I went to the post office today (two days after Christmas) to mail out Christmas cards to a long time pen pal in England and an uncle (not a real relative, just someone we knew from the refugee camp). Better late than never I said. This year I was really late with my Christmas mailing. I dropped off the U.S. cards on the 22nd because I had a difficult time writing my Christmas letter. I wanted to include an update with the cards but did not want to write about all the setbacks I have experienced the last 12+ months. I wonder what president Lincoln wrote in his Christmas letter after the many job lost, a few defeats in politics, unsuccessful business ventures and other setbacks.
These photos were from our road trip on Lincoln Highway in September 2012. The statue below might be in front of City Hall in Grand Junction, Iowa. I like the sculpture in front of a private home (top photo). It was a creative work of art made from a dead tree.
We went to see the movie "Lincoln" a few weeks ago. It was a good movie but I was not impressed. The cast did a good job of acting the roles they were assigned to but the screenplays were typical of Hollywood drama. I am glad the movie did not show when Lincoln was assassinated. The movie was about the final months of the president, how he tried to heal the country from the war and the division, there was no need for the details of his death.
There are two of Lincoln busts overlook a bend north of Scranton, Iowa. If we did not have the guidebook, we probably would never find the monuments and thought they were just part of the cornfields. Someone or a very dedicated group took good care of the busts because they look good having been put in placed since 1924.
(PS: I just noticed that this post is the One thousand one hundred eleven (1,111) post published in this little boring blog of mine since that dark stormy night in August 2006 - congratulations to ME - haa haa).
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