June 13, 2009

The day after returning from Door County, we attended Appleton's annual Flag Day parade with one of our grandson's, Joren Eickelberg. I was proud of my personal Vietnam Veteran, Richard Paul, as well as all those in the parade.

June 12, 2009

Trying to catch up again with our blog page! When we arrived home from our anniversary time up in Door County, our son-in-law Rich Tegge was working on the new steps he had built for us. When the grandkids came over, I took a picture of them on the new steps.

Last Day in Door County

Boy am I ever behind! We've been home for a week and I haven't updated my blog. I have too many distractions now that I'm home. Someone said they had checked our blog page and noticed nothing more had been added...so OK Martha and Cheryl, I'm finally getting things updated. :-) Our last day in Door County we stopped at the Edgewood Gallery in Egg Harbor. It is always such a beautiful place, both inside and out. The gallery was our last stop before continuing on home to Appleton. It was a marvelous 5 days in Door County and we were thankful the weather cooperated.

Friday, June 12th

Another beautiful day yesterday and so far today. We couldn't have asked for better weather once the rain left after Monday. Today is our last day here in Door County. Check-out time is at 11 a.m. and after we leave Bailey's Harbor, we will continue enjoying more time in the charming towns throughout the area.

Yesterday we walked and relaxed in the morning. Then we went back to Sister Bay Cafe for lunch. In the afternoon, we stopped at the the well-known store, Blue Dolphin. I've been looking for some pots for our front porch and found a set of 3 different size, matching pots. They are frost-resistant and I like the oval shape. We relaxed in the rest of the afternoon and then returned to Gill's Rock to eat supper at The Shoreline Restaurant. What a surprise when the owner/hostess came up to our table and asked if we were Susan & Paul. She then handed us an envelope. Inside was a gift certificate from Janice & Gary Lawell in celebration of our 40th anniversary. :-)

On our way home from Gill's Rock, we stopped the car at several places simply to be able to look at the beautiful views. Once back at our place in Bailey's Harbor, we did some more walking. Then, with camera in hand, I waited for a spectacular sunset. We didn't get the kind Door County is famous for, but there was a unique, less colorful one that we still were able to enjoy and capture with the camera.

When we arrive home later today, we will be anxious to see the progress with our new front porch steps. Our son-in-law Rich has been busy working on tearing down the old ones and making new ones. But for now, it is still early in the day up in Door County and time to start packing and get in a walk on the grounds of Bailey's Harbor Yacht Club before we have to check-out. It's been a wonderful week for us; hopefully it's been a wonderful week for all of you, where ever you are while reading our blog.

Wednesday's Activities

It is day 4 in Door County and like yesterday, the sun has decided to shine! :-) It was absolutely beautiful weather on Wednesday and we loved every minute of it. We ate at Al Johnson's and had their wonderful Swedish Pancakes. We enjoyed seeing the goats on the grassy roof and as you can see from the one picture, I was able to get a picture of two "Trolls"....one being rather mischievious! While walking around in Sister Bay we saw the same old man we saw on Tuesday, running in his wet swimming trunks. It must be a daily routine for him.

On the way back to Bailey's Harbor, we had to stop at my favorite shop in Door County. I found a unique planter and will have fun putting the appropriate flowers/plants in it for the goddess head's 'hair'. For supper we ate at Northwoods Grill in Sister Bay and I ordered some Whitefish. It was really good. The cheesy mashed potatoes were definitely cheesy; too much so though! Once back at the resort, we did some walking around the resort area and then I did some evening sketching while sitting outside and enjoying the harbor view and watching the seagulls diving in the water for their evening meal.

We move ahead to day 4 in Door County and will let the day unfold with who knows what activities.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 Door County

It is day 3 for us in Door County as we continue to celebrate our 40th anniversary. It did not rain yesterday but the sun only made an appearance here and there. We were eating at one of our favorite restaurants, Sister Bay Cafe, when we saw an older man running (or should I say trying to run). That in itself isn't unusual, but he was only in his swimming trunks, dripping wet, holding his clothes. It was hard for us to believe anyone would take a dip in the water on such a cold day! It was quite a sight to see. Then while we were enjoying our favorite dessert, bread pudding with warm lemon sauce (YUM!), we got a chuckle out of an older woman who got up from her table to talk to someone and then pay her bill. Her paper napkin was tucked into the waistband of her slacks. We got a kick out of watching her, happy that it wasn't us that walking around looking silly! On second thought, I guess we don't need a napkin tucked into our waistband to look silly all on our own! :-) HA! We had supper up at Gill's Rock and enjoyed not only the food but the beautiful view as we looked across to Washington Island.

Today the sun is shining and it looks like a beautiful day! We're off to Al Johnson's (the restaurant with the goats on the grassy roof) for Swedish pancakes and Swedish Meatballs. Afterwards we'll walk and try to walk off all the excess calories. Hope the sun is shining where you are!

Here we are in Door County, Wisconsin, starting the celebration for our upcoming 40th wedding anniversary. We are staying at Bailey's Harbor Yacht Club Resort....on the quiet side. It was raining, foggy, cold and damp when we arrived. This morning the fog has lifted, the rain is holding off for now and the temperature is supposed to be just a bit warmer. As long as it isn't raining all the time, we'll be OK with that; we just want to be able to do some walking each day.