Summertime and the livin' is easy, but spring wasn't!

The weather was terrible this spring. Most crops didn't get planted until June, other fields weren't planted at all. 


I was to retire on 6/30/19 and had a retirement party planned, however, I was asked to stay on 1 more year and accepted. Still had the party, though! Here is the party-prep crew after a hard day's work.

Love this!

Alan was to retire on 6/30/19 and he actually got it done!

Daniel, Mom, and me

Kiddie cocktail party. Don't judge.

Dan's girlfriend, Alison, is a senior aerospace engineering major at the University of Colorado. In summer she travels to places like South America and Africa with student engineers to build community bridges. This summer Alison lead the team and look what they built in Swaziland!

Karen helping Tom load a pallet at the Lynch farm. The soybeans are coming up.

Last month I had a bike accident after losing control on gravel. I walloped my head (the helmet saved me) and ended up with stitches in my hand and elbow.  Tom decided I should go to the ER after my babble sounded more ridiculous than usual. They decided to keep me overnight for observation. It took me over a month to "get back on the horse" as they say. How about that new helmet?

Today was the 5th annual Dan Cavanagh Multiple System Atrophy 5K. It was a beautiful walk, and we proudly came in at the back of the pack!

Love these purple coneflowers!

The Funks came out for a little dip in the pond before the Bach reunion this afternoon.  They love the swing. The kids almost talked me into jumping off the swing, but at the last second I chickened out. 

We got into the LC banana cream pie before the reunion! 

This - n - That

Here are a bunch of pictures over the year. Tom and I were on a hike in southern IL.

In March we escaped to FL for a conference and to visit Karen and Joel in Gainesville where we saw alligators, sand hill cranes, turtles, a water moccasin, and even a manatee that swam under our kayaks!

Harold the Camel meets Next Gen Emmett Guanzini. While on a visit to cousin Linda's, I also happened upon Kevin's 40th birthday party in November!

Charlie and I before his daughter Blake's graduation from Fordham U in May.

Two Fordham alums!

Dad and Charlie went on the Syracuse Honor Flight to Washington, DC in September!

Celebrating Noelle's appointment as ISU's interim grad school director.

Brazil, baby! The clouds parted briefly at the Christ the Redeemer statue.

Brother Tom crashed Blake's graduation party. Here he is with sis-in-law Carolyn and Mom & Dad in the background.

Snappin' selfies w/ Tracy at commencement.

Old Mill Restaurant along the Unadilla River in April. They still love their straight up Manhattans!

Every so often I get to Selkow-sit!

Dad's 70th reunion from Rutgers University.  It would have been Uncle Ken's reunion, too. Here we are: Aunt Harriet, cousin Karen, Ann, me, George, and Franklin who was the only other 1949 classmate.

Mom's 90th birthday party on January 26 in Utica.  Bottom L-R: Teri, George, Carol, Ann, and Kelly. Top L-R: Barb, Tom, John Hesse (party crasher), Carolyn, and Charlie.