Joann and Jack

"The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off." ~Abe Lemons **We are a school librarian and a federal accountant enjoying retirement--with all its days off. This blog allows us to keep our family and friends updated on some of our thoughts and activities from the mundane to the profound with a few interesting tidbits added for fun. We try to stay imaginative and adventuresome in our every day lives.

Monday, October 26, 2009

My World Tuesday = Brookgreen Gardens

My World Tuesday = Brookgreen Gardens America's Oldest and Largest Sculpture Garden in A South Carolina Floral Setting on Former Coloni...

2009 South Carolina Roadtrip

Hop in the car and buckle up because you are going with us to South Carolina on a virtual roadtrip this week. The actual trip was from Oct...

Sunday, October 25, 2009

News Flash: Fall Mums For Abe and Patty

These fall mums are for Abe and Patty Lincoln of Brookeville , Ohio in Darke County. Old Abe Lincoln turned 75 today. Happy Birthday! Old...

Collected Menu - Great Falls, Virginia 2004

This is the menu cover of my favorite French restaurant in Virginia: The Auberge Chez Francois in Great Falls, Virginia. Years ago Jack and...

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Collected Menu - Versailles, Ohio 2005

If you live in southwestern Ohio, make a promise to go to Versailles, Ohio near Russia, Ohio to enjoy a meal at the Versailles Inn. This In...

Friday, October 23, 2009

Collected Menu - Ill, France 1972, 1974

L'Auberge de L'ill is a three star Michelin restaurant in Illhaeusern , France that was run in the '70's by the Haeberli...

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Collected Menu - Danube River in Austria 1971

The photo on this menu is of the Abbey Melk on the Danube River that I toured in 1971. I have such fond memories of this Danube River cruise...

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Collected Menu - Paris, France 1972

This is a very small menu. It it from a restaurant in Paris where I and my friend Pat Wylam Morgan experienced a meal that was a complete ...

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Collected Menu - Rhinegau, Germany 1971

Fall in Germany is a wonderful time. So many festivals to enjoy, so many wineries to visit, so many fall landscapes to explore by land and ...

Monday, October 19, 2009

Collected Menu - Frankfurt am Main, Germany 1971

I taught and lived in Frankfurt am Main, Germany for four years. On the weekends I loved to go shopping in downtown Frankfurt am Main. I wo...

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Collected Menu - Munich, Germany 1970

The year I transfered from Okinawa's Sukiran Elementary to Frankfurt am Main's Frankfurt American School #1 I went in the fall to M...

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Collected Menu - Osaka, Japan 1970

I like collecting menus as souvenirs because first they are cheap and two it is fun to remember a special meal shared with family or frien...

Friday, October 16, 2009

Show and Tell Friday - Collected Menu - Hong Kong Harbor 1968

Do you like to travel and do you like to return home with a souvenir of your travel destination? In the summer of 1967 I was in the Wilming...

Jack Aidan's First Slow Dance With A Girl

Jack Aidan's First Slow Dance With A Girl At Age 2 Years and 3 Months First He Spots This Precious Little Girl In Orange She Smiles As ...

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Skywatch Friday = ?????????

Skywatch Friday October 16, 2009 Can you guess where we are under brilliant blue skies? There is a rosy red barn sporting a gigantic sunfl...

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About Us

Jack and Joann: A happily retired couple who live in a golf course community in Virginia, but don't golf. Jack grew up in Hale, Missouri. Joann grew up in Russia, Ohio. Joann enjoys gardening and reading. Jack enjoys playing on the computer and reading. Both enjoy spending time with family and friends, especially with Jennifer, Terry, Jack Aidan,Jeanine and Dave.

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