If you’re a long-time blog reader, or one of our many friends, you know that Ruth and I eloped. Once we were married, our parents planned after the fact receptions. The Van Bruggens held a low-key cake and coffee gathering in their home in Plainwell, and my parents through an all-out Detroit style bash. There …
Heading North
I’m going back to Michigan tomorrow. I spent about a month at the condo after Ruth’s death last September. This time I’m there for several months alone. That’s new territory for me. I wouldn’t be heading back now, but we’re awarding the first Tebo Family Scholarship on Wednesday in Addison. I follow that up with …
Just A Number?
I’ve been on my own for one day short of seven months. I try not to keep track, but it’s difficult. I’ve learned some things. I get along with myself most of the time. I seldom question my motives, but understanding and accepting are too different things. I can get by with one bath towel …
Grand Rapids to Denver
I’m planning to take the train from Grand Rapids to Denver this summer. That’s way outside my comfort zone. I’ve taken the train before but never alone. When I was a kid my sister, Sharron, and I took one from Royal Oak to Detroit with Mom on several Friday afternoons. Grandma Barner picked us up …
Dare to Dream
Back in 2009, I marveled at the talent a forty-seven-year-old lady, Susan Boyle, displayed on Britain’s Got Talent. It was her first chance to sing in front of a large audience. It was the sassy lady’s big break. Even though she came in second that year, she’s worth about forty million dollars today. Susan Boyle …
Coincidence
I decided to self-publish the blogs I’ve written. I’ve been planning this since the beginning but got hung up on a format. I hoped that my kids, their kids, and maybe their kids, would like to see the world through Ruth and my eyes. We’d done some things worth sharing and I have family stories …
The Tournament Results
The first annual MRNA Open is complete. It was a highly contested tournament with players from across the country. Iowa, Nebraska, Florida, and Michigan were well represented. One player flew in from California for the event. We haven’t had rain in Florida for the past couple of months. It’s the driest it’s been since 2017. …
The MRNA Open
Ruth’s birthday is April 11th. She would be 76 this year. Elizabeth has flown in for her mom’s birthday. She’s here for the week-end and we’ll be going out for dinner on Tuesday. We’ll have Italian as that was one of Ruth’s favorites. A group of Florida friends will be playing the first ever MRNA …
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Every year as Ruth and I made the move from Michigan to Florida, or Florida to Michigan, I thought she overpacked. We had two places to live, a set of golf clubs at each location, more than enough furniture for both, household stuff, linens, pots, pans, dishes, silverware, etc. and enough clothes to fill multiple …
Possible
Some will read my previous post in utter disbelief. They can’t fathom that someone who’s died can reach out again. My daughter, Elizabeth, and I have discussed Ruth’s contact on multiple occasions. The boys and I have talked too, but they’re more prone to listen. David has spoken about his father-in-law, Larry’s, return as a …