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2018 June 12 Tuesday in Grimes Iowa 68° and clear after another night if rain and wind. I’m working at the fee booth from 8-2:30 today. Ella followed the normal weekday schedule of coffee with friends at Cutty’s Cafe (actually it was only her and Keith) and then games and lunch at the Grimes SeniorContinue reading “2018 June 12 Tuesday”

2018 June 09 Saturday in Grimes Iowa 74° start with 92° by 3 p.m. and 83° at 9 p.m. Hot and sticky all day. It wouldn’t be an officially started day without coffee at the cafe with friends. A couple days ago I won some prizes at bingo. I let Ella pick out what sheContinue reading “2018 June 09 Saturday”

2018 June 08 Friday in Grimes Iowa 71° start with 87° around noon and still at 83° at 9 p.m. No sunrise photo today. I woke at 3:30 which was too early even for me. I went back to bed and slept until Ella’s 7 o’clock alarm. Bible reading and devotion writing took precedence overContinue reading “2018 June 08 Friday”

2018 June 07 Thursday in Grimes Iowa 64° this morning with a high of 88°. It was about 75° by 9. An inch of rain fell yesterday evening in a rather short amount of time I stopped at Home Depot yesterday looking for supplies to build a coffee table storage area. Couldn’t find what IContinue reading “2018 June 07 Thursday”

2018 May 31 Thursday in Grimes Iowa Cooler again with 69° you get the day going. I last in bed until six this morning so missed any possible his sunrise photos. It reached a high of 91° with 81° at 9 p.m. When we arrived at Cutty’s Cafe for coffee this morning, Sandy and FrancesContinue reading “2018 May 31 Thursday”

2018 June 06 Wednesday in Grimes Iowa 70° this morning and reached 90 before the storm weren’t through and was 60 at 11p.m. We had a full house for coffee this morning at the cafe. And the Grimes Senior Center had a bunch for lunch also.. Around six a wild thunderstorm came through. By eightContinue reading “2018 June 06 Wednesday”

2018 June 04 Monday in Grimes Iowa 56° this morning and 78° by noon under mostly clear skies. They were prepping the outdoor pools this morning, as we were going for coffee. It made me smile. You can tell that you are at a resort when the sign at the cafe not only reads “NoContinue reading “2018 June 04 Monday”

2018 June 03 Sunday in Grimes Iowa 61 chilly degrees this morning. 17 mph wind with gusts to 25. I actually had to kick the furnace on for a little bit before we took our showers. I mixed some shredded chicken and salsa in with the scrambled eggs this morning. Then added cheese and wrappedContinue reading “2018 June 03 Sunday”

2018 June 02 Saturday in Grimes Iowa 63° and torrential rain this morning. After dropping ¾” of rain, it moved on to the west. This morning I was lazy and lay in bed until nearly 7:00 today. Then I decided to clean and move things around on the kitchen counter. Then I sat and workedContinue reading “2018 June 02 Saturday”

2018 June 01 Friday in Grimes Iowa 68° at the start of day. 95° by noon. And 86° at 9 p.m. In the early morning it was nice to sit outside in the cool and quiet of the day to do my Bible reading and reflect on what that means to me. I like toContinue reading “2018 June 01 Friday”