September 26 Played golf even though it was very overcast. Turns out it was at a nearby course designed by Arnold Palmer. After finishing I was approached by a reporter and wound up with a brief segment on local TV:  At Rita’s request, we stopped for lunch at a Big Boy restaurant so as to indulge in totally unhealthy food!   The evening was extraordinarily interesting as regards the Presidential debate. We decided to go to the local Democratic headquarter...

  September 24 Following our customary run/walk, we met for breakfast at a place called Towne Center where I had french toast and Rita had salmon patties. The plan for today was to visit the Acme Fall Festival about 15 miles from here.  We watched children enjoying a pony ride.   Saw lots of old vehicles, including tractors and automobiles. Even listened to an antique calliope. Click on the image to hear it.   We went back to the North Peak Brewery for a s...

September 20 Following a morning run, we met and had breakfast at the Horizon Book store. This place gained national attention two years ago in a situation involving the Harper Lee novel called “Go Set a Watchman”, discovered and released after the author’s death to major hoopla. When it was quickly discovered that the novel had essentially no redeeming qualities, this store agreed to buy back every copy it had sold. It has also gained our admir...

September 11 Took a nice long walk along the lakefront on this sunny day. The plan for today was to return to Interlochen to attend a George Gershwin concert performed by the Traverse City Symphony orchestra. The concert began at 3 PM, but we went early so I could have a look at the place where I spent two summers in 57 and 58, the Intermediate Boys Division. I dropped Rita off at the theater, then drove to visit this location. It had changed almost not at all fr...

September 9 Mostly sunny day today. Started over at the courts where we did a bit more pickle ball, slowly getting the hang of this. Rita’s wrist is essentially all better. Must have been 30 people there, enjoying doubles games. We were even asked if we’d like to join in, but didn’t really feel comfortable enough. We watched a doubles game in which the people were nice enough to explain the rules as they were playing. Then went on to the FFY (Fi...