Monthly Archives: June 2004

I remember the smell of my own elementary school classroom…chalk dust and crayons and wet woolen mittens. I can still hear the whispers and giggles. And see President Lincoln’s portrait on one wall and President Washington on the other..looking sternly … Continue reading →

Rick and I burst out laughing when we read the sign “curving road next 77 miles”. (And, believe me, they MEAN it!) Apparently they’d forgot to mention the previous 77 was just as bad! Highway 12 from Walla Walla, Washington … Continue reading →

The green and rolling hills seem to go on forever. This place seems too picture perfect to be real. As we stood at the edge of a field we could see the the quail scurry away as the hawks soared … Continue reading →

Okay…we only made it a hundred miles before we stopped for the day. But we had a great excuse. The Oregon Zoo in Portland was just to close to pass by. This day was for the birds! I love Lorikeets … Continue reading →

I wonder if the folks in the ‘big house’ have met their lily pad neighbor? Big houses…little houses…a comfort to us all…

The gardens of Greengable aren’t formal and manicured. They are a joyous riot of tangled flowers. It’s a ‘secret’ garden where, as you ramble about in the 28 acres, little hidden corners abide. What a labor of love over many … Continue reading →

  We’re walk’n in clover!

One of the joy’s of this lifestyle are the people you meet. Dearwood hosts a breakfast on Sat mornings…a great place to gather and get acquainted. We ate breakfast with a couple just beginning to RV. They said they felt … Continue reading →

Our friends Bonnie and Mike Herron love to photograph wildflowers so when we passed a group of rare wild Tiger Lilies , Mike commenced screaming “STOP STOP” at the top of his voice. Luckily he was in a crowd of … Continue reading →