Pumpkin Regatta? Happy Halloween!

Just a few days before Halloween in Tualatin Oregon-

the 4th Annual Pumpkin Regatta-

on an absolutely gorgeous Fall day-

what a scream....more pictures on my flickr site!

Happy Halloween everyone!

Eggplant from the garden! Yum!

Our veggie garden has been very generous to us

this summer with lots of veggies including lots of Japanese eggplants.....Our favorite way to prepare and eat them is

by making Baba Ganooj....a yummy garlicky dip for bread....

and here's the recipe from the New Joy Of Cooking cookbook...

YUM.

Our Annual Music Party

This year the Sassparilla Jug Band entertained us

with their snappy, toe-tapping music.

We all agreed that this was the best group yet to play for us!

Thanks Sassparilla Jug Band!!!

Note the green plastic tubs that are used for

sitting on and drums!

We all were having too much fun!

Like I said-we all had a great time!

More photos on my flickr site!

Home on the Range

Sometimes the inner child calls to me and I must answer.....instead of delivering a BBQ to it's new Salvation Army drop off spot-I hand delivered this BBQ to it's new Jeep domicile.

Here's the photo-aren't they cute together? Happy trails little BBQ.

Tha Allure of Weed, California

When Russell and I drive south to Weed-a lot of

our friends say "Weed? Why?"

Well, here's a few reasons why:

Tuffy-a fine Cairn Terrier who is fun to play with,
The deck-the most relaxing way to spend a day in Weed

and most importantly- our very good friends Bill and Ewana!

Now, they know how to show us a good time!

More photos on flickr!

we've been gone for 9 days-and this is my first opportunity.....

No chance to upload photos til today....here's just a few

Motel in downtown Salt Lake...
Trailer in Logan Utah

Uncle Sam on the 4th of July in Cody Wyoming

Sunset in Wyoming........

On the road again!

We blasted off two days ago for Baker City to visit Tom and Sarah

Today we are going to Salt Lake to visit Russell's sister Kitty

and ultimately we will be in Cody Wyoming for the 4th of July

We will be staying with Toni and Dave-my good friend from childhood.

Here's a few shots from our trip and stay in Baker.....

Is this us in a few years? Yikes...
Highway 84.....going up the gorge

Tom Novak painting in Mad Matilda's Coffee shop in Baker