Happy New Year! (III)

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Will Grandpa's team win?

Happy New Years! (II)

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Costume party anyone?
This is my favorite!

 

Happy New Years!

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The party at Dad's nursing home last Friday afternoon. Been there. 

The table fixin's at the Ox Yoke

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What you don't see besides the ribs is all you can eat family style: cottage cheese; sauerkraut; mashed potatoes; gravy; and green beans. Afterwards some opted for coconut cream pie chosen from about a dozen different desserts.
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Ox Yoke Inn Restuarant

The Ox Yoke Inn Restuarant has been here in the Amana Colonies, Iowa, since 1840. Nice going, they serve wonderful food.
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This is Cooper

He is the mascot for the Hiawatha Care Center where my dad is now.

What are these guys doing?

 

Joensy's pork tenderloin sandwich

 

Joensy's has a Christmas tree decorated with pig ornaments

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This is Karen after eating half a pork tenderloin sandwich.

 

Joensy's Restaurant is located in Center Point, Iowa

 

Merry Christmas All

 

Adi Can . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drink from a paper cup at the golf course

 

Jim's favorite bachelor salad -- good for his sweet tooth too

 

Out our driveway to the right, our holly tree and ornamental pear trees

Out from our driveway, down the street to the left

 

And inside our house, even Adi looks sad about the mess

 

Some Texas Field Workers

Or are they doing lawn maintenance in the flower beds?

Maxwell House Houston Coffe Plant Sold

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[Houston Chronicle link]

Coffee, tea, or me?

Picture courtessy of Maxwell House (link) Web site

Adi Can . . . . . . . Look Puzzled

I wonder why?

Siena, Tuscany, Italy -- Our rented Ford Focus SUV is parked to the right of the pole in the middle

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.......Take a look at the date of the picture. It was taken during one of our prison stints, Siena, Tuscany, Italy (link).

Siena, Tuscany, Italy --

The pool and fountains at Piazza del Campo (otherwise known simply as il Campo)

Siena, Tuscany, Italy --

A tall belltower, the Torre del Mangia, is at Piazza del Campo (otherwise known simply as il Campo).

Siena, Tuscany, Italy -- Piazza del Campo and Siena Horse Race Photo

Piazza del Campo is the secular heart of Siena, a sloping amphitheatre of a square, lined with cafe tables and thronged with tourists, school parties and locals. The Campo is the dramatic setting for the Palio horserace.
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Siena's Palio Horse Race (photo and link)
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The horses race one time around the piazza one time once a year.

Siena, Tuscany, Italy -- Piazza del Campo (more)