A September to Remember

 

L to R: Lydia, Claire, and Cecelia finally started

school after Labor Day!

My apple gizmo has seen almost 300 apples so far

this year. The tree in the duplex we are trying to sell

has gone wild again! We have apple pies, applesauce,

apple juice, and dehydrated apples...and the tree

is not done yet, but I am " done in"  :-)
Before some wise person invented this machine,

Bob's mother would come to the farm 

with a bushel of apples and peel, slice,

and core them using a paring knife!

She had unlimited patience!

Bob found these wild plums west of the yard!

Sunset on September 6th.

After a couple of cool nights, Bob decided

to close up the camper on September 7th.

September 11th in Devils Lake:

The Sidekicks did all 80's music. I took cousin Renee

and we met Brenda S. for the first 

Concert of the season. They knew every song..

said it was their high school music. 

September 12th, I hopped on Amtrak in Rugby

and Ana picked me up in St. Cloud the next morning.

We drove to Iowa to surprise Trina for an

early birthday party.

Trina thought Bob and I were coming, 

but she figured it out when she saw

Ana's vehicle drive into the yard!

Surprise! (sort of) Ana even baked

her a gluten-free cake.

On the way back from Trina's, Ana dropped me off

at the airport and I flew to Cleveland for a week!

The view from the Pier W deck the day after I got there.

Sky view from the Pier W deck on the 17th

after Bud and I ate at Sittoo's restaurant. Had

supper with cousins every night, a few lunches, too,

and a family picnic at Leanne's. 

On Saturday, the 20th, I drove to Texas friend Jane's

in Chagrin Falls for a fun day! I visited her home

and learned about all her flowerbeds! 

 Then we went to the falls,

and had a late lunch at the restaurant above the falls.

I forgot to take a pic of the famous Popcorn Shop in town!

I flew back to Minot on the 23rd and

after Bob picked me up at the airport, 

we drove to Bottineau for The Originals concert.

They did a variety of oldies and goodies. :-)