If you’ve been reading here very long, you know that one of my most favorite things to do is to get in the car and drive aimlessly on back roads. Fortunately, I have a family who is patient with that quirk of mine and don’t blink twice at me heading out for a couple of hours of meandering time. There are few things that soothe my soul like a back road. Sadly, there hadn’t been a freeze yet in Wisconsin and so the tree colors were not as brilliant as they might have been. But the red barns, green grass, and blue sky still flaunted their beauty so I didn’t have too much to complain about. On Thursday of our week away, we drove over to Ruth’s for one of her lovely lunches. The grape juice was made from her own grapes and she also grew the raspberries. Who is lovelier? The flowers or mom? Sorry, flowers. I think Mom wins this one. Eighty-seven years old and still shining! In contrast to Mom’s serene beauty, here is Steve’s bemused face. We went outside after lunch to enjoy the balmy weather. I happened to catch a glimpse of mom in a […]