Sometimes, a thing becomes special just because of it's infrequency. Thanksgiving is like that. Because you only stuff that turkey ONCE A YEAR -- it is a very big deal. Depending on your life and circumstances, sex can be like that. Or a beach vacation...or, eating popovers...well, you get my point.
In my life, there are many "once a year" occasions I look forward to.
Spending a day with my college roommate, Becky, is one of those annual events. She lives in the Chicago area -- so we're three hours apart. We agree on a day (usually late in the summer) -- and I pick a town. There are a lot of interesting little towns in the State of Illinois.
We've been doing this for years now...and it is always, always one of the BEST DAYS of my year.
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| Several years ago, Becky turned up with a new convertible!! |
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| One year, we met in Dixon, Illinois...we laughed we talked, we ate lunch, we caught up with each other's lives.. |
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| Last year, we went to the Barb Wire Museum in DeKalb, Illinois. |
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| This year -- there was the added benefit that she was DELIVERING my new Singer Featherweight (and TABLE)... |
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| Robert Tinker was a gifted artist, and when he married the richest widow in town (possibly one of the richest women in the country at the time) -- his place in Illinois history was set in motion. |
So, what made this house museum so unusual? And where did all the money come from? How was Abraham Lincoln involved?
And -- of course -- there was that scandal...
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