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Sunday Drive

Some of what we saw on a Sunday drive in Kansas, Northwest of home.

Depot in Ellsworth.

Elevator / mill in Ellsworth.

Abandoned hospital in Ellsworth.

Old depot in Holyrood.

“It’ll tickle yore innards!” I suspect it does more than just tickle them.

B29 memorial park outside of Great Bend.

Road-grader graveyard.

Corvair used as auto shop sign?

Old depot in Pawnee Rock.

Valentine Diner building in Ellinwood, KS.

Old depot in Lyons, KS.

Sunday Drive

Some of what we saw on a Sunday drive in Southwest, Kansas.


Take back our town now.


Star-Vue Theater, Anthony, KS.


A Valentine Diner in Anthony, KS. These diner buildings were made in Wichita.


Inside the Valentine diner.


Former high school, Sawyer, KS.


Old gas station and water tower, Isabel, KS..


Church turned fireworks sales. Adam’s KS.


I’m guessing this is also a Valentine building that has been added on to. Maybe not the diner but I read they also made buildings to be used as gas stations. Norwich, KS.


Hawaiian Punch & General Mills. Norwich, KS.


Goetz’s porkchop Hill.

Beer Tasting & Party

Last night we had a much belated celebration of my retirement our 50th birthday’s and our 25th wedding anniversary. We made it a beer tasting party. Above are some of the beers we provided. Below are the beers we sampled which includes those brought by others. It was a fun evening.

New Fence

We are having the front section of our fence replaced after it was damaged in the Spring storm.