Winging It

Animate Your Ancestors

February 28, 2021
/ family genealogy
/ By tom

What if you could see your ancestors on a video – even if they lived long before movies were possible? Well, now you can! Sort of that is. A new tool called Deep Nostalgia on the MyHeritage site makes incredibly realistic animations from still photographs. I tried it on some of my photos and the results are […]

Happy Thanksgiving 2020

November 25, 2020
/ Happy Holiday
/ By tom

I enjoy watching the TV show Alaska The Last Frontier. If you didn’t know, the singer Jewel is the daughter of Atz Kilcher who is a member of that homesteading family. Here is Jewel singing Simple Gifts as a treat for Thanksgiving.

Merry Christmas 2018

December 24, 2018
/ Happy Holiday
/ By tom

Each year at Christmas I post a version of Silent Night. This year I have something a little different to share with you. Don’t worry though, Silent Night is in there. November 11, 2018 marked the 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1. The story told in the video below happened near the start […]

Back to Pumpkin Fest

October 23, 2018
/ festival
/ By tom

We have taken Max to Pumpkin Fest at Country Bumpkin every year since he was one. So, of course we had to go again this year. We went on Sunday so his Mom and Dad could come up for the afternoon too. He always has a good time with the bounce houses, the hay maze, the […]

A Family Reunion

August 23, 2018
/ family
/ By tom
/ 1 COMMENT

This past weekend, Georgia and I were on the road again. This time to Apple Valley, Minnesota where a Clough family reunion was held at the Apple Valley Community Center. Back Row: Clarence, Richard, Raymond, Casper, Harry. Front Row: Anita, Mildred, John, Lydia, Marion, Elaine. Photo taken 1951 on the occasion of John and Lydia’s […]

Went to the Animal Fair

July 30, 2018
/ festival
/ By tom

Last Sunday Georgia, Max and I went to the Lake County Fair for the afternoon. The weather was almost perfect and we had a great time. On the way there, we asked Max what he wanted to do most. He said; “See the animals!” Seeing animals is exactly what we spent most of our time doing and he […]

Festival Season Is Here!

June 30, 2018
/ family festival
/ By tom

The summer festival season is getting into full swing here in Chicagoland. We started it off with Wauconda Fest this past weekend. Max and his Mom met us there for a great afternoon of fun and games. The weather was just about perfect and the food wasn’t bad either!Max rode a few rides and went through […]

James Edward Moore – September 9, 1952 – November 2, 2017

November 13, 2017
/ family
/ By tom

This last weekend, Georgia and I traveled to Milwaukee to attend a moving memorial service for my cousin Jim Moore.Jim was diagnosed with ALS on December 2nd, 2016. The terrible disease took him from us on November 2nd of this year. He was a loving father, devoted husband and companion, amazing teacher and loyal friend […]

Happy Halloween

October 30, 2014
/ By tom

A little video storybook for the season http://youtu.be/pqpxq1gw048

Sorry I was Missing

March 12, 2014
/ Other
/ By tom
/ 1 COMMENT

It has been way too long since I posted on this blog and I am sorry to have been away. Fact is, it has been a long, hard winter and there hasn’t been anything to report about RVing, flying or traveling. We have spent the last few months at home just watching grandson Max grow. […]

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