Adventure 766: Herbie Joe on the Go/The Swamp/Archbold, OH

After a leisurely breakfast and a little chatter, we left the Singletree crew to their chores and headed for Archbold via Amish country backroads. We arrived at Kel and Karen's home about twelve-thirty. On the way, we recounted what a joy it is to see our kids (Kel's girls in this case) thriving. We thought, "Wow, each of our kids is thriving as well. Everyone seems happy and hard at it." It gives us comfort that our children are living the dream. And, old fogies that we are, it's fun to brag about the kids and the grand kids. After a quick sandwich and a little catching up, we took a rose from the garden out to Miss Jane's grave site. She was glad to see us. Then, Kel, ever a man of the Chamber of Commerce, took us downtown to see the new Archbold mural, which highlights the town's history. We made another quick stop for ice cream at the Dairy Queen for dessert this evening. We jibber-jabbered most the afternoon away while Kel baked bread and put the finishing touches on his creamy squash soup, which was delightfully creamy, delicately sweet, and quite satisfying. As we retired for the night, we once again felt grateful that life is good, especially today.

We stopped in Goshen for a second breakfast. The diner was packed, and quite passable.

For the group photo, we were all probably laughing at some C-Pap joke or some other bodily affliction that assails us.

We couldn't believe Miss Jane passed in 2012.

Warm hugs alone make the trip worth while.

Kel babe whipping up the fresh bread.

The loaf turned out pretty well.

This is a poor photo of a pretty cool mural.

I brought Kel a wire sculpture of the "Band" for his birthday.

Dinner is served.