Nick Vrtis Originally, this appeared at www.endsite.com. The first web site in our family. It is from a collection of street poems written by Matthew Vrtis. The site is being remodeled, and I wanted to make sure that at least this one didn’t get lost. Every time I read it, I get reminded to not get caught … Read more
This was the first picnic I’ve been to since Uncle Pete became famous… so I had to spend some time explaining who Uncle Pete was. Aunt Marge was sure there were no Pete’s in the family… Uncle Bill did pass along some more stories. Including one about Uncle Tom and his buddies. Uncle Tom worked … Read more
Not NEARLY as exciting as Nick’s but it is typical Uncle Pete stuff. One of Pete’s birthday presents was a canoe – and yes, it fits on top of the MINI and I will send pictures soon. The day he bought it and loaded on to the MINI for the ride home, he also picked … Read more
I thought that you all might enjoy this latest Uncle Pete episode. And here is “the rest of the story”….. When last we left Uncle Pete, he was in 4 feet of water and 3 feet of muck. At the end of 80 feet of dock, along side a pontoon boat. The ladder that would … Read more
Uncle Pete was over visiting us yesterday. And as was his custom, he was down by the dock trying to hit the fish on the head with the lure. So.. on the last cast of the evening, he finally hits a small pike. The pike, as is normal for them, heads directly to the lily … Read more