Showing posts with label Galena. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Galena. Show all posts

Friday, May 25, 2012

May 25, 1991


Although we romped before going to sleep last night, JoAnna apparently isn't in the mood this morning.

"Bad breath," she confesses to me later when I ask why.  "I don't feel romantic."

Of course, I could have been more insistent.

We shop along Galena's main street.  We buy sweaters, books, old postcards, a tablecloth and napkins, baseball pictures for Andy.  Exactly at now, we continue our weekend driving to Prairie du Chien via Cassville.  We stop at a grocery store to get items for a picnic lunch and then continue on to Stonefield, an historical site maintained by the State, much less interesting than Old World Wisconsin.  The tour of Nelson Dewey's home is probably the highlight.  It's overcast all day, but we miss the rain that drenched Prairie du Chien, which is why our riverboat dinner cruise is cancelled.  We eat at a restaurant where Mo used to waitress and then take a drive to Pikes Peak State Park in Iowa to take in an obscured view of the Mississippi River.  Back at the motel, we fall asleep while watching TV, quickly returning to our old habits.


Thursday, May 24, 2012

May 24, 1991



The boys leave with Grandma and Ione at 9.  Andy looks so grown up sitting in the back seat.  I'd give anything, though, to read his mind.  JoAnna and I leave at 11, stopping by the credit union first so we can leave town with a fat wallet.  On Larry Martin's recommendation, we eat lunch at R.P.M.'s in Mount Horeb.  Flavorful 50s-60s decor, great burgers, and an out-of-this-world chocolate malt.  We spend a couple of hours doing a self-guided walking tour in Mineral Point, then continue driving the scenic back roads to Galena.  We arrive at Belle Aire shortly after 4, which gives us plenty of time to romp and take a nap before going out to dinner at Kingston Inn.  We are reliving our first honeymoon stop, folks, and I'm feeling as lusty as a newlywed.  Our dinners are superb and during dinner we are serenaded with a song especially for us on the occasion of our 5th anniversary.

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