I hope my readers had a good weekend. Mine started Thursday
evening, when Travalon and I went to the Flamingle Party. The “Flamingle” is a
newsletter put out by the alumni association, and they had pink treats and fun
games and a very interesting panel discussion on how the newsletter is put
together. Then we went to the Monona Terrace to see the tile I had gotten
Travalon for an anniversary present, which they had just installed, and then we
picked up our clay cacti at Fired Up.
Friday I took the day off of work for the annual bike ride
for the birthday of the Daughter of Denni. This year I didn’t ride, because I
had to pick up Tiffy when she came to town. We drove to several of the stops on
the tour and walked to one of them, reprising the walk Travalon and I took last
year along the scenic shores of Lake Monona. Then the two of us went to the
outdoor theater to meet the Dairyman’s Daughter and her sister. We saw a very
funny but cynical play by Shaw called Heartbreak
House.
Saturday Travalon had to work, so I met Rich, Tiffy, and
another lady for coffee, then we ladies went to the Farmers’ Market. Tiffy and
I had lunch on State Street, then when Travalon got off of work, the three of
us took a long boat ride back into the marsh, where we saw a couple of deer by
the edge of the water. They looked like they were pondering swimming out to the
island. In the evening the three of us met Rich at a supper club called Hill
Top out in Pine Bluff, where they have 36 flavors of ice cream drinks on the
menu. We had dinner there and then ice cream drinks, of course – I had a red
velvet one.
Yesterday Travalon and I joined Cecil Markovitch, the Single
B-Boy, and Rich’s Brazilian roommate for a hike in Parfrey’s Glen. All the men but
the Brazilian were wearing dark blue shirts and khaki shorts, so I had to take
a picture of the “odd man out.” (I was wearing a bright coral T-shirt myself.)
The others went to hike up Gibralter Rock, but Travalon and I went swimming in
Devil’s Lake, which surprisingly I have never done. It was wonderful! You could
see the people way up on the bluffs looking down at the lake. We got to ride
the Merrimac Ferry both ways, and we met up with the other guys again for
dinner at Fitz’s, a wonderful supper club on Lake Wisconsin.
Famous Hat
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