This past Saturday I was able to attend a concert in the park at Ravinia. For many years I have read and heard of Ravinia, but I did not believe that I would ever get to go. All I knew was that we were going to have a picnic in a park with music. When we were a few miles, I mentioned that Ravinia was near by, I was told that was the place we were going. And Garrison Keillor was performing. He's famous story teller from Minnesota where:
All the men are strong
All the women are beautiful
And all the children are above average
He and his band were there in person, accompanied by a female vocalist who also played the fiddle. My 2 granddaughters, Nora and Emma, prepared our supper of individually rolled sandwiches, veggies and pop. We had to carry all this, plus chairs, in and out of the park.
As we were eating, a couple from the audience started to do a professional dance
to the music. They were dancing in bare feet on the grass. Later they did another dance to another tune.
The weather was perfect, and overall it was a gorgeous and beautiful event. I believe that this is what Dorothy meant when she told me to go on with the rest of my life.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
An unusual Grandson
I have a very adventurous grandson who believes in challenging himself physically and mentally, with different and unusual situations.
While he was in grade school I introduced him to the game of chess, and by the time he got to the 8th grade, he beat all comers. Then in his junior year,after two years of German class, he chose to become an exchange student for his entire junior year. He attended the regular school and passed all his classes, in spite of the fact that they were all taught in German.
In college he graduated with a degree as a teacher. His first choice was to teach in a high school in Alaska, on the far western coast in a village with limited accessibility, mostly by air. He has finished two years teaching there, and plans to return for several more. This year on his summer break he chose to participate in a charitable fundraiser called Bike and Build. People bike across the country from Virginia Beach, Virginia to Portland, Oregon, stopping 9 times to assist the construction of homes for Habitat for Humanity. He's biking nearly every day for 3 months.
God speed and protect them,
Dr.Ray
While he was in grade school I introduced him to the game of chess, and by the time he got to the 8th grade, he beat all comers. Then in his junior year,after two years of German class, he chose to become an exchange student for his entire junior year. He attended the regular school and passed all his classes, in spite of the fact that they were all taught in German.
In college he graduated with a degree as a teacher. His first choice was to teach in a high school in Alaska, on the far western coast in a village with limited accessibility, mostly by air. He has finished two years teaching there, and plans to return for several more. This year on his summer break he chose to participate in a charitable fundraiser called Bike and Build. People bike across the country from Virginia Beach, Virginia to Portland, Oregon, stopping 9 times to assist the construction of homes for Habitat for Humanity. He's biking nearly every day for 3 months.
God speed and protect them,
Dr.Ray
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
A Sad Day
Yesterday was a very sad day for me, because, as many of you know, it was on that day one year ago that Dorothy died. She was very sick, and her body was broken. Earlier she knew she was failing, and she asked that I should let her go so I could go on with my life. I am doing that with great difficulty, but I am doing it with God's help. I have studied about grief, but now I have had, and am still living with, grief. As the days go by, there is a gradual change in the severity of my grief, but I believe it will never go away.
On a happier note, I was able to attend the graduation from high school of my granddaughter, Emma, who received 2 scholarships for college. This was this past Sunday, and I so happy to be there. Perhaps I was one of the oldest people there, but I made it. It was wonderful to see all those happy smiling faces of our youth, full of life and energy.
On a happier note, I was able to attend the graduation from high school of my granddaughter, Emma, who received 2 scholarships for college. This was this past Sunday, and I so happy to be there. Perhaps I was one of the oldest people there, but I made it. It was wonderful to see all those happy smiling faces of our youth, full of life and energy.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Gardening and Eagles
First, a progress report on the vegetable garden. There are 3 tomato plants that have blossoms on them, and 4 more with blossoms that are not open yet. I started these from seeds in the house so they had a head start before they went out. That is the earliest that I ever had, so now I hope they produce tomatoes.
I do a lot of resting when I'm in the garden, because my back does not like all that bending. Yesterday afternoon I was sitting in my chair resting, and I looked up to the north. There was an eagle soaring very high in the sky. It was very small, because it was far away, but I'm sure it was an eagle. Then a few minutes later right over my head, there came one, two, and three eagles one right after another in a straight line. That was 4 eagles within minutes at once.
I believe Dorothy is reminding me that every thing is alright.
Happy Gardening
Dr. Ray
I do a lot of resting when I'm in the garden, because my back does not like all that bending. Yesterday afternoon I was sitting in my chair resting, and I looked up to the north. There was an eagle soaring very high in the sky. It was very small, because it was far away, but I'm sure it was an eagle. Then a few minutes later right over my head, there came one, two, and three eagles one right after another in a straight line. That was 4 eagles within minutes at once.
I believe Dorothy is reminding me that every thing is alright.
Happy Gardening
Dr. Ray
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