have to cut down on salt and bread products. He said other than my legs all is well with me. Then we stopped at DeJope Casino for a BLT and fries which Mary and I split. Not exactly what the Dr. would be happy with. After lunch put $5.00 in a slot machine and 5 minutes later that $5 turned into $10.09 so I withdrew the ticket and went to the window to pick up my winnings.

We were extremely lucky with our time in the casino. As we were eating and playing the slots (about 45 minutes total) we missed a hugh storm with baseball sized hail. Quickly checked the car but we heard later the main damage was about 13 miles from the casino but directly in our travel home.

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Round Barn------More

Been having trouble posting lately. Today again I cannot post 3 pictures. The 3rd barn picture will not download. (See note at bottom of post)

This picture was shot shortly after the cap or dome was finished. It orginally was built with the cap.

As we would drive to Madison I would get out the camera and snap a picture.

I have taken many pictures of barns in good condition and bad shape but I believe I have more photos of this barn than any other.

This was the barn as we first saw it 37 years ago. This pic was taken in 2007.
As you can tell from the paragraph above this barn has always fascinated me. I will post more pictures of it as

I dig for them in my storage system.

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Apparently it will not let me load the 3rd picture. I will try posting it in my next post. The third picture shows the barn undergoing another remodel.

Monday May 02, 2011

Sunday May 01, 2011
Granddaughter receives First Communion

After the ceremony Mary and I took off to check out our favorite camping areas. Looks like most of our tours will be statewide with the price of gas skyrocketing up. We went to Derge Park first, they have a host but no campers were there this day. Then we headed up to the Dells and Mirror Lake State Park. We bought our State Park Sticker and checked out the campers. About 30 campers with a lot of tent campers. It was nearly 2:00 pm and we decided to have a bite to eat. Since the Casino was nearby we drove there and split a BLT. Then as long as we were there we thought "what the heck" put in a few bucks and see what happens. Well I was quite lucky and came out $25.10 ahead of the game. I decided to quit and move on. Mary also was $8.00 to the good. Wondering around the Hotel Lobby we saw the Klement Sausages that appear at the Milwaukee Brewer games. I hi fived with them then we headed out. Wished I had the camera with me, I think the kids would have enjoyed see us with the Klement Products. Took off for Devils Lake State Park and check it out. Lots of cars at the Park Office but we did not see any campers. We only drove thru one camper area however. Decided to take the Merrimac Ferry across the Wisconsin River then head up to see daughter Heidi. Had to wait at the Ferry Dock as there were quite a few cars ahead of us. The ice cream stand was open but we did not buy a cone. Crossed the river and headed toward Lodi and Harmony. Saw a T@B in Harmony Grove but did not stop at the peoples house. Checked out Heidi's painted walls then departed for home. It was one busy day but exciting.

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