Well, here we are at the end of 2017. It is common at this time of year to see articles
on “The year in review”, or “The (gulp) Best of 2017” on and on. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to
post for some good and not so good reasons.
Got me to thinking about the Feeder’s year so I’ll cave in and join my
journalistic brethren with a few highlights from the year gone by. Conscientious readers might find their memories
tickled a bit…
Spring Journey
We made an inland waterway trip from Charleston (Foodie
Mecca) to Jacksonville:
seeing things like lovely historic Southern homes:
Or “gone Shrimpin’”?
Summer Journey
An extended MOMSTER road trip to the Midwest to see FOJTE in STL (see "best" below) and FOJTY in Kansas City (BBQ mecca)
(featured in latest Southern Living magazine)
Then to Holland, MI, to deliver MFO’s organized Morris “Mose” Moody’s WWI archive
to Holland, Michigan
And then some from the Craig side (My mom’s) to Michigan State
University in East Lansing (my home town!)
Which included a lovely dinner at the MSU Hospitality facility
of Kellogg Center
Fall Fun
A lovely Thanksgiving dinner hosted and attended by good
friends
where's mine?
Somewhere in here the “not so good” part kicks in. will keep it short (as was my breathing)
which eventually resulted in a week’s accommodations in John’s Hopkins palatial guest rooms
Where I got to get scanned, imaged, injected, measured, poked
and prodded, but a diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Hypertension has been
levied, and medications have greatly relieved my symptoms. I also am now in 24/7 Oxygen, but that is
livable and I’m learning to adjust (one of many to come).
But I was “sprung” in time to get back to the digs and was
able (with the help of friends)
to enjoy our Christmas tree and displays once again
FOJTE was able to break free and came and visited for a
few days, wonderful to see them….
and so sad to see them go
TY was
obligated by his police officer schedule to stay in KC, but we talked by phone
several times. So it was the first
Christmas at “home” for the Feeders in all the time we’ve been in Maryland. Who knows what the sand in the top of the
hourglass holds.
Okay enough of that… I hope you all had a wonderful holiday
period with friends, families, and good memories of those who were here in
years past.
And, I’ll use the word I generally despise and criticize,
but it applies in this case.
The BEST meal (with a nod to KC BBQ) I had in 2017 was at
Everything fit, was in harmony beautiful setting, exemplary
service
And exquisite food
Another case where two dimensional image doesn’t do the
original justice..
And now that the holidays are behind us (save tonight and
tomorrow), soon you will see a piece on one of my favorite whipping boys: “Chains”.
So if you’re going out tonight, act sensibly and make sure
you are
DFD’d
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