Dennis Weeks' blog

2011-12-23T17:10:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas.

2011-07-04T06:56:00.000-07:00

Where's Waldo, er Kim?

Fairfield had their fireworks on Sunday. Down at the green they had a festival and music featuring a local band called Stagger Lee. It was a good band but probably not as good ans Kim's brothers band called Blue Eyed Soul.

2011-06-18T19:00:00.000-07:00

2011-06-18T07:33:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday was our church picnic. It was a very good time in Sharon Woods. Good food, company, games, music, and one baptism.

2011-06-18T06:35:00.000-07:00

Saturday we went to a Todd Agnew concert in Dayton Ohio.

2011-05-14T07:09:00.000-07:00

Friday started the three day Meighfest in Covington Kentucky. Karla and I twisted balloons and made kids happy. I was glad the rain held up for the evening.

2011-05-08T17:25:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Kim and I went to the annual Derby day party in Butler Kentucky at Roger and Karla's. There where fewer people there, perhaps because of the threatening weather or perhaps because we are all getting older, but it was a good time never the less.

2011-05-08T16:16:00.000-07:00

Friday Kim and I went to a Christian Rock concert at Landmark Baptist Church. The building is actually a Steelox building (a metal building company I used to work for). It was a great concert. Tenth Avenue North and Third Day where featured. After the concert they invited whoever wanted to come next door to listen to an accoustic jam with different members of the band. That was even better. Four hours of music for $25. Not bad by todays standards.

2011-04-06T17:52:00.000-07:00

We tried to till again this sunday but it was too muddy. Matt came along this time and helped his did did a row for peas. The rest of mostly just had a picnic in the back yard with our host Eileen.

This past Sunday Fish, Karen, Spudbar and his children, Randy and Samantha, Kim and I tilled up a 40' x 40' garden in the country. We made a picnic of it. With four men on the machine it meant we only had to till one row then have three rows off to rest. It was a good time. The tics where hungry though!

2011-04-02T08:23:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of our recent vacation to Florida to visit Sam, Michele, and Elena. It was a wonderful time.

2011-02-12T17:10:00.001-08:00

It warmed up to the fourties today so Kim and I went for a walk in Mount Airy Forest.

2011-02-05T20:55:00.000-08:00

For my birthday Kim and Molly took me to Spagetti Warehouse and then surprised me with a symphony at Music Hall. It was a very good day.

2011-01-29T15:05:00.000-08:00

I was able to finish my snow castle complete with entry arch the day befor the rain is due to melt it all away.

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We went for a drive today in the country.

My snow wall lasted a few days but, alas, the temptation was too great for some kid in the neighborhood. Half of it was knocked down the other day. I re-used the snow blocks to make a snow castle. This may be my last snow structure for a while. It is supposed to warm up and rain in a couple days.

2011-01-25T18:17:00.001-08:00

With the rising temperature Kim and I were able to build a snow fort. I call it Fort Fairfield.

2011-01-23T12:41:00.000-08:00

Yesterdays Ice Festival in Hamilton inspired me to try it at home. I learned that even in frigid weather it takes ice a long time to freeze if the water is over 4" thick. This is what I made with the incompletely frozed molds. I couldn't wait any longer because they are predicting it may warm up to freezing tomorrow.

2011-01-22T14:50:00.000-08:00

We went to the Hamilton Ice Fest today. Cool ice sculptures. It was 13 degrees below zero overnight in Hamilton.

2011-01-01T08:31:00.000-08:00

1/11/11 celebration

2010-12-27T04:07:00.000-08:00

Christmas morning at our house.

2010-12-27T03:47:00.000-08:00

We was a Christmas card family gathering this year at Kim's sister's house.

2010-12-18T18:03:00.001-08:00

My niece Gretchen got married today.

2010-12-12T17:20:00.001-08:00

Here are some snow pictures of today 12/12/10.

2010-12-01T17:02:00.000-08:00

2010-11-26T20:07:00.000-08:00

We had a great Thanksgiving this year with Kims daughter Molly, her nephew Matt, his mother Jeri, and her grandchildren Cameron and Ryan.

2010-10-26T16:01:00.000-07:00

Sam and I drove to Florida this weekend. He is moving there.

playing on the beach in Bradenton.

2010-10-10T08:01:00.000-07:00

Thanks to all who attended the fifth annual Frogtails Skinny Scarecrow Festival which Kim and I where honored to host.

2010-09-29T18:41:00.000-07:00

This past weekend Kim and I had a get away weekend in Hocking Hills Ohio. We walked around Old Mans Cave. It had been about thirty years since I had last been there. It is a lot more popular now.

