Tori and the Boys!!

Tori and Wyatt visiting with Grandpa!
Conner is watching Grandpa cook yummy fish!
He ate a lot of fish !

Conner and Wyatt playing after dinner...

More roughhousing!

It was so nice to finally meet Tori,Conner and Wyatt!

!0 Days in Berthoud Colorado

I am here in Berthoud Colorad visiting my brother Paul,

seeing his kids and also my son Phillip who

just moved in while looking for work.

Here are some of us holding the latest quilt I made-

for Paul's latest grandson- Wyatt Boone!

From the left to right:

me, Gracie, Evan, Fawn, Paul and Phillip

(Evan is Pauls oldest, Gracie is Fawn and Evan's daughter)

Sunsets are spectacular here...

Airborne!!!

Last of the sunset......!!!

Off I go into the wild blue yonder............

Well, I am back from sunny Colorado where I visited

my good friend Kit and my brother Paul.

I also got to see my sister Nina who was in the throes

of packing up to move back to New Hampshire!

First I spent a few days with Kit- I love staying at her

place as it's in a great neighborhood and

she has a great place for snappy shots....

Here's her bookcase with one of her WPA era paintings...

We went to the big REI so I could find some decent sandals-

the Platte River is right outside-

really high this year because they've had record

breaking rains this year....

Then I spent 5 days at my brother Paul's comfortable home-

Here we are resting comfortably after our Paella dinner....

then back to Kit's house for a bit before going home ....

Here's another shot of the Platte River-
more rain this year than the last ten years-
the lakes are actually full to the brim!

A shot of the Diagonal Road on the way to Boulder
where I met up with Kit- we went to the Ignite Boulder show-
hilarious and entertaining....

Here's one of the Power Point slides from Ignite Boulder-
these presenters tried to convince folks that
Colorado beer is like Napa wine....don't think so ...
The West Coast rules in brewing killer beers...

http://igniteboulder.com/

Finally- the 4th of July kickoff at the annual
Lake Oswego Lions Pancake Breakfast...yummy...
Everyone enjoys this breakfast!

and now all I have to do is pack for my big
camping trip with Doug and Peggy-we leave
Friday the 10th of July for 6 days at Hamma Hamma Cabin
near Hood Canal in Washington.... take a look:

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June Wrap Up

It's been a few weeks since I have put anything

new on my blog-where does the time go?

Well......I flew to Denver yesterday for

a week long visit with good friends and family....

Before I left I delivered July's arrangement to

Blue Sky Gallery in the Pearl District-

I taped some leaves onto some bamboo , then

sprayed blue paint on them and then dabbed some

white paint over the blue to make clouds...

Added to them one tall millet stalk and voila!

A "flower" arrangement that will last for a month!

Last week we went over to John Day and Baker City.

We visited friends in Baker City and admired

the huge mural that our friend Tom Novak had

painted with the high school kids helping.

It is a memorial for one of the teachers who had taught

at the high school.

Here's the link to his web site:

http://www.novakstudio.com/

Then we were in JOhn Day for the annnual BMWRO Rally

that takes place every 3rd weekend in June.

The city of John Day opens up with their generous

hospitality and good humor. We always have a good time

there camping at the fairgrounds.....this photo is of the

Thursday night wine tasting.

About 800 people came to the Rally this year.

This photo was taken at a little park in John Day



Earlier this month we drove down to the Medford
area to look at potential real estate in Jacksonville.....



We looked at houses in Ashland......


and wine tasted in Jacksonville.....



So far this month has been a blast!!!!!
This last photo is of me shooting a black powder muzzle loader!

I've been busy!

Pull up a chair and read!
This chair is outside the Denver Library.
I went to Denver towards
the end of June to visit Kit
and my brother Paul and sister Nina.

















Here I am inside the Denver Convention
Center where the big Democratic
National Convention will be in August.














Here's a stretch panorama of the Botanical Garden in Denver.
Just a few minutes walk from Kit's house




Here's my dear nephew Evan and his
girlfriend.....and baby on the way!


Here's Sharie, my brother Paul
and my sister Nina....so good
to see them.



Paul has a great veggie garden in front!
We ate oodles of goodies....yum!
and that was my trip to Denver!