5/10/11 (Tuesday): I'm doing this blog on a new computer! The old one has been dying by degrees and we just got our tax refund, so I'm the proud owner of a new Asus laptop. I'd never heard of the brand, but my research shows they've been around for a while and are quite trustworthy. Also, it was $100 cheaper than the Toshiba I'd been looking at and had exactly the same specifications. I also paid a little extra to have all my files transferred over and to have Windows '97 and MS Office installed. I just don't have the patience any more (and my computer whiz kid now lives in New Zealand).
Anyhow--a quick update on Wiley. We saw the neurologist and everything looks like a "go" for the DBS surgery in July. We'll be going through a fairly elaborate process of testing to assure that it's positioned in the best possible spot in his brain. Apparently, because he can't have an MRI (due to the wires already in his head), the second placement is not as accurate as the first. CT scans don't show as much detail as MRI's. They're aiming for a place in the brain the size of a Rice Krispie! We're quite impressed with the U Mich health team.
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| Mute Swan on Campground Lake |
We've been getting out a bit more now that the weather has improved. One of our favorite things is to walk around the lake in the campground. All the campers are on one side of the lake, and the other side is fairly wild.
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| Mayapples |
We always see lots of birds and wildflowers.
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| Sunset Over Campground Lake |
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| Parker Mill, Ann Arbor |
We had seen this old mill several times in our travels nearby. Turns out, it's called Parker Mill.
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| Fletcher Creek (Mill in Background) |
There's a nice little park with a bit of history. It's only 26 acres, but it's got Fletcher Creek running through it and some wooded trails and this great old mill. The mill dates back to 1873 and was still in operation in 1958. The original, operable equipment is still inside.
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| Belted Galloway |
Another day we took a trip to Hell (Michigan)! On the way we saw a bunch of Belted Galloway cattle. We hadn't seen any of them since our days in Maine.
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| Saloon at Hell, Michigan |
We stopped in this "saloon" and bought pasties for dinner (they're a kind of meat pie made popular by Welsh miners in the upper peninsula). Wiley bought a tee shirt that says "I've been to Hell (Michigan) and back." There's not much to the little town--two bars and lots of lakes and forest. The Huron River runs nearby. We want to go back for some kayaking.
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| Hell Creek |
The town sits on Hell Creek, which is quite pretty. If you'd like to read a little history of the town and how it got its name, click here.
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| Joyce, Anna, Margo, Claire, Kristin and Tom |
Tom and Kristin took us to a fondue restaurant for Mother's Day. That was really fun! The girls really got into it, especially the dessert course (chocolate)!
That's about it for now. As soon as I download the pictures, I'll give you a little vicarious tour of Holland, Michigan, where we went yesterday for the tulip festival.
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