2010-07-19T17:04:00.000-07:00

Tonight we had Kim's Tamale Pie made with the following fresh ingredients from our garden. Cilantro, diced habanero, red jalapeno, red and green bell peppers, onion, garlic, and tomatoes, sauteed with ground sirloin and chili beans, topped with a thin layer of cornbread mixed with jalapeno and habanero baked with a light topping of cheeses. After baking for 30 minutes we then topped it with cheese, sour cream and salsa. Garnished with leaf lettuce and grape tomatoes from our garden. Connoisseurs delight. Spicy with no pain. I had to keep myself from getting a third helping.

2010-07-18T18:26:00.000-07:00

Sailboats off the beach.

I can't call this a lilly pond because it is so big. I think lilly field is more like it.

Drops of water on a lilly pad

Is this a crane or great heon?

Potato bug on leaf

2010-06-17T17:43:00.001-07:00

Kim and I are enjoying our garden. This is our second season growing food, our fourth season with flowers. It gets more enjoyable and Deliceous each year!

2010-05-22T17:58:00.000-07:00

Today Kim and I went to her great nephews T-ball game. We also went for a nice ride in the country northwest of Hamilton Ohio and wound up at a resturant in Oxford. We also stopped at an historic covered bridge in Oxford and went romping in the woods.

2010-05-16T19:20:00.000-07:00

2010-05-02T15:12:00.000-07:00

We attended our anual Derby Day party at Karla and Rogers in Butler Kentucky last night. Much fun as usual. We spent most of the time in the garage or under the awning of the house because of rain. Kim couldn't sleep on the hard cot in the tent so she went to the van which was parked by the creek. She was woken by the bump of a log drifting down streem. The creek had risen to ingulf the van and was rising rapidly. She beeped the horn to alert us and then backed away to safety. We moved all the cars before they got washed away. Karens car got some water inside befor it was moved.

2010-04-17T17:32:00.000-07:00

2010-04-04T18:25:00.001-07:00

Easter 2010. It was a great weekend.

2010-03-15T03:36:00.000-07:00

I saw some old friends Sunday. It had been perhaps 10 years since I saw Neil and perhaps 25 years since I saw his mother Karen.

2010-02-07T12:27:00.000-08:00

This Friday we had a nice pretty snowstorm, about 4-6 inches. I hear my eastern relatives got slammed again with 20-30 inches.

2010-01-13T15:54:00.000-08:00

This past weekend Kim and I went to Mammoth Cave. It is a very impressive cave but not beautiful like others I've seen.

2009-12-16T03:58:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures from Doug and Christies wedding.

2009-12-05T12:51:00.000-08:00

Kim and I toured some of Red River Gorge yesterday. It had been about 20 years since I had been there. This was Kim's first time. We visited some spots I had never seen. This place is big enough that you could visit many times without ever seeing the same thing twice. I got Kim to do a mile and a half hike. Gorge miles are different than city miles. They are very inclined. It was worth the effort. We saw a stone arch over the river at the bottom of our trek.

2009-11-26T08:00:00.001-08:00

Last night Kim and I went to the Hamilton Eagles club and saw her brother Steve's band,"Blue Eyed Soul". They where the band that played at our wedding. They are as good as ever.

2009-10-31T20:34:00.000-07:00

trick or treat and halloween party pictures.

2009-10-31T06:06:00.000-07:00

Here is Sam's new car.

2009-10-12T19:59:00.000-07:00

Denny&Kim at Gettysburg, Kim at chaple near Ohio rest stop,Devon, and dog whose name escapes me.

2009-10-12T19:57:00.000-07:00

2009-10-12T19:54:00.000-07:00

2009-10-12T19:52:00.000-07:00

2009-10-12T19:48:00.000-07:00

campfire hat pictures

2009-10-12T19:42:00.000-07:00

Steve with dog saying hello to Diane, grandma and grandchild, Mary Ellan and Kim, Dave and Domonique

2009-10-12T19:38:00.000-07:00

our newest frogtails member, kick starting the kid train, activities, ice sculpture

2009-10-12T19:31:00.000-07:00

festival grounds before arrivals, welcome sign to festival, neighbors sign post, scarecrow

2009-09-21T18:12:00.000-07:00

2009-09-09T03:55:00.001-07:00

We had a party for Kim's 50th birthday (and her daughters 20th). Friends, family, good times.

2009-08-15T08:21:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of our back yard garden. I had not gardened in many years. It has been very fun and now I am starting to enjoy the fruits of my labors.

2009-05-25T07:26:00.000-07:00

Are you sure you don't want a drink of water?