Exploring downtown Dayton business incubation

Julie found a fish store we didn’t know existed. After we stopped by, we explored some of these old buildings downtown. Pretty cool looking.

Finding fun stuff

Back in the late 90s, Steve and I each got one of these coffee mugs from the dealership where we bought our Volkswagens. I used my cup for years and years and years. These days I keep it more as a memory than anything else. Imagine my surprise when I found one in their stuff and now have a spare one to use again

A good way to spend Father’s Day

Julie surprised me and scheduled a lunch with all our boys and girls. It was fun to hang out at Elsa’s, catch up, and enjoy good food and laughter.

Thanks Andy!

I always wanted a sheath for my railroad spike knife I made when my mom took Laura and I to Michigan.  But I didn’t have it with me when the custom sheath guy was at the gun show recently. Andy volunteered to drive home grab it and bring it back. I took him up on it. I’m glad I did. SharkTac made the perfect sheath, works great, glad I have it!  Perfect way to carry it and it brings back great memories of that trip and my one heat beat win❣️

Selling stuff at the street again

It’s always fun to haggle with folks and find second or even third homes for stuff of the past.  This time around, we were unloading things from Julie’s mom and dad‘s old Beavercreek house. It’s sad to see things go, but also fun to sort through them and enjoy the memories they trigger.

Another trade

I’ve had various versions of the Casio G-Shock over the years, but have sold them since they were kind of expensive.  So it was cold to trade at the gun show for this base model just for fun.  Waynesville and Bengal colors even. 🤪 A nice addition to my collection.

“Say hello to my leettle friend!”

These make great little backups and I’ve carried one for years. I recently trade up one of my Life Cards for the one on the left.  I like the snake motif. They’re quite serviceable in spite of their diminutive stature. 

A few of my favorite things

I have had these Vietnam era ammo boxes around my house ever since I was a kid. I kept one, and have sold two over the years. This is the last one I want to sell.  While we were displaying it, a guy that worked on the A-10 warthogs brought around this piece of a barrel from the Vulcan cannon on one. It was a perfect fit in the Ammo box and would make a great display case. However, he said he would NEVER sell it…! I guess not, understandable. Regardless it was cool to sit around and talk with Vietnam vets who remembered these boxesbeing very prized items.  The soldiers could build structures out of them, and the locals would construct coffins… 😢

Trying something new at the gun show

I had some miscellaneous stuff to offload so decided to buy a table. I brought along my trusty salesman, Andy. We had a lot of fun people watching, wheeling, and dealing.  The best part, we sold out!

Waffle House’s new coffee

Johnny and I agreed we had to try one just to have a can to save for the cool graphics.

Lakeside 342❣️

Laura sent this pic of our old cottage as they were finishing up their stay.

The view from one of the buffet windows

One of the same Cincinnati bridges we went under during last year’s Cyclone’s Riverboat cruise.

Julie treated us out to a night of Banana Ball!

We enjoyed watching the spectacle that is the Savannah Bananas baseball game. It was a pretty day for it and a beautiful park.  I still miss Riverfront though ;)

The antics, costumes, and ceremony of the team always kept us laughing.

Even better, we had club seats, so it was ALL YOU CAN EAT for the whole game too! We enjoyed a buffet with ALL the options.  Hot dogs, salads, pulled pork, and lots of other choices.

My minion went head over heels out the Jeep…!

I took a left turn a little fast and noticed something flew out of my rig. In the rear view mirror, all I could see was limbs tumbling through the air.  I quickly u-turned, grabbed him up, checked for injuries, and found a more secure spot than the dash! 🤪

I liked seeing this cool set again

These were some of Janice’s many place settings.  She was always hosting some kind of get together with friends.

Peeps don’t seem to care much about real china sets these days, but I still think they’re beautiful and represent a hand crafting and detail that is often overlooked.