Down is a good thing.

Down the clock tower

Down the Tower Stairs

Down the Mississippi

Down with Summer

Down with another Decade

Down with Double digits left to work in Nauvoo

This is an example of a Blog eaten by the Internet and by my lack of experience. It was begun in Sept. and ready to post when the loss occurred. I KNOW the original post was more clever but now you’ll never know.

Now we are on our way home and hope to fill in the missing blog weeks of our mission before we reach the left coast.

One of the intrepid Engineers at the Temple saved the Church over $20,000 by repelling down the tower to remove the broken clock hands, buying a $200. part and replacing it himself.

We caught sight of this barge and watched the lock

 process with great excitement!(it's handy to have a findship app). It’s a precise science that makes me

glad it’s not MY job.

Sunrise through my favorite barn on our way to early

Church In Iowa City in October.

The corn  & stalks dried, brittle, ready for harvest before

the rains come.

A second dinner cruise down the Mississippi

in October.

We tried to help Tom S. but he skedaddled and left

us holding the brush.

 So fun to have sisters! And one came from the South

 to Nauvoo just to see us!!

A few of our side trips before heading home.  The Midwest is full of surprises and creative enterprises.

The small town of Gladbrook has their moment of fame 

with these match sticks.

Check out his website for more beautiful creations: 

Hogwarts, jet planes, subs, Notre Dame

One of my favorite buildings-recreated from match

sticks, white glue and patience into a 12 ft. marvel.

The shuttle is impressive and the launch

tower makes it really over the top!

Some of these clocks are over 9 ft. tall.

Hand carved clocks during the winter months by the Bily brothers in Spillville,Iowa.

With the death of the brothers the clocks were willed to the town to never be sold, but put on display in the townS.

Waterloo, IA with a new toy Mike would love to drive. The tour of the huge huge John Deere plant was more interesting than I could have ever imagined.

The beautiful Basilica in Dryersville, IA dominates the skyline in this small town. We met  the same tourist at the Field of Dreams and again in this church. Small world, small town.

The Field of Dreams is alive in Dryersville.

No Shoeless Joe Jackson here!