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Day Five: Friday, August 22, 2008

by mwgerard Posted on August 27, 2008

Friday we went over to my grandad’s shed to poke around. He has always has bits of everything around, and it is strangely organized. Like things are together and yet there is a chaos to it.

In the yard were a couple of butterflies…

We then went up to the fair for delicious lunch and some more harness races. Before they started, we visited the horse barns.

Once the races began, we sat with grandad and guessed on which were the best horses. Steve read the racing forms and I just looked — I always picked the winningest horse. We’re getting pretty good! Then we hopped in the car and drove up to Tuscola to hang out with my cousin.

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Day Three: Wednesday, August 20, 2008

by mwgerard Posted on August 26, 2008

Wednesday morning we went into Hidalgo to hang out at my uncle’s hardware store for a little while. Appropriately enough, it’s called Bob’s Hardware and is the only business in the town of 150. In the back he has a fix-it shop with items left from the previous shop owners and probably date back to the 1940s.

Then we saw my uncle off as he began his rounds as the postman. Yep, he does that too.

Then we went into Greenup for anther delicious lunch at the Candy Kitchen and a visit to the Historical Society. They have nice exhibits on local history including military uniforms and records, a Victorian parlor, childhood toys, American Indian arrowheads and a restored train depot.