Illinois

Moline Thanksgiving

November 27th, 2015|Illinois|

We took a planeload of family from San Francisco and Denver to Moline for Thanksgiving.  Mike's nephew, Tim, and his wife Amy were top secret cargo - a special surprise, since they just recently moved [...]

Moline, IL Cornfest

July 15th, 2015|Illinois|

Sweet corn in the midwest is a treat more like dessert that a vegetable.  The Quad City area (northwest Illinois and southwest Iowa) is right in the corn belt, and the headquarters of John Deere.  That [...]

Thanksgiving in Moline, IL

November 26th, 2014|Illinois|

Cookie directing Thanksgiving buffet traffic.  A big thank you to our local family who pot-lucked dinner, including Vicki's great broccoli salad.  We brought our appetites.Did you know that pretty close to 100% of the 40 million turkeys that Americans eat each year [...]

Tim and Amy’s Wedding

August 18th, 2014|Illinois|

Nephew Tim and Amy tied theknot in style at the Skyline Loft, just outside of Chicago. What agreat party!!!  Making sure my date is up to snuff - it's been awhile since he wore a tie.The beaming [...]

Chicago River Tour

August 15th, 2014|Illinois|

Brilliant Henry Moore bronzesculpture sets off some of Chicago'sfine architecture.Crown Fountain in Millenium Park,a kid magnet on this summer day.Famous radio commentator "Good Day!" Paul Harvey was a proud Chigagoan from WWII until his death in 2009. America's [...]

Golfing in Geneseo, IL

July 6th, 2014|Illinois|

Family golf in Geneseo, IL.  Lucky me, the tokenfemale!An unusually wet June had the mighty Mississippion the rise.  Obviously Dan needs a little more putting advice.Just when you think you've seenthe worst of Rolly's t-shirts...A [...]

Moline Reunion

July 6th, 2014|Illinois|

The first, the original Raney siblings - first "baby" Steve on the left, then Tom, Mary Ann, Charlie, Kathy, Dan, Rolly, Cookie, Mike and Rosemary. We were missing quite a few, but this is some ofthe extended [...]

In Moline for the Shoe Open

September 29th, 2013|Illinois|

About 30 people turned out for the annual tribute to our nephew, Brad, who left this world far too early in 2004.This is the 9th year the group has teed up a golf ball and sliced it into the next [...]

Chicago!!

November 26th, 2012|Illinois|

Chicago's Skydeck, on the 103rd floor, a glass box jutting out1,353 ft. in the air, not for thefaint of heart.  This used to bethe Sears Tower, now knownas the Willis Tower, is the tallestbuilding in the [...]

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