Saturday, December 27, 2008

New family member

Mr. Beisbolfan asked me what I wanted to do this weekend. I told him I'd like to go look at dogs and cars. We didn't get a new car.



Friday, December 12, 2008

Couldn't resist

I really like snow globes, but we have too much "stuff", including Christmas things, and don't really need any more, but this reminded me too much of Sand3aye, so I had to buy it the other day. And I was in the holiday spirit, so what the heck.




Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Family

We've been lucky enough to spend some time with my family recently. That's always fun, especially when my wonderful great-nephew is part of the gathering. (Not to mention my beautiful nieces!)


Gathered for Greek food




Look who loves Aunt Tori





Where's the food?




Gals who like their Toyota Camries (3 decades worth!)




It's great to have a baseball player in the family!




I've spent enough time with Colin recently that he got used to me enough to let me hold him. Also, his regular aunts weren't around, so he settled for a great aunt.




Cute just sitting there







Autumn Hibiscus

Hibiscus blossoms are becoming fewer and farther between, but the great thing about this time of year is that the blooms last for longer than a day. In the summer when it's over 100, sometimes they don't make it through one whole day. But in the cooler temperatures now, they'll last up to 3 days. Woo hoo!



Saturday, November 8, 2008

More Trip Photos

It was a gorgeous, clear day, perfect for views of Astoria and the Columbia River from the hill where the Astoria Column is located



Looking toward Washington state



Traveling gals



Traveling gal + tour guide



Astoria column



Ft. Clatsop, replica of Lewis & Clark's 1805 - 1806 winter encampment



Fungus near the fort



Netul river at Ft. Clatsop



Downtown Astoria



Cute town



Love the planters



Dangerous area for witches



I thought of Mr. Beisbolfan here



Looking up at the Astoria Column



Friends in Astoria



I'm really glad I don't drink coffee, seeing where it comes from



Fall colors



Sea lions



Interesting creatures



Last picture of Astoria. We couldn't have asked for better weather on the day we visited this charming town



Vacation cottage in Gearhart



Elk Cove Vineyards



More of picturesque Elk Cove Winery



Wine tasters at WillaKenzie Estate



Outside the winery



Portland art



Column outside Powell's Books



An omen for our great trip: Beautiful rainbow over our hotel, The Inn at Northrup Station, after the only rainy day of the whole 2 weeks. Carla Camry is 4th from the left.



Love this lamp. The Inn at Northrup Station in Portland, Oregon is my favorite hotel ever



Neat family



Woodward Canyon Winery, just outside Walla Walla



L'Ecole No. 41, right next door



Walla Walla onion in cute downtown Walla Walla



Colorful trees



Patient dog



Gorgeous tree



Cute bus



Welcome to Whitman College!



Nice campus



Cute house where my folks lived when my dad taught at Whitman



My mom returned to Patit Creek Restaurant in Dayton, Washington, a favorite from 23 years ago



I enjoyed it, too!



Home, with wines and corks to show for our travels. We ran out of room in our cooler, and were concerned about the drive through the desert, so some Washington red wines are being shipped to us as the weather cools. We'll get to relive and share our trip as we enjoy our wines!