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Today my mother, Trudy (Gertrude Marie Quetsch Barry), would be 95, had she made it this far. Like me, she was an only girl with many brothers. Trudy was beloved, brilliant and talented. More than she ever allowed herself to realize, I think. We were very fortunate to have such an intellectual, fair minded mother. […]

Yesterday, Harry presented a maquette to a client for approval. They loved it, so today we had a road trip to Kansas City, where the small (24″) model will be enlarged to about 7 feet tall. As the resident chauffeur, I was included, with Weedy, in the road trip westward. Marianne and Jane filled in

It was a quiet weekend, with uncommonly cool weather for July in Missouri. We are grateful for every pleasant day, but we were a little disappointed the predicted rain did not produce much moisture yesterday. The ground is dry again, though the creek where our erosion project is scheduled, is frustratingly still full of water.

The holiday Tuesday has me confused. Here we are already at the end of the week. Today, we have been given a reprieve from the heat, with promise of a couple of pleasant days to come. Harry was back in the saddle this morning. I have always enjoyed following Harry on horseback. Nearly forty years

Yesterday, Monday, the Missouri July heat returned, but Fred arrived to shoe the horses without complaint. We always look forward to Fred’s visits, for laughs and stimulating conversations, along with his shoeing prowess. Often, he brings interesting news, and we were hoping for stories of riding the Nebraska Sand Hills, which had been planned. Unfortunately,