Halloween on our street
Spooky
Kids have to go in thru ghost to get treat
Bob's Art work: Halloween Ghoul.
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Covered Bridge Days
Madison County
Winterset, Iowa
Tyrus & Kaylee
Jason & Jenny's home in background
The annual gathering of friends and relatives with Jason and Jenny hosting this year.​
Below is JD and his fiance, who was my dad's next door neighbor, with her parents, Tim and Cindy Bush. Jennifer's daughter, Vaughn, is in the foreground.
It's wonderful that Winterset is still a small town.
Jason & Don with my dad's neighbor in the center. Dad's been gone since 2002; neighbor, much younger in the center, still with us. It was great for me to hear them talking of Dad, and with affection.
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Connie with her extended family and son John far left.
Me. Brenda and Kathy at Prairie Canary.
Brenda came from Louisiana and Kathy from Arizona to attend Kathy's husband, Bill's memorial. Brenda and I met Kathy for lunch in Grinnell. Brenda, much to my relief, offered to drive my car. I was delighted to say yes. So I got to enjoy the trip down I-80, sitting in the passenger seat and chatting with Brenda.
Bob volunteers regularly at Muttville, spending time with orphan dogs.
Kristal and Robin tour Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and more.
It was Robin's birthday while on their trip.
North Vietnam Secret Bunker. There was a hidden stairway that led to this.
Angkor Wat.
Angkor Wat. Built in 1150, lost in jungle for centuries and found again couple hundred years ago. A very significant site to see in Kristal and Robin's tour.
Monsoon. Drive back to hotel usually takes 45 minutes. This day it takes more than 2 hours.
Unusual happening
I bought some charcoal stretch denim in Manhattan in 2002 and had not made up into jeans until last week. 23 year old material. It didn't seem to have much stretch. The color rubbed off on my hands and sewing machine as I was making the jeans. So after they were made up I washed them. The pictures tell the story.
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I chose to make C pattern
Ken holds up what came out of the wash..
Look close and see the grey zipper at top left.
Bob and Linda take in a play
Libby feeds a cute baby goat
Tonsils out today. Sep 11, 2025
And today is my mother's birthday. She would be 116 if she were alive.
Ken accumulated 4 years straight exercising every day of the week, every week of the years.
September 10, 2025
Libby has fun posing while on vacation
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Val and Libby at Mount Rushmore
Memaw and Libby at Mount Rushmore
Libby and family visit Laura Ingalls Wilder museum in South Dakota
Leon, fiddler, Judy, bass guitar, in the 2025 State Fair Parade
Aurora, Oren & Maia Day trip to SF Aug 5
That's Bob and Ms. Cherry with them.
A lifesize statue of Laura. She was 4'11"
The Fiddle Contest Celebrates 100 Years. The oldest contest of the Iowa State Fair.
Maia, looks like a little doll, on the couch; Ms. Cherry in mirror. Taken at Bob's condo
Braman Cousins Ankeny, July 26th
Jim Visits from Hawaii
Pizza Ranch Get Together
Rosemary, Carolyn, me and Bette
Other side of table Stan, Ken, Martha & Ray
Ken at 1420 straight days exercise/ Me, well I swim 3-4 days a week
Bob here from SF, Michelle & Stan from CO; Jul 2025
Met at Tavern in WDM. Libby, Val, Bob, Michelle & Marty
Libby waiting for parade July 3rd WDM
Ken 89, I'm 86, July 2025
Bob Braman and his children, Bob, Boyd, Bette, David, Jim
Bob and Boyd at Pizza Ranch
May You Rest In Peace
Shannon & Holly look like they're on vacation. No. It's Omaha
My Grandma, Dora Braman Delmege
This man's hair doesn't look like Grandpa's hair. Don't know who he is, but that's definitely Dora.
Does this look like Dora?
Who's the man with the two inch part in his hair?
This is definitely Uncle Dutch (Alvia or Alva? Leroy) Delmege, William Wayne Delmege, my dad and William Asbury Delmege, my Grandpa. Asbury would be his mother's maiden name I think.
Alamo Palms Iowa Reunion
18 June 2025
Father's Day Weekend
Ken tallies 1379 straight exercise days
LA visits SF
Kristina, Ella and Rich visit Bob June 12-15.
Shannon & Holly get camera paired.
The nuthatch is happy too.
Shannon & Holly leave for home. The Lexus is electric until the juice runs out then it switches to fuel. It purrs on fuel, silent on electric.
Kristal & Sherrylrae in Alaska
No cell service but texting worked
Dawes Glacier
A new but very old picture
