Mitch's "Horseshoe" the Clydesdale
We are enjoying the rally and the new friends we are making. I keep thinking how much my mom would love what we are doing. There are so many nice people to meet. Yesterday I brought the message at the rally. Afterwards Kim and I went to a restaurant called Culvers, then Wal-Mart. Joe and Carol had taken us to a Culvers restaurant in Minneapolis. They have really good root beer floats. While there I struck up a conversation with a local man. I asked him what we should do in the area that we couldn’t do at home. His teenage son said we should try “Horseshoes”. He said it is a piece of Texas toast with one of about five meats and then french fries and cheese over it. We tried Pasties in the U. P., so we thought we would give a horseshoe a try. This is the type of fun thing we like to do on the trip.
Yesterday at three PM we left as a group and went to a settlement called New Salem where Abe Lincoln lived for about six years (1831 – 1837) after he left Indiana and lived until he was elected into public office. It was interesting. They had people in character and dress of that day in the homes and buildings answering questions. One lady told that to be a cooper (barrel maker), or a blacksmith the apprenticeship was 5 years. For an attorney it was about one year and to be a Dr. just 6 months (and there was no formal training – just the apprenticeship). My nephew Andy could have saved a lot of money if he were born 150 years earlier.
After the museum we went out to eat and got our horseshoe dinner. I got a Clydesdale, which is two pieces of bread with two meats. I decided to get Philly beef and breaded tenderloin. It was really good, but too big. I couldn’t eat it all. Kim got a pony (one slice of bread and one meat) and couldn’t eat all of hers either. It was a heart attack on a platter. Like I said, it tasted really good though.
Next we went to an outdoor theatre to see The Miracle Worker. It is a play about the life of Helen Keller. While it was a great play, it wasn’t the kind you sit back and enjoy. Helen was like a caged animal in that she wanted to get her feelings out, but only knew of negative ways until a young girl named Ann Sullivan came to teach her. Ann was perplexed as to how to reach Helen, but of course in the end she did. It really made me realize how I take my ears and eyes for granted. We rode with Walt and Judy Kaiser to the play and on the way home he said part of his police training was that they gave them each a handicap for a day. He said it was very challenging.
Today (Mon.) we go to the Presidential Library and Museum and tomorrow we go to Peoria to the Caterpillar engine plant and have a potluck that eve. Wed we have men’s and lady’s luncheons and Thursday eve is our farewell meal. We love and miss our friends and family. We heard it is dry back home and you need rain. We will pray for that.
Yesterday at three PM we left as a group and went to a settlement called New Salem where Abe Lincoln lived for about six years (1831 – 1837) after he left Indiana and lived until he was elected into public office. It was interesting. They had people in character and dress of that day in the homes and buildings answering questions. One lady told that to be a cooper (barrel maker), or a blacksmith the apprenticeship was 5 years. For an attorney it was about one year and to be a Dr. just 6 months (and there was no formal training – just the apprenticeship). My nephew Andy could have saved a lot of money if he were born 150 years earlier.
After the museum we went out to eat and got our horseshoe dinner. I got a Clydesdale, which is two pieces of bread with two meats. I decided to get Philly beef and breaded tenderloin. It was really good, but too big. I couldn’t eat it all. Kim got a pony (one slice of bread and one meat) and couldn’t eat all of hers either. It was a heart attack on a platter. Like I said, it tasted really good though.
Next we went to an outdoor theatre to see The Miracle Worker. It is a play about the life of Helen Keller. While it was a great play, it wasn’t the kind you sit back and enjoy. Helen was like a caged animal in that she wanted to get her feelings out, but only knew of negative ways until a young girl named Ann Sullivan came to teach her. Ann was perplexed as to how to reach Helen, but of course in the end she did. It really made me realize how I take my ears and eyes for granted. We rode with Walt and Judy Kaiser to the play and on the way home he said part of his police training was that they gave them each a handicap for a day. He said it was very challenging.
Today (Mon.) we go to the Presidential Library and Museum and tomorrow we go to Peoria to the Caterpillar engine plant and have a potluck that eve. Wed we have men’s and lady’s luncheons and Thursday eve is our farewell meal. We love and miss our friends and family. We heard it is dry back home and you need rain. We will pray for that.
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