County 4-H Fair: Goats and Kids

One of the (many) wonderful nurses at Summer Trace is Amy Martin. Mom has enjoyed spending time with Amy's sons, Brody and Roon, and frequently asks Amy about their activities. Thursday we had the opportunity to meet Amy and her sons at the Hamilton County 4-H Fair in Noblesville to see their 4-H projects. Mom had a wonderful time! Brody was Mom's personal tour guide for this wonderfully compact fair. (i.e. not a lot of walking.) We also ran into some other friends from Westfield, the Shoemaker's, who have a sweet new baby in the family. When we got back to Summer Trace we had to check on the jigsaw puzzle we have all been working on in the 4th floor lobby. It was completed! And we found Mom's cat companion, Mrs. Whiskers, contentedly surveying the world from her favorite perch on her pillow on the sill of Mom's bedroom window overlooking the pond. Click on the arrow below to enjoy a slide show. Click on any one of the photos to enlarge it and go to the online album.

Bible Study at Summer Trace

The Bible Study went great today. Our topic was faith in the midst of suffering. Dr. Randy Alcorn's book "If God Is Good" was a wonderful resource tool. Plenty of great Scripture references and examples.

Our teacher, Joan, was away and I was so glad to have Brenda to "team sub" with me.

Evan, former soldier now college student, brought Mom's dog buddy, Pete, who took his usual place by Mom and snoozed through the study.

Afterwards, Mom and Gladys (age 99) enjoyed feeding treats to Pete. Click the arrow to watch the movie below.

Band Concert in the Park

Nothing says "Summer" like band concerts in the park!

Sunday, July 11th, Mom and I thoroughly enjoyed the first Seminary Park band concert of the season in Noblesville featuring the Lapel Community Band (with guest conductor a Lt. Col. who recently retired from the Marine Drum and Bugle Corps in Washington, D.C.!) Mom had THE BEST TIME!

AND we were totally blessed to run into Mom's faithful friends from Noblesville PEO, Debbie Frankel and Lois Schleuter!

Mom finally got to meet Debbie's friend, Dr. Tom Ley...

and Lois' husband, Stan. What a lovely evening!

A big thank you to the Noblesville Cultural Arts Commission!

Indiana Historical Society Visit

June 11, 2010 Mom and I went on the Summer Trace trip to the Indiana Historical Society in downtown Indianapolis to see the "You Are There" exhibit. It was a beautiful day and Mom loved the entire museum experience, including lunch! Mom especially enjoyed "riding" in an old model Ford car with the Summer Trace Activities Director, Joan, and examining the old familiar Raggedy Ann and Andy books by Johnny Gruelle in the gift shop. One thing I treasured was that this wonderful day gave me the unique opportunity of photographing Mom getting to hold and attempt to play a violin again in the "You Are There" exhibit's violin shop. I remember her having the violin she played as a young girl when I was a child. I don't know whatever happened to that violin. It would be neat for her to get to hold that one again. Enjoy the photos in the slide show below! In one you'll see Mom getting a private concert of Cole Porter favorites in the Cole Porter room.