We recently spent a few days with my younger sister, Kate, and her husband George in Champaign, Illinois. All of our contact in recent years has been either at family get-togethers and/or funerals. We had not visited them in their home since they lived in San Antonio, Texas over 15 years ago. Mostly we just visited and caught up on a lot of family history. Kate works in a dandy yarn shop and taught a class on Saturday morning that Pat was able to be a part of. Pat has always been into yarn and crochet work, but very little with knitting. That may all change now as she has become interested in knitting as well.
Chanute Air Force Base (closed in 1993) is at Rantoul, Illinois, about 15 miles north of Champaign. The base was opened during WW I and operated as, mostly, a training center for a/c mechanics. When I was on active duty in Army Aviation in the 1960's I flew in and out of Chanute a couple of times. It was a nice base - now it has fallen into neglect and only a part of it remains operational. The airfield is used for general aviation and one hanger and a couple other building house the Octave Chanute Museum. It is well done, and well worth the time it takes to visit.
Photos 1, 2, 3, Pat and Kate at Needleworks; 4, Kate and husband George; 5, a Chanute Field Post Card; 6, me in a Link Trainer; 7, some of the aircraft on display; 8, Chanute Museum sign.
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