I left Yuma, AZ as the weather
began warming up this spring, spent a few days in Albuquerque, then headed to
Hurley, SD, arriving in early May. The
trip through KS was delayed a day by snow and high winds on May 1st
or 2nd. The family in SD had
several ongoing health issues which prompted my decision to do a fast trip
north. I have been kept busy working at
Mother’s place and helping out other family members as needed. I did get away for a short trip to Atchison,
KS in June where I was inducted into the International Forest of Friendship. This park is a living memorial to people that
have made contributions to aviation and to the Ninety-Nines. The ceremony was very nice.
INTERNATIONAL FOREST OF FRIENDSHIP INDUCTION
I also made quick trips to the Ninety-Nines’
annual meeting in Bozeman, MT and to the annual rally at Winnebago Industries
in Forest City, IA in July. Following
the latter trip, it was very clear that my Mother ‘s health was failing rapidly
and, in fact, she was hospitalized a few days after my return with a cancer
diagnosis. She is now in a nearby
nursing home and is in Hospice care.
That pretty well catches you up to date on my summer.
This weekend I will be traveling
to Spearfish, SD for induction into the SD Aviation Hall of Fame. Several family members and friends plan to
be present which will make the occasion even more special for me. I will report about that later. I will return to Hurley on the 8th
and leave for a long planned trip to Ireland on the 10th. I plan to post a blog as I can, so let me know
if you DO NOT want to stay on the list.
If I don’t hear from you, I will assume you would like to receive
notices that I have updated the blog as I have done in the past.
That is all for now. This is a test post to let you know what is
coming and to see if I have correct addresses for everyone on this computer.
