Monthly Archives: July 1999

July 20, 1999…..Helmer, Idaho Little Boulder Campground Rick went back to Spring River. He caught so many fish he lost count! He’s having a ball. I took a walk all the way around the campgound. I’m going to have to … Continue reading →

Gaylord Maxwell has written a column for ‘MotorHome Magazine’ for 18 years. He taught the first 3 hour class I took this morning. He is one funny man! He uses humor to get his point across. His class on ‘Full … Continue reading →

My head is buzzing with the new people we are meeting and the information that we are absorbing. I took a class on writing…journal and letter writing. The next class was called ” Don’t retire—Rewire!” The couple that taught it … Continue reading →

July 9, 1999…..Cheney, WA We were passing a rest stop today and there was a pickup with 5th wheel attached…the truck was fully engulfed in flames. It was hard to see…it brought back the feelings I had when we had … Continue reading →

Just before we left Portland I had a visit with a neighbor. They had sold a huge house and bought their first RV…a 24 foot class A. She was missing her friends, grieving for her house and to make matters … Continue reading →

Today, we said, “We enjoy flowers…let’s take a walk through Portland’s world famous Rose Gardens”. Rick bought a map I looked up main points of interest and found “Rose Garden” and off we went. We searched and we looked. Rick … Continue reading →

Found a wonderful graphic font program at Fry’s. This phone connection is such luxury…we played and played and then played on the computer some more!  

We were only going to stop for an hour to see Bonnie and Mike in Cottage Grove, and have lunch…HA ! I should have known better. We never see enough of them and we talked ourselves silly till 6 o’clock…and … Continue reading →

  We drove around this wonderful place…twice! I got a picture of a male lion so close I could practically have patted him, if I’d been dumb enough to open the window!!   The animals have young now and it … Continue reading →

Mostly blue skies and puffy clouds, with a sprinkle or two in the late afternoon. Of course Rick had to be out fishing and get caught in it…(at least ‘something’ was caught!(Grin) I spent the morning reading down by the … Continue reading →