June 6th, 2012

We were over to Skips at 11am and arrived to Clyde, MO to see our good friends at the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, in their beautiful newly remodeled monastery.  We arrived at 11:45am and got to listen to the Sisters chant the noon prayers which were beautiful.  Our hosts for the day were Sr. Pat and Sr. Sean who spent 4 hours showing us around.  What fun we had!

           One of many wind windmills on the Clyde property.  The tips of the blades reach 200 mph!

The front of the new and improved monastery.

A chapel in the retirement building for the retired sisters.

This is all hand stitched!  

Vincent / Michael and Skip in front of the Clyde water tower.

Our hosts, Sr. Sean and Sr. Pat.  Thank you for a GREAT time!

The Karr farm house.  (Michael's mother was born here, as well as his grandfather, great aunt and uncle!)

Skip and Michael at the farm house.

Another shot of the back of the farmhouse.

Skip and Michael inside a two seater outhouse on the farm.

Vincent and Michael in the two seater outhouse on the farm.

Tombstone of Michael's mother Twila.

View from the cemetery.  It is on top of a hill.

Church Michael's great Aunt Una attended.

Missouri wheat.  This design is what is put on every pie Michael's family has ever made since coming over from Ireland over 100 years ago.

An automatic pancake machine for our nephew Christopher.