Back up - Early November 2020 visit with sister Denise in Sycamore, IL

 Drove to Illinois on Halloween for a four day visit with Denise.  We celebrated my 68th birthday with Pat and Mark, did a nostalgia visit to Saint Charles and the farm (now Leroy Oakes Forest Preserve) where we lived the first year in STC.  Four great meals, a few walks, and my 975 mile drive back home (I routinely make it in around 14 hours plus or minus.)