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Passenger #130 here looks very much like it might be Melchior Stüßi. It was certainly the closest match in the passenger manifests kept on microfiche from that era. The age (22) is right. Date of landing (November 12, 1845) is right as well. Switzerland is the country of origin.
If so, then he appears to be traveling with a Samuel Stüssi who is 18 years old (passenger #129).
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Pappy’s vet has told us that Pappy has a football injury – a torn ACL. Probably injured during a morning jog with me, we’d been encouraging Pappy to exercise when he was lame. Wrong thing to do, says the vet. He needs rest. 90 days of not chasing rabbit, no jogging and no unnecessary walking.
On a scale of 1 to 4, with 1 the least bad and 4 the worst, Pappy’s ACL is rated at 1.5. Painful, but manageable.
New school uniform for the first day of school
We were suitably impressed.
Presents on birthday
Gabi’s birthday was a great success! Here she is in the backyard, unwrapping a gift.
Retired Pappy leads Camilla on walk
Pappy, at 9 and a half years old, is now officially retired from jogging. He’s been slower and slower since February. Today, he took everyone on an off-the-leash walk through our jogging grounds. Camilla was the only one to keep up with him.
Felix, 1997 to 2010
Coincidentally, about two hours after I posted Pappy’s retirement, I learned that Felix, my brother’s dog, had passed away. Goodbye, Felix.
Happy Birthday, Cutie! You do have your hands full …
Yes, I’m back home now. Exhausted (and a bit behind) from all of my travel over the last two weeks. I’ll put more up soon.
Until then, one quick story. We’re riding in the car, leaving New Glarus for the Madison airport.
Daniel: “Look at all of those slow-pokes behind us.”
Camilla: “Yeah, they’re slow-pokes!”
Gabi: “Are they calling those cars slow folks?”
Ed: “No, slow-pokes. It’s a Dad-ism, he always accused other cars driving slower than him to be slow pokes. Where did they learn that?”
Gabi: “They drove with Aunt Cally to Target to get floaties one day …”
Daniel: “Yeah, and she called them slow-pokes!”
Camilla: “And she said they were crooks!”
Ed: (laughing) “I think Aunt Cally said, ‘Crocks.’ Another Calvin-ism.”
Helen, Calvin, Robin, Edwin Steussy, circa 1925. Photo courtesy Ruth Rondeau.
In addition to the standard photos that line halls of the Freitag Farm, there was a collection of photos from Aunt Ruth. I captured quite a few of them. The one above is from somewhere else entirely, the collection of Ruth (Steussy) Rondeau of Minnesota. These photos take awhile to process, so don’t expect too many of them to show up.
Ethel and Robin Steussy, undated but probably around 1989.
Sue, Winna and Fritz Steussy 1959. Photo from Ethel.
Freitag Farm aerial view, 1955. Note that Highway 69 still runs directly in front of the main house.
Edwin Emil Steussy, 1918
March Field, CA
