New Year - New Blog

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Here’s the link for the new   2019 Blog

December Concert

Sunday, December 23, 2018
December Concert

We had a wonderful concert experience this Holiday Season at the MIM (Musical Instrument Museum).  The first was the David Benoit concert (see previous blog post) and then on the 18th of December,...

November in the Desert.

Monday, December 17, 2018
November in the Desert.

I know that it has been awhile, and I’m still trying to figure out where November went.   Once the rain stopped, it turned into a rather nice month.     
In fact, it got down right ‘warm’...

Raindrops Are Falling On Our Heads

Sunday, October 21, 2018
Raindrops Are Falling On Our Heads

Normally October is our month for medical pokes, prods, etc.  And this year is no exception.  As we get older we have more stops on our annual ‘checkup’ schedule.    And next spring we will...

San Francisco Area, September 2018

Monday, October 15, 2018
San Francisco Area, September 2018

We now have traversed the Golden Gate Bridge going both directions.  Going south you do get charged for going across the bridge.   For the motorhome and car hooked together it was $32 to cross....

Sonoma Valley, September 2018

Sunday, October 14, 2018
Sonoma Valley, September 2018

So after some wine purchases in Oregon, we realized that it was time to head into California for the month of September.  Now we  had fires in Southern Oregon, some ‘smoke alert’ days while...

Oregon in Late August

Thursday, October 4, 2018
Oregon in Late August

We have driven by the weir/fish ladder on the north side of Roseburg but had never stopped to actually look at it.   It isn’t a huge weir, but it does span the Umqua River and so they had...

August 2018

Thursday, September 20, 2018
August 2018

For the first couple of weeks we spent time with Dave’s brother Bob and his new ‘significant other’ Susan.   We really enjoyed getting to know her.   We also got to see Bob’s daughter Amanda...

July 2018

Sunday, September 2, 2018
July 2018

Well I’m really behind with the blog.  So, after Megan came to visit, we had another 2 weeks in the Bellingham area and so we decided to take a salmon dinner cruise on Bellingham Bay on the...

Someone came to visit her Grandmother!

Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Someone came to visit her Grandmother!

Megan flew out to see her grandmother during her summer break and help Grandma celebrate her 96th Birthday a little early.










June Delights

Sunday, July 1, 2018
June Delights

One of our joys each summer is getting to see a Smooth Jazz artist at Jazz Alley and this summer was no exception. That blond head belongs to Brian Culbertson, an energetic piano and trombone...

Where did the time go?

Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Where did the time go?

OK, where did the time go?  One minute it is the first of May and we are in Oregon, now it is almost July and we are up in the Birch Bay area for the until the end of July.  It isn’t that...

Out of The Desert.

Monday, May 7, 2018
Out of The Desert.

How did April fly by so quickly while I wasn’t looking?    One day we are sitting around, looking at the calendar and talking about getting ready to leave - the next day Dave is collapsed...

End of March 2018

Friday, March 30, 2018
End of March 2018

End of March means that the “Valley of the Sun” begins to warm up and people start thinking about heading out for their summer adventures.   It also means getting together for good food and...

Spring Break 2018 with Megan and Kenneth

Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Spring Break 2018 with Megan and Kenneth

Megan and Dave at Breakfast at one of her favorite places to go in Bedord, Texas - the Old West Cafe. 
We had a great week visiting Megan and Kenneth during their Spring Break.  Unfortunately...

Spring Training 2018

Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Spring Training 2018

As usual, Spring Training means a trip to Surprise Stadium in Surprise, AZ for a Rangers vs Mariners spring training game.  Surprise is on the west side of Phoenix, so it is about 50 miles...

Winter Sojourn

Friday, February 16, 2018
Winter Sojourn

My chariot that took me on my winter sojourn to spend a week with my mother while Margi goes on a Quilting Retreat.    Not only do Mom and Margi get a week apart from each other, but Dave...

Tire Covers

Sunday, January 21, 2018
Tire Covers

We have new tire covers for the coach.  Instead of having covers hanging from the coach over the tire well, these cover just the tires. Old ones were showing wear and tear after 12 years,...

Happy New Year

Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Happy New Year

New year and new software for our blog.  Please be patient with us as we figure out how to use the new software - hopefully this will include the ability to show videos.