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Dan came for the first days of my US visit and of course we played Scrabble
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Scrabble selfie - take two
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Our game is over... Dan wins again
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Looking at treasures Dan & I brought up from the basement - this her father's WW1 Bible
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Reading a notebook from her school days
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I brought in boxes every day -- and flowers from her garden several times
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This was the box of wedding stuff, including this 60-year-old remnant of cake!
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Looking at her parents' 1922 marriage certificate
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Looking at Great Aunt Ella's diploma from Peabody Institute of Design
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Out of a box of her parents' things, she pulls a portrait of her maternal grandfather, Louis Anderfuhren
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At Purdue now, Thursday's dinner with Martha at Bistro 501 featured a very nice Portuguese red
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Friday, we visited Marianne -- as we reminisced, she pulled out my file from when I was an exchange student in France!
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Probably the worst grades I've ever had! But I learned a lot anyway
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We concluded our visit with a group photo
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Next we had a lovely, long visit with my major professor
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Great to see Margie again!
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Von's display of kids' books for Ramadan
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Wendy arrived at our undergrad reunion late, but bearing gifts!
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Friday evening dinner at McGraw's
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Together again!
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McGraw's replaced Stiney's at this site looking over the Wabash River
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Pottery painting started with a patio photo shoot
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Pondering...
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Now try happy
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Upset
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And finally, normal
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A quick break from work
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Kathi made sure we had plenty of snacks!
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Examining her work
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Not so sure about that...
