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The Linen Tower that Bob Built
Here’s how it went. Since we moved in to our home a year ago, we’ve been looking for a linen tower to fill a large cubby in our upstairs bathroom. We found one we really liked. Yay! It was $555. Boo! We tore out the catalog page and mailed it to Bob with a little…
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‘Ta Da’ Moment Foiled by Gullywasher
I’d like to begin at the end of the story. I stood in the garage in my skirt, tank top, and flip-flops looking at Keith sitting in the VW with the engine running. The look on my face was of disbelief at the Armageddon-style hail storm pounding our house. Just moments before it wasn’t even raining.…
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A Stop at Crater Lake on Our Way Home
We took a little side trip to Crater Lake on our way home. On the road in to the park we stopped at this little gem to get sandwiches and chips. I admit, I wasn’t prepared for how incredible Crater Lake really is – I choked up. A nice passerby clicked the above shot for…
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Merry Moments in Sebastopol (in no particular order)
Spending the afternoon at Spring Lake Regional Park in Santa Rosa. Taking turns kayaking around the little islands. The next day we had so much fun and food that I forgot to take any pictures! We ate dinner and played games at Suzanna’s place. Dori and Dave made Dates stuffed with Blue Cheese and Almonds,…
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Redding High(and HOT)lights
Let’s be honest about Redding in late July – It’s hot. Really hot. But, despite the 105 degree days and 77 degree nights, we had so much fun! Two of our favorite people in the world. (They’re sweet aren’t they?) I’m kind of attached to that guy on the left too… We started our visit walking…
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On our way to Cali…
The sun shines bright on us driving down highway 97 from Bend to Redding. We stop once along the way at our favorite rest area near Weed, CA – Grass Lake. We take a little walk around, admiring the art (ahem.) and the wispy grass swaying where water stood two months ago when we made the trip…
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Yard Makeover: The First Four Days
Our landscape project started on Tuesday morning with four men clad in rain gear, digging, scooping and hacking out our lawn with pics and shovels then carting it away. The rain fell so hard Monday night and before sunrise Tuesday morning that it woke me out of a deep sleep. I wondered if the crew…
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Yard Makeover! First the trees…
We started our yard makeover with a visit from an arborist – Mike at Arbor 1 here in Bend. He and his business partner spent the day dangling from our trees, frightening the little squirrel family who had taken up residence in a giant juniper tree, cutting away dead branches, removing diseased and non-thriving trees…
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Bob’s Birthday, Scouting for Campsites, and The Metolius River
The day before Bob’s birthday – Happy 69th! (again) – we took a little road trip to see the Metolius River and scout campgrounds north of Sisters in hopes of some August camping trips. The Metolius River is unique in that you can take a short stroll down a path and see it’s mouth –…