Monthly Archives: March 2011

Happy Birthday, Hayley……..

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Lily

My youngest granddaughter turned 4 years old today. There was an amazing cake everyone “oohed and ahh’d” over. Jami has always liked to bake and decorate cakes. Hayley opened up her presents, played with her new play food and wore … Continue reading →

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60 years ago this day in history………

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Lily

Rawhide, original release date March 25, 1951, a stagecoach stop employee and a stranded traveler find themselves at the mercy of a band of stagecoach gold robbers. 5th Tony Awards: Guys & Dolls & Rose Tattoo win  E Purcell & … Continue reading →

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March Madness…..

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Lily

NCAA Basketball Tournament time is here.  According to Wikipedia.com “the  tournament, organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), was created in 1939 by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and was the brainchild of Kansas (University) coach Phog Allen.” … Continue reading →

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Harley Riders………….

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Lily

Riding a Ferris wheel and baking biscuits in a wood burning cook stove oven were moved from my “to do” list to my “ta da” list. Harley Davidson riding was next. Finding a Harley rider to take a single mid-forties woman on … Continue reading →

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Rocky Mountain High ……………..

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Lily

Spending the night somewhere in southwestern Kansas was inevitable.  Experienced from many trips to Colorado by a variety of routes I knew my overnight options in the southeastern part of the state would be thin. My plan was to spend the … Continue reading →

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St. Patrick’s Day……..

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Lily

The day began at Le Chocolat’ in Naperville with a Raspberry Mocha Latte and my Ladies Who Launch group. We swapped women entrepreneur stories and talked about helping each other “push forward” our businesses. Once again I was impressed with … Continue reading →

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Ferris Wheels, Harley Davidson’s and Wood Burning Cook Stoves……

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Lily

More years ago than I can remember right now, I coordinated a day of volunteer continuing education workshops. During one of the workshops we were asked to make a list of one hundred things we wanted to do. Not a … Continue reading →

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Good, Bad, Ugly

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Lily

The long weekend was very satisfying. I had a lot of quality time with friends and family. Jami and I were able to connect and make progress on AuroraNightOut. My political junkie heart was warm from good conversation with Max … Continue reading →

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Tea Party…….

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Lily

My daughters planned a tea party for me last Sunday.  There were several generations there, my Aunt Marge and my Uncle Bob’s widow, Aunt Mary. There were cousins, sisters, brothers, nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandchildren and friends, cousin Cheryl and friend … Continue reading →

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Sunday Lunch……

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Lily

Last weekend was filled with one experience after another. My friends Cheryl and Vicki picked me up after church. We went to Jason’s Deli, Wanamaker Road on the west side of Topeka. Cheryl came up from Wichita after working a … Continue reading →

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