Sunday, August 12, 2018

Valerie's Wedding---and more

Yesterday was cousin Valerie Stellrecht's big day. She was a missionary for nearly 4 decades and now retired at 67, she has found Terry, the man of her dreams. It was a delight to be at the ceremony in Shell Lake, WI, only a dozen miles from the farms where we grew up. And what fun it was to meet so many people from my childhood, including Valerie's siblings, Don (Delores) and Jane, my best neighborhood buddy growing up. Also renewing old times with Janice and Russell Row, Linda, Janet, Lorraine, Melva, Wilma and others. It was truly a grand time. We spent the night at our favorite motel in Spooner, got up early and headed north, spending some time in the much heralded Minnesota port city of Duluth where we strolled the Lake Walk, then on to Amnicon Falls State Park, and finally to beautiful village of Bayfield where we are spending the night in a motel with a view of Lake Superior.