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| Feb 6 little spring on Tower open all winter |
February in 2016 was….funny. The weather was neither snowy or very cold, the time flew by and Mark and Hilde really had some fun but leisurely activities. As opposed to the usual struggle with bitter temps, dumps of snow and dark days, this was wonderful, but felt…odd.
The Henkel’s wedding anniversary on the 5th was
very nice as it combined a stop at Teri Jenkins’ retirement party at Oso brew
pub…that Lucius Maximus is a delicious beer which packs a punch! Then off for a lovely dinner at the Sky Club,
which reminded them that even after 44 years, they always enjoy time together
and have plenty to talk about.
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| Emanuel Scheid, Mark's grandfather |
Hilde has been working on copying and saving the old photos
from Henkels, Scheids, Riebes, etc. She
has found some great photos, even a few old tintypes of Mark’s
great-grandparents, but is saddened by the many, many pictures which can not be
identified. This is a work in progress
and will take many more months just to
photograph, clean up and identify, after which comes the daunting task
of starting back into genealogy after nearly 25 years and getting things into
the computer. She has already found that
sharing photos thru facebook with distant cousins (especially Al Hodnett!) really
speeds things up!
Mark has really been enjoying working on his radio while
spending less time in the office. He
also has decided to upgrade the cooker for the maple syrup, so Mark and Hilde
spent one afternoon on the road up north of Wausau, getting sheet steel for
that. The view of Rib Mountain from the
north west must be beautiful at night with the runs lit.
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| Mark at EAA |
The February taekwondo testing was short and sweet, with
excellent black belt candidates. There
is a lot of satisfaction when even the white belts overcome their learning
difficulties, persevere and improve.
Hilde also got to teach the UWSP classes one day---fun to work with
adults who both know left from right and are able to learn quickly.
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| Feb 28 ditches full along Second Ave and 55 degrees |
Mark and Hilde had one other outing for the month, spending
a day at the EAA museum in Oshkosh. What
a wonderful place to revisit the past!
American history told from the flight viewpoint brings a whole new
perspective. The feats and heroics of
those early flyers are awesome, and to have so many planes on display indoors
is amazing. They spent about 3 ½ hours
absorbed in the collection before feet, knees and back protested.
All in all, February was fine this year for the
Henkels. The snow is almost gone, which
is great, but the prospects for a good maple sap season are diminished. As February Leap day ends, who knows how
March will go?
