Annual Pleasant Grove Fish Fry

 The Pleasant Grove Fish Fry has been an annual Carmel (Ind.) event for over 50 years, and lots of people look forward to going to it every year.  Of all of the area fish frys in the summer, we think this one is the best!  It's like a reunion for long time Carmel people.  

These rollers work out good to scoot your tray on.

We went 3 times in 2 days since Glenn & I usually aren't there at the right time to get to go to it.  Fri. night our cousins, Dina and Scott were there and Uncle Neal & Aunt Jan and 4 friends from church.  Sat. night we sat with Aunt Jan & Uncle Neal and I saw a childhood friend, Cindy (Moffitt) Small and also Bob and Judy Huber. 


This year the weather was perfect and with it being under a tent, it was nice.

Rob, Glenn & Mom

Rob, me and my brother, Glenn

On the Way to Indiana

On the way to Indiana last week, I was happy to find another Machine Shed Restaurant in Davenport, IA.  People have said this is a good place to eat and I've always wanted to try the one in Des Moines but have never been in the area at the right time.  This worked out perfect to stop here in Davenport for lunch.


The waitresses wear bibs.  The specialty is smoked pork so I had the smoked pork sandwich.  The meal was kind of disappointing including the homemade pie.  I really like banana cream pie and tried theirs but it was the graham cracker crust/pudding type with whipped cream on top.  They did have some nice things in their gift shop.  Glad I stopped!  Always fun to try someplace new.

Carmel Cemetery

L to R:  Rob, Reed, me, Glenn, Ross

Glenn's boys had not seen Dad's grave since the day of the funeral (going on 5 years ago).  Had to stop at the Dairy Queen after.

We had the traditional breakfast this morning for "leaving day" which always has to include Pillsbury orange rolls.  Except today I was the one leaving.  Uncle Dale came over to have breakfast with us on the porch.  I guess it was a good day to leave - it got up to 106 in Indianapolis today.  The crops there sure need the rain.  Bill thinks ours look the best ever.  We hope that continues and that the rest of the Midwest gets rain soon!   

It was really nice to see all of the green fields on this trip!  Usually I'm going back and forth when they're brown in the spring or golden in early fall.      

Great Pizza at Clay Terrace

We've been busy doing lots of things and going lots of places.  I had a hard time deciding which pictures to post first.  


Yesterday we decided to try a pizza place at Clay Terrace which is near Mom's.  Clay Terrace is one of the newer open type malls.


I love all the big pots of flowers and just flowers all over here.  The shopping areas and subdivisions all have lots and they're all fertilized and big.

 

We decided to try Tony Sacco's Coal Oven Pizza and knew that we could eat outside there.  It was VERY good.  We started off with their garlic rolls which were the size of a bun, warm, and just the right amount of crunchy and garlic butter.  I got a coal oven baked Italian flatbread sandwich (picture below) that was super good and the rest shared pizza that they really liked.  Mom had the Insalata Di Casa salad.  The prices were very good.  We'll definitely go back!   

Rob, Ross, Mom, Reed, Glenn

These garlic rolls were amazing!

My crunchy Italian flatbread sandwich.

Really nice thin, crispy crust.

Back Home Again in Indiana

I left Wed. to come back to Indiana to do 3 Stampin' Up! events.  Glenn and the boys are here at Mom's so we've been having great fun!  

Yesterday I had the meeting in the morning for the other Stampin' Up! demonstrators in my group.  It was fun to show them some of our new products.  Three of them demonstrated things for us.  Debbie showed us some tips for using the cute new purse die and had several samples. These would hold a couple of Hershey nuggets or kisses and could be favors at showers or other women's events.  Michelle showed us how to make roses out of snipped & heated ribbon and Lynn demonstrated some things with our new paper piercing templates and showed us how to make a really fun little scrapbook/brag book.  They got to make 2 cards that I brought the supplies for.  

Purses and watering can made with the purse die.

Debbie demonstrating the purse die.

The guys went to the Mt. Comfort Air Show today and I have a stamp class for 11 customers this afternoon. 

Last night Glenn, Rob & Reed did the "Night Ride" in downtown Indianapolis with about 3700 other riders.  It begins at 11 pm!  It's sounds similar to RAGBRAI in Iowa (on a much smaller scale) because lots of people ride in costumes and there is a contest for most lights on your bike.  They got home about 2:30 am and said it was fun.  They rode part of the time with Cousin Dina, her husband and stepson and Uncle Dale. 

The yards here are brown and the corn is curling up.  They need rain!!

I've taken lots of pictures I'll be posting when I have a chance.

Much Needed Rain

Fri. evening we received 2.3" of  much needed rain.  We can't remember when we last had that much.  There was deep water at one of the intersections in town and standing water in fields and in our new grove until the next morning.  

near the post office

Railroad Street

Our grove

Partial rainbow after. 

 

The Circus is Coming!

Last week at my P.E.O. meeting, one of the members mentioned to us that maybe the neatest thing she's ever done was going to Humboldt to watch the circus "come to life".  She said that this would be happening Thurs. morning and anyone is welcome to show up and watch starting pretty early.  I almost forgot about it but then was excited that I had remembered and could do it.  Peggy got up early to go with me.

We watched the stakes go in the ground, the big supports lifted up and then the tent raised from a truck in the middle, the sides lowered and secured.  Then we walked over to where the animals were and saw lions, tigers and bears!  Not really - we saw 3 elephants eating and one was swaying back and forth, a hippo in a tank of water, 2 camels, some mini goats, horses and a few others.  It was interesting.  They were going to do two shows that same day and then tear down and move on to the next town.  That day it was pretty windy and there were storms predicted.  I didn't think I wanted to sit in a tent with that wind and possible bad weather, but  I plan to take my great nieces next time the circus is in the area though!     

There's a guy climbing up the side

Lots of lines to hold it down.

the elephants

My Very Talented Friend's Creations

If you've been reading my blog very long, you know that I have a very talented friend when it comes to food presentation.  Terri loves to have teas and dreams of having a nice tea room.  Our P.E.O. meeting last week was at her home and just look what we were treated to.  Better than any tea room I've been to!  Thanks Terri - we all loved it!