"How much is that doggie," villagers asked. The Tedd Larson family evaded the Village with beautiful little puppies. They were all about the same cream color and alike in size. Good, too, for they didn’t bark, just content to be in Hanna, Lucy, Trisha and Tedd’s arms with Lance watching over the puppies in the basket. The dogs are yellow Labs and up for sale. They’re going to make six families very happy.Our garden has produced well. Deb made beet pickles and salsa, Alice cucumber pickles, and sweet corn has been delicious. The corn is not a product of our garden but of Howard and Heidi VanWyhe. We froze six dozen ears plus we have had corn at most meals the last few weeks. We learned a good trick from Martha that some of us were not aware of. Use your angel food cake pan. Place the ear of corn on middle of the funnel and all corn will fall into the pan. A good idea for Heloise.Music of the concertina was played throughout our dinner hour. Cletus Gabliesch of New Ulm did the honor. We clapped and tapped our toes to the music. He told a few jokes that I fail to remember, ate his dinner, packed up and he was gone to the next nursing home in the area.Our dining room window provides us with a wonderful countryside view. At night we viewed Mars and always the moon rising. Sometimes, big and round and others, just a strip. This time we heard an airplane and all ran to the windows. We could almost see the crop dusting pilot as the plane swooped down right before our windows to take another sweep at the field. There was no wind and it was a beautiful sight to see the spray come from the jets of the low flying plane. One end of the field, then the other end, meeting in the middle. The whole process was a quick one and the field was done and the plane flew away north.Ruby has learned to drive Emil’s electric cart back and forth from Tuff Home to the Village for visits. Caregiver Deb has a birthday. Mary took 300 ears of corn to her sister near Omaha and she didn’t even stay to help her put it in the freezer. There have been visitors from near and far. Children to see Emil, the Richard Sundem’s of Sioux Falls, the Sandager daughter, Jane and family, were here and left for home. Joan Sequendo came and Sequendo dug the potatoes in our garden. The Lester Hymn Singers were here, 35 or so. We do enjoy their concerts. There’s therapy three days a week, bingo two afternoons a week. Caregiver Jennifer’s little brother and sister have done the calling. Lots to do.I’ll keep you posted.
