Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Alex and P&P
Last weekend was spent at Fred and Becky's.
Alex and Kristen came up from Portland and we had a very pleasant visit. Unfortunately we forgot the camera when we left home, so no pictures.
We have not seen them since the 1st of November last year as we passed through Portland on our way south.
It was great to see them and we got caught up on all of the news. Kristen brought several bottles of wine and her selection was outstanding. I am enjoying one of her selections as I write this blog.
I picked about 3 quarts of blackberries here at the park and Alex made 2 pies. With vanilla ice cream, this was outstanding. We ate both pies in 2 days with nary a crumb left.
Lindsay was in the Evergreen State Fair parade as part of a cheer leading team. The team won 1st place overall by the judges of different groups in the parade. This was the first year for the team, so this says a lot about the coach and the kids.
Monday, Brenda and I went to the fair. There is a lot to see there and of course we found the quilting area. There were many beautiful quilts and we even designed a 2 foot square of material for a scrap quilt. This is part of the Linus organization who makes quilts for sick children.
We went to the fair as part of a show by Paul Stookey and Peter Yarrow. They are the PP of the old PP&M. Mary died a few years ago and these 2 decided to carry on.
They are both in their 70's now, but their talent hasn't diminished with age. I only wish that they would keep their politics out of the show. I don't agree with their politics, but Brenda and I enjoy the music.
Paul played and sang the 'Wedding Song' that he wrote for Peter Yarrow's wedding. I was disappointed that he did not play the 12 string guitar, but the song was played and sung beautifully.
Brenda and I, as well as thousands of others, had this song played at our wedding.
We have been keeping busy here at the park and things are winding down for the summer.
The grass stops growing when there is no rain and it gets above 80 degrees, so mowing has been at a minimum for the past 3 weeks.
Jackie & Bill from Nativity finally made it out west in their RV. They came by and visited with us on Thursday evening. It was great to see them again. They are over on the Olympic peninsula and are leaving Tuesday heading south. Their daughter flew up from California and will ride back with them down the 101 to San Francisco. She will leave them and they will drive on down to her house.
We are heading home via Las Vegas and we hope to meet up with them while we are there.
I have started planning our route back to Texas, and I have gotten as far as Phoenix.
We are planning to work in state parks in Texas this winter. We are waiting for our applications to arrive so that we can start the process.
We have been in contact with Stephen F, Austin state park, but they only have positions for Nov. & Dec. We are looking for January, too. We are also looking at Lake Livingston State Park. We have not contacted them, but will try on Tuesday.
Hope everyone is enjoying the Labor Day weekend.
Ta Ta for now.
Alex and Kristen came up from Portland and we had a very pleasant visit. Unfortunately we forgot the camera when we left home, so no pictures.
We have not seen them since the 1st of November last year as we passed through Portland on our way south.
It was great to see them and we got caught up on all of the news. Kristen brought several bottles of wine and her selection was outstanding. I am enjoying one of her selections as I write this blog.
I picked about 3 quarts of blackberries here at the park and Alex made 2 pies. With vanilla ice cream, this was outstanding. We ate both pies in 2 days with nary a crumb left.
Lindsay was in the Evergreen State Fair parade as part of a cheer leading team. The team won 1st place overall by the judges of different groups in the parade. This was the first year for the team, so this says a lot about the coach and the kids.
Monday, Brenda and I went to the fair. There is a lot to see there and of course we found the quilting area. There were many beautiful quilts and we even designed a 2 foot square of material for a scrap quilt. This is part of the Linus organization who makes quilts for sick children.
We went to the fair as part of a show by Paul Stookey and Peter Yarrow. They are the PP of the old PP&M. Mary died a few years ago and these 2 decided to carry on.
They are both in their 70's now, but their talent hasn't diminished with age. I only wish that they would keep their politics out of the show. I don't agree with their politics, but Brenda and I enjoy the music.
Paul played and sang the 'Wedding Song' that he wrote for Peter Yarrow's wedding. I was disappointed that he did not play the 12 string guitar, but the song was played and sung beautifully.
Brenda and I, as well as thousands of others, had this song played at our wedding.
We have been keeping busy here at the park and things are winding down for the summer.
The grass stops growing when there is no rain and it gets above 80 degrees, so mowing has been at a minimum for the past 3 weeks.
Jackie & Bill from Nativity finally made it out west in their RV. They came by and visited with us on Thursday evening. It was great to see them again. They are over on the Olympic peninsula and are leaving Tuesday heading south. Their daughter flew up from California and will ride back with them down the 101 to San Francisco. She will leave them and they will drive on down to her house.
We are heading home via Las Vegas and we hope to meet up with them while we are there.
I have started planning our route back to Texas, and I have gotten as far as Phoenix.
We are planning to work in state parks in Texas this winter. We are waiting for our applications to arrive so that we can start the process.
We have been in contact with Stephen F, Austin state park, but they only have positions for Nov. & Dec. We are looking for January, too. We are also looking at Lake Livingston State Park. We have not contacted them, but will try on Tuesday.
Hope everyone is enjoying the Labor Day weekend.
Ta Ta for now.
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