On Sunday, we headed for a Kite Festival (Floyd's boss's husband was performing) at the beach, but the first storm of the season blew in and the festival was canceled. We took the long way home, going thru the area around Logsden where we lived for 6 years. This spot holds a memory of one winter night when we were returning from the valley, back to our home at Logsden. Floyd and the kids were asleep and I was driving. Just as we approached this corner, Floyd sat straight up and gasped something about me slowing down to make the corner. I panicked, and in a brief moment, made the decision to head for the driveway off to the right! I forgot to put in the clutch, so the motor choked and we were suddenly sitting there, silent, and wondering what just happened. Floyd said that he was subconsciously concerned that there might be black ice on that curve because it had gotten quite cold and there had been water draining across the road. I quietly backed down the hill and continued on home uneventfully. To this day, I don't think I was going too fast, and wondering if I would have made it around the corner. We'll never know, but fortunately we lived to tell the story!!!
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
First rain
On Sunday, we headed for a Kite Festival (Floyd's boss's husband was performing) at the beach, but the first storm of the season blew in and the festival was canceled. We took the long way home, going thru the area around Logsden where we lived for 6 years. This spot holds a memory of one winter night when we were returning from the valley, back to our home at Logsden. Floyd and the kids were asleep and I was driving. Just as we approached this corner, Floyd sat straight up and gasped something about me slowing down to make the corner. I panicked, and in a brief moment, made the decision to head for the driveway off to the right! I forgot to put in the clutch, so the motor choked and we were suddenly sitting there, silent, and wondering what just happened. Floyd said that he was subconsciously concerned that there might be black ice on that curve because it had gotten quite cold and there had been water draining across the road. I quietly backed down the hill and continued on home uneventfully. To this day, I don't think I was going too fast, and wondering if I would have made it around the corner. We'll never know, but fortunately we lived to tell the story!!!
Ellis Residence
We made a day trip on Saturday out of a visit to Mark and Susan's new house in Bend. That's me walking along the side of the house. Four weeks ago it was just a cement foundation! It was fun walking around in the "rooms" that aren't yet enclosed - only studs so far. Mark and Susan depend on photos to watch the progress of their house.
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Amanda has made a new friend
this year, she is an exchange student
from South Korea. She is attending a
neighboring school, and is 16 like
Amanda. These are photos from their homecoming dinner/dance, last
Saturday. Amanda designed her dress,
a friend sewed it for her and I did the embroidery, it was a fun creative project.
17 of her friends all got together for the
dance and we had a dinner for them at
the inn.
Sunday, October 08, 2006
An October afternoon
After being apart for 20 days, it was good to have Floyd home again!! We headed to the coast on Saturday to deliver some postcards, but mostly just to relax. With warm sunshine and almost no wind, it was an unusually beautiful day at the beach. We wandered around along the winding roads, enjoying the scenery. We had lunch at Rosana's, overlooking the beach. We found these inquisitive cows along the road as we were headed home.
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Daybreak at Line Lexington
Looks like we are all enjoying some wonderful music, young and older... I am holding Fred Miller's youngest daughter, I'm sure you all know who the beautiful people are in the background. It was so good to see Lois and Laura. We missed you Ben and Gary. Thanks to all of you that could come and see Daybreak play.
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