August 19th - Sept 1st, 2011

My sister and I with mom.  She is so immature.  I would never do that.

Glenn, Con, mom, me, and Janis

Our annual get together at my cousins.  Every year she makes some fancy meal.

Caryle, Joe, Barb, Bret, Joe, and Joe.

We like the TV show American Pickers, so we stopped at their place in Iowa.

Then we stopped to see co-worker Andy and his wife Deb's farm.

The next morning it was home made blueberry pancakes with Dennis and Nancy Haefner and a tour of their new home.

Went to Dyersville to see where they filmed the movie "Field Of Dreams"

Then up to Mason City to visit Carlyle and Averil Merritt's place.  This is part of his car collection.

One of the next projects

His 1953 MG

The quality of the restoration and the fact it has this super-charger makes it worth as much as a house.

Carlyle and Averil

Then up to Clear Lake to take a tour of the huge Winnebago factory and watch them make motorhomes.

Then down to Haverhill, Iowa to see this historic blacksmith shop from the 1800's

Then down to southern Iowa in search of eagles and to see the lock and dam.