Last week cont.

Arrival saturday evening in Wheaton. We did some shopping...Kohl's and B&N and ate at Macaroni Grill...very good....

Nach ca 7 Std. Fahrt sind wir in Wheaton angekommen. U.a. waren wir bei Barnes & Nobles und haben bei Macaroni Grill gegessen...sehr gut.

Fruehstuck bei Corner Bakery in Wheaton...

Breakfast at Corner Bakery on sunday....then


I got ready to drive to Michigan while Julia stayed in Wheaton...


Letzte Vorbereitung und Bereitlegung der Landkarten, die ich brauche um den Weg zu Erik's neuer Wohnung zu finden... (5 Std. Fahrt)
 

Last week.....vacation

Mississippi Bruecke bei St. Louis auf dem Weg nach Illinois.

Illinois farmland...

So sieht es in Illinois aus...flache Landschaften weit und breit, die Eintoenigkeit wird nur ab und zu von einer Farm unterbrochen.

Stopping for gas...somewhere in Illnois

Tanken, irgendwo in Illinois


Sonnenblumen ueberall am Strassenrand...(unscharf, da waehrend der Fahrt fotografiiert)

Pretty flowers along the road.. 

Summer is ending.....

One minute the pool looks like this .....



and then...



mission accomplished...
the pool is closed... 

Visitors

to the pool a few days ago.
 

Today..

Erik's first day at Schwartz Law Firm in Farmington Hills , MI.

Heute ist Erik's erster Arbeitstag bei der Anwaltskanzlei Schwartz in Farmington Hills , Michigan (Vorort von Detroit) 

Dishes

Neue Tassen und Teller.....
75% off..who can resist a bargain ? 

Labor Day Weekend 3

Minnie and Brigitte in Cape by the
Mississippi River ....don't worry...we also went to the mall..



Downtown Cape
Barge on the Mississippi 

Labor Day Weekend 2

Alley Spring.......Julia and Brigitte


View from above.... 

Labor Day Weekend

Alley Spring cont....



We hiked a trail that led us all the way to the top....
It seemed to go on for miles and miles...and miles...always uphill...and steeeeep .....

Last week in August

Erik is leaving for Michigan

But first he has to load his car...
Will it all fit ?

Child's play ..or Cat's play....
Lonely duck....
Mr. Turtle is sick...he has a crack 

The last week in August

Trip to Cape..
we ate at Logan's Steakhouse, went to Best Buy, the Mall and Hobby Lobby...and last but not least...we met Erik's friend Billy and had a nice conversation with Arlette (my French freind) at the new Macey's (used to be famous Barr)












Towards the end of the week Erik washed all of our cars with Minnie's new pressure washer..that made it more fun..













Lunch on sunday at Perkins with Minnie and Julia....Eggs Benedict again .... 

Butler County Fair in August

Recently Julia and I checked out the Butler County Fair at Clinton Park...

Tractor Pull next to Black River
 

Late night snap shot

Sleeping side by side....Julia and Kitty 

September 1st already !
Erik is leaving for Michigan today. Saying good bye in the hospital parking lot.
Abschied auf dem Klinikparkplatz. Erik faehrt zurueck nach Michigan.
Erik just called ( it's 10:30 pm right now), he just arrived after 9 1/2 hours.
Erik ist eben angekommen, um 22:30 h, er hat 9 1/2 Std. gebraucht.