GROUP AND GROUP BUDDY RUN BOONE, IA

My GROUP friends met at Marilyn's in Boone, IA this year.  This is the place where we all met and worked together and started our GROUP.  It's always fun to go back and reminisce. 

Pat showing off her beautiful garden.  She actually waters it.

 The first night we caught up on things and gave out our presentos, or gifts, we give each other if we want to.  Chris is deciding which calendar she wanted.

To Gina from Chris.

 From Chris to Polly.

 To Marilyn from Chris.

To Pat from Chris.

From Marilyn.

 From Lucy.

Bells from Polly.

 Polish eggs from Marilyn.

My bed.

 Breakfast on the patio.

Shopping.

Pat found her laundry basket she had in Germany and that she had sold at one of her garage sales a couple years back for about $3.  They  were asking a lot more for it.

Primp time.

Purchases.

Taking a break at Pat's house so everyone could see how she has fixed up her house.

Glass art that Pat did while visiting her sister in Missouri.

Other interesting items.

 The GROUP at a neat restaurant in Boone.  A former teacher friend was there and agreed to take this picture for us.  Thank you, Randy.

Riding the train in Boone is always a treat when we come to Boone.

In their new museum.

 The new bike trail's high bridge for bicycles where we did our Buddy Walk in memory of my nephew.

The Hindu Temple just south of Madrid near the Des Moines River.

 A church in Grimes, IA converted to a really neat restaurant where we ate lunch.

Near Grimes a guy restores old windmills so these were some of them on display.

Boone's new Brewery.

And Polly is only drinking Root Beer.

 I chose a free sample of their dark stout beer.

 Marilyn's superb parking on the sidewalk in front of the Brewery before we even went it.

We had a great time as usual.