Sunday auctions and dinner out

The view from Yellowstone Lutheran Church is spectacular. The church sits on a high bluff west of the Pecatonica river.
The group, in a mix of clothing reflective of the new environment in which the family finds itself, stands for a photo after church.
Later in the day we all went to a large auction in Argyle. Auctions are, for me, sad affairs. All the prized possessions of a life time laid out in the sun and sold off, bit by bit, to the highest bidder. So many memories, some with the energy of emotion attached, scattered to the winds. Still, you really cannot take it with you, and auctions are the ultimate reminder of this.
Kenny attends every auction in the area. A regular with a keen eye, he bids on select items only.
Sunday evening dinner was at the Suisse Haus in Monroe, Wisconsin. They have excellent food, especially their pizzas. Among the many pizzas, the Suisse Haus pizza was phenomenal.

The whole gang ate on the outdoor patio - surely much to the relief of the management and other patrons!

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  1. Unknown18 July, 2009 01:44

    I believe my father had something to do with constructing the bell tower years ago . . . I will have to ask him since he is STILL in Blanchardville!

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  2. Stephen02 August, 2009 23:11

    I was incorrect. I saw my father this past week and it was the Adams Lutheran church towards Postville that he worked on. However, since he turned 83 years old yesterday, there is no longer a Postville nor an Adams Lutheran church! except in his mind, of course :-)

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