Our Back Patio Project

<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eGfI0HPOZFk/SWA1W8Pt9vI/AAAAAAAAB0g/jxqGa8XijP0/s1600-h/100_5247.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287284630778410738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eGfI0HPOZFk/SWA1W8Pt9vI/AAAAAAAAB0g/jxqGa8XijP0/s320/100_5247.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eGfI0HPOZFk/SWA1Mg54snI/AAAAAAAAB0Y/3h20Tg2oaag/s1600-h/100_5243.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287284451640390258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eGfI0HPOZFk/SWA1Mg54snI/AAAAAAAAB0Y/3h20Tg2oaag/s320/100_5243.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="justify"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eGfI0HPOZFk/SWA1BdRR7sI/AAAAAAAAB0Q/Sf9JCt6YOnA/s1600-h/100_5240.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287284261686210242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eGfI0HPOZFk/SWA1BdRR7sI/AAAAAAAAB0Q/Sf9JCt6YOnA/s320/100_5240.jpg" border="0" /></a> Today we ate a yummy lunch at Kaliedascope in Medford and then drove out to Jacksonville. We did some hiking in the trails behind the Britt Gardens. It was a beautiful sunny day, but lots of sticky, slippery mud! We stopped to catch our breath and take some pictures at Panorama Point, which overlooks the Rogue Valley. Beautiful!!</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">I finished a 750-piece Thomas Kinkade puzzle this evening and we are going to watch "Get Smart" as soon as the football game on tv is over.<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>

I’ve been tagged in a meme by David, who seems to think that I have refined tastes in music.  Unfortunately I don’t, but the poor hapless soul that happens across this page will be subjected to my music preferences nonetheless.  At least the albums don’t automatically start playing!   Here’s the deal:  I am to rattle off [...]

The old movie ‘White Christmas’ with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye is one of my favorite Christmas movies. It is a great mix of good old music, slapstick, and good ol’ Christmas cheer. However, given the latest round of snow piling up here in Portland, I’m rethinking this movie as my favorite. Growing up having a [...]

What a busy month!  Highlights include learning to sit up, the agonizing arrival of her first two teeth, and her first (truly dramatic) performance as the baby Jesus in a live nativity at church.  She’s been really quite mobile for a while — scooting, rolling, wiggling and pulling her way around the living room, but [...]