Adventures in Holland, Michigan

We drove through rain all day and finally made it to Holland, MI! Some days are just not picture perfect, folks, but you muddle on. 😁 SO much rain up in Michigan right now and the outlook doesn’t look too promising. We still managed to get in some exploring between showers and downpours, including some wine tasting in this great cherry wine region of Michigan. 🍷

We’ll have to go with a different plan for today, as more heavy rain is forecast with flash flooding advisories around Holland. The locals all said they desperately needed the rain. They were down 6” for the month. I don’t think they really wanted it all back in a matter of a couple of days, however. 😳

Despite the chilly, wet weather, we managed to explore the Holland area some on our Friday!

Busy Bees

It was another busy weekend…imagine that! 🤣

We’ve had a ton of private party bookings at our little tea room this year and this weekend was another double tea party weekend! Friday night we hosted a themed tea event that we had been wanting to host for quite some time. We are big Office nerds so we hosted a Finer Things Office Tea & Trivia circa the cringe-worthy Dinner Party episode. Jeff was of course, Michael Scott and I played Jan. There were some fabulous and very creative costumes from our guests and some serious Office trivia buffs to boot!

It was a quick turn around to get set up on Saturday for our bridal shower private party! We are so thankful when friends come to our themed events and enjoy themselves so much that they book a private party for their special occasions. It was a splendid afternoon spent in the celebration of Olivia’s newest addition. I also finished my rain barrel art project for the Arts Alliance of Jeffersonville. They have an upcoming fundraiser to auction off a handful of rain barrels hand painted by local artists.

With a lovely summer evening in our midst, Jeff and I decided to take a little cruise in our ‘59 Rambler to the Falls of the Ohio. One of our favorite places to explore, we enjoyed the sunset before heading home. Sunday brought another action packed day but a day full of fun and celebration for all of the wonderful Dad’s in our lives! We had a cook out at Jeff’s Dads with just about the whole family in attendance followed by dinner with my Mom & Dad at local favorite, Captain’s Quarters. It’s officially summer time and we are aiming to enjoy these lovely days as much as we can with friends and family!

These are a few highlights from our busy bee weekend!

An evening of laughs and Lucy!

We SO enjoy performing our I Love Lucy Tribute Show, especially for seniors who remember watching Lucy when it originally aired.

The residents at Masonic Homes Kentucky are always a delightful group to perform for. They are always so welcoming and responsive. We enjoy just visiting with them as much as we do performing.

This group has SO many life stories to tell! A new character - and he is quite a character - that we encountered on this recent visit was Jackie Gersher. He is very charming and SO funny! AND, he worked in Hollywood and Vegas in the 1960s and early 1970s, meeting some of THE biggest stars of that time - including LUCY!! He has her autograph as well as the autographs of over 250 other stars!! His stories are just amazing! He was carrier for Western Union in those days and delivered messages to some of the most iconic names in Hollywood! He KNEW Frank Sinatra personally! He also lived just down the street from a young group of boys in Hawthorne, CA who were getting a band together in the early ‘60s, practicing in their father’s garage. Jackie walked by one day to see what all the racket was and listened for a bit.

One of the musicians asked what he thought. He told them they would never make it - not with that sound. Too different. He said that to Dennis Wilson. 😳 THE BEACH BOYS!!

Jackie was such a delight to talk to that we hated to bid him goodnight. As he was walking off he was still throwing out one-liners and shtick! He said he got his material from Milton Berle. Let that sink in.

MILTON BERLE. 😳

We also met two extremely charming ladies who have been best friends since meeting in the 1937 Flood. THE ‘37 FLOOD!! One is 95 and the other is 94. They both look amazing!!! And, they are as articulate as clear-minded as someone a third their age! Just amazing!!!

Thank you SO much Masonic Homes Kentucky for inviting us again. We absolutely look forward to returning soon!

And, tell Jackie to get his opening act ready!! ❤️❤️