Welcome to Bookworm Garden in Sheboygan

Children's books are interpreted, along with activities to provide fun and information for kids of all ages. I took lots of pictures, am just posting a part of them. I had read most of the ones represented, but having been away from children's books firsthand for 20+ years, there were some I had yet to read.

The Magic School Bus

Jack and the Beanstalk

Beautiful gardens throughout

Harry the Dirty Dog

The Three Little Pigs and my patient husband!

Sheila poses!

Twitch, a book I had never heard of. It seems to have been published recently. This is another interactive display where kids are encouraged to leave letters for Twitch.

Diary of a Wombat (I have never read this one).

Frankie, the Rock and Roll Dog

 Degas and the Little Dancer

Johnny Appleseed

Wilbur the pig (Charlotte is hanging around elsewhere)

A beautiful koi pond

Curious George and the Pizza

Peter Rabbit (who was nowhere to be found today)

 Winnie the Pooh

The Three Bears

It is still to hot to enjoy being outside, but this was so much fun. Occasionally we had a cool breeze and there was lots of shade.

We also had time to go to Walmart and drive by Cary's parents' home on 21st Street in Sheboygan. He knocked on the door and said hello to Tim, the owner we met four years ago.

Right now the Packers game is on TV; 4th quarter and GB needs to score again!

Harvest Festival

Random Lake held a festival today. It was awfully hot, but we still enjoyed looking around.

Cute!

I always enjoy historical museums. And the air conditioning felt wonderful!

This is Cary's cousin, Peter. Somehow I managed to omit the caption under the photo.

The Cedar Valley Cheese Store where I broke down and got a dish of bourbon pecan ice cream. I avoided the other temptations!

Sheila made a wonderful salmon dish for supper, then Jim and Kathy stopped by for a visit. Cary was enlightening Jim about cactus, snakes, lizards...tumbleweeds! They really need to come for a visit.

Another Full Day

On our way to Plymouth, we stopped at the local hardware store for its first day of the Going Out of Business Sale. It was fun to wander around--saw things from the 1970s! I bought three little pieces of copper tubing that I can use for buttons on a purse! Or décor on a jacket...I like copper!

Next was an estate sale where the folks were eager for someone to talk to! I spent my last $1.50 on a card of ceramic buttons and a ceramic "spaghetti" poodle.

The Sewing Basket in Plymouth was a great fabric store (are there any other kind?) where Sheila found material for two table runners (buffet runners) and I got something for a blouse.

On the way back to the car from there we passed an old book shop. Sheila and Cary each got something from the stack of free books.

Cary's free book, sideways!

Next to Elkhart Lake. We were starting to get hungry, went into one place that was little more than a tavern, so drove to the Lake Street Café (and I really wasn't expecting a lot) which was a pleasant surprise. Nice menu! I had a salmon salad sandwich on homemade bread and fresh fruit. Cary got a chicken sandwich and pasta. Sheila got a veggie, thin crust pizza and a beer!

After lunch we stopped at a thrift store so I could look for some summer tops--Milwaukee hit 96 today, the hottest temp of the year! Not quite that hot where we are, but with the humidity, 86 degrees was plenty ugly. We still had fun!

Yesterday while we were visiting John and Marilyn, John took Cary with him to get a tractor tire repaired. The owner was a Pontiac guy--has 15 of them. He took Cary to his house to show him what wasn't at the shop. Cary didn't anticipate needing the camera, so no pictures. However, today while on our drive home, one of the cars, a 1962 Pontiac wagon passed us and I could get a photo.

When we got home I took a picture of my yard sale finds, the copper tubing and fabric I bought.

Buttons, a poodle, potential buttons and my fabric--metallic gold on green.

We are all pretty tired!

Busy Day

 Welcome back! Yesterday was lots of fun. We started at this location, walked around the lake that is on the site of a former quarry.

Fishing is allowed, no swimming though!

Cary investigated the ruins of a former house used by the quarry workers.

We cannot get over the weather--almost as warm here as it is at home! And then it got muggy. I do have a pair of shorts with me...but it is supposed to cool off in a few days.

After the walk around the quarry, we went over to the beach (also walking).

After lunch we went over to see cousin John and his wife. Cary rode with John to a place where John could get his tractor tire repaired. The owner took Cary for a ride to his house to show him the rest of his Pontiacs--15 in all. He didn't have any idea he should have had a camera with him!

Marilyn and I had a nice visit while they were gone.

I took some pictures around Sheila's to show people who aren't lucky enough to see it in person.

Pumpkin at the front door, just in time to welcome autumn!

She has grass now!

Across the street the basements are being dug.

Our dessert last night was this gorgeous and delicious lemon meringue pie. She also made two loaves of zucchini bread (from a squash about 18" long and 6" diameter at its widest point...and it may have been bigger than that).