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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”

2018 May 30 Wednesday in Grimes Iowa Cooler start at 64° with a high of only 85° but still hanging on at 83° at ten thirty tonight. Ella had a dentist appointment at nine this morning. When she finished we decided to try the new Grimes cafe again (read yesterday’s post). Once again it wasContinue reading “2018 May 30 Wednesday”

2018 May 30 Tuesday in Grimes Iowa 70° by noon it reached 90° (feels like 95). Can you feel the heat in the sunrise photos? A little after 8 we went to the Cutty’s cafe to visit with friends and drink ice tea i also called my nephew, Keith who lives in Kentucky. We talkedContinue reading “2018 May 30 Tuesday”

2018 May 28 Monday in Grimes Iowa Memorial Day 76° to start the day. A freak storm in the middle and still 80° at 10:00 p.m. It is Memorial Day 2018. A day of remembrance. A day of loss. If you do a Google search you will find that over twenty-five places claim the titleContinue reading “2018 May 28 Monday”

2018 May 27 Sunday in Grimes Iowa 72° to start the day with 90° at noon under mostly cloudless sky. I didn’t get a photo of the white hot sun at the edge of the world this morning. It would not have been pretty. It reached 99° locally and is simply 87° at ten p.m.Continue reading “2018 May 27 Sunday”

2018 May 26 Saturday in Grimes Iowa 69° and clear to start the day and reached 94° by noon. Pancakes, waffles, and French toast with sausage patties was served at the clubhouse this morning. As I was getting my breakfast, I found out that I was in charge of an 11:30 Memorial Day service atContinue reading “2018 May 26 Saturday”

2018 May 25 Friday in Grimes Iowa The day began at 77° and near 90% humidity. Thanks be to God for the clouds to shelter us from the sun because it was 82° (feels like 86) by noon. Unfortunately the clouds all moved on and the late afternoon temps reached 90°. We went for coffeeContinue reading “2018 May 25 Friday”

2018 May 25 Friday in Grimes Iowa 69° to start the day and 82° by noon. And an unofficial 90° around 3 p.m. them dropped to 81° by 9. Looks like an air conditioned night. We arrived at Cutty’s Cafe just before nine and set up our Fast Track game while we waited for someContinue reading “2018 May 25 Friday”

2018 May 23 Wednesday in Grimes Iowa It was 65° and partly cloudy to start the day. Today we boarded a bus at the senior center and went to the Iowa State fairgrounds for Senior Fest. There were seventeen seats on the bus and only one small space in the back bench was empty. AndContinue reading “2018 May 23 Wednesday”

2018 May 20 Sunday in Grimes Iowa 55° and overcast to start the day. It got up to 63° for the high and remained overcast. We attended church at Union Park UMC this morning and had a hamburger lunch in the fellowship hall after the service. Laundry was done at Cutty’s laundromat on main Street.Continue reading “2018 May 20 Sunday”