01/28/11

Greetings,

I need to get to work on this page!

Last time I mentioned the travel triangle between the grandkids.  It's still New York, Florida, and Illinois, but there are now nine --- with number 10 on the way!

Beehives anyone?  In the spring of 2010, we began beekeeping.  The bees did quite well getting through the first year.  Heck, we even ended up with 28 pounds of honey!  In the picture, you can see from the melted snow, that the bees are quite healthy and creating their own heat.  When the weather is cold, they cluster up for survival.  Now to get them through the rest of the winter and into spring.

Last year was a great year for attending star parties.  We made it to several, and this year promises to be just as good.  Our two favorites, Twin Lakes and Heart of America are on different dates (whew!!), so we will be able to get to both of those again this year.

JEPC --- we have reserved the campground for our 2011 event.  The dates are June 30 through July 4.  Mark you calendar --- NOW!!!  Hope to see you there! (If you plan to attend, please let us know.  Indicate how many, and tent or camper.  The more the merrier, but we are worried about camper space.)

Danger!!!  After doing my best for 50 years to stay away from RC airplanes, I finally got the bug.  Watch out as I attempt to learn how to fly one of these things.  There is no comparison to piloting a real aircraft, it's all new!  I won't even talk about the helicopters.  Totally a different experience trying to fly one of those things!

I hope to see everybody at a star gazing event sometime during the year.  Star parties are fun, but be careful --- you might find them as addicting as many others have already!

If anybody has any suggestions, send me a note.  mike@mikewolford.com

Thank you all for the interest in the web site.  Enjoy!

Mike