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Dana Thomas House

Along with Nancy Theis, we visited the Dana Thomas House in Springfield, IL. The home is largely how it was early in the century. A very nice tour that is free of charge. Unfortunately, they did not allow any photos.

Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1902 for Susan Lawrence Dana, a forward-thinking socialite living in Springfield, Illinois. The home, the 72nd building designed by Wright, contains the largest collection of site-specific, original Wright art glass and furniture. Wright’s first “blank check” commission, the home has 35 rooms in the 12,000 square feet of living space which includes 3 main levels and 16 varying levels in all.

Visits: 21

Back in Wisconsin for a week

Pam and I made it back to Hudson Wisconsin on Monday. We are staying with Pam’s mom. The weather is slightly different than Arizona!
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On the way, We were able to visit with Pam’s Great Aunt before she passed away. Then to Owatanna MN to visit our Sister In-Law.
I had a great visit at Doboy on Wednesday. Enjoyed seeing lots of old friends and meeting some of the new people.

Visits: 32

Leaving Arizona

Well, after 8 weeks of the easy life of Golf, Swiming, Hot Tubs, Bingo and lots of quiet walks, we are leaving Palm Creek Resort. It was very relaxing and we made lots of new friends.

We are heading north to see family in Owatonna, MN. On the way we will stop in Barry Illinois to see Scott and Nancy.

Today, we passed through Winslow, AZ and took a few pictures of “Standin’ on the Corner Park” from the Eagles song Take it Easy.

We drove 480 miles to Albuquerque, NM. Stayed overnight at another Harvest Host: Star Brothers Brewery. We each enjoyed a flight of beer and some food.

Visits: 48

Yuma, AZ with the Sampsons

Pam and I drove down to Yuma Arizona to visit with Mark and Robin Sampson.

Lunch at Mark’s favorite Mexican Restaurant: La Fonda Mexican Food. Lots of character and good food. Not as spicy as Texas, but very good.

We then visited St. Thomas Mission Church. It is a Catholic mission in Winterhaven, California. It was dedicated in 1923, and its design replicates the Mission Puerto de Purísima Concepción, which once stood on the site.

Next up, the Old Plank Road in the Imperial Dunes (California). A wood plank road built on top of the sand dunes. Amid great fanfare, the first planks were laid on February 14, 1915. For the next two months, a combination of volunteers and paid workers hauled lumber and laid down two parallel plank tracks, each 25″ wide, spiked to wooden cross pieces underneath. The wheel path floated across 6 1/2 miles of shifting sand east of Gray’s Well. Work ended on April 4, 1915. A week later, the ‘Glad Hand Excursion,’ consisting of 25 cars loaded with over 100 riders, gaily traveled the Plank Road and declared it a success.

We finished our mini-tour of Yuma with refreshments at Lutes Casino. The décor is early eclectic, what might be called interesting junk. And it is everywhere. The 12-foot-high walls are plasters with posters, paintings, murals and decals of every description. Over there is a poster of Laurel and Hardy. And there’s Humphrey Bogart. The “Babe” rests his famous bat on his shoulder in another. Suspended from the ceiling is a full-size Signal Gas sign, and another for Western Union. The eye cannot travel one foot without coming to rest on some unique piece of memorabilia. A glance up will reveal the best of all- a raggedy foot crashing through the ceiling. Back on the floor, the patrons are an odd mixture of tourists drink beer and walk around looking at the walls and the regulars.

Visits: 52

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