Last Burger Night of the Season

Last week was the final Bodacious Burger Night of the season at The Depot.

Tall Ships in Ilwaco

Brett took some nice photos of the Tall Ships entry into the Columbia River. The Chinook Nation went out to meet them and did a re-enactment of trading with the natives.

working on the pink room

walls, ceiling and floors

'How I spent my Memorial Day'

It has been a long week of daughters, visitors, stores, tall ships, pirates, burger nite, meeting Elizabeth and her father, changing loft purchases (Elizabeth), restaurants, the Pearl District, roses, rhodies, the Land Rover dealer, paint stores, Astoria(3 or 4 times) George Morlan plumbing (2 times), garage sales, driving, driving, driving, and a final ride in a tow truck.

I will catch up on posts later, but here is the shot of the day. (and Aura can sleep in any vehicle-even a tow truck) Meanwhile- the vehicle is at the local auto repair. Brett and I will figure out what to do later. (yes, this is the same vehicle we put a NEW ENGINE in)

Ft George Brewery

Paris is home from Michigan for 2 weeks. She had a trip into Seattle and returned on Amtrak to Longview. After picking her up- we stopped at Ft George for beer tasting and dinner. She surprised us by picking the Stout Beer as her favorite. Brett's is the IPA and mine is the Red Ale (of course).

Paris and Brett had the falafels and I tried the fresh oyster po boy. Both were excellent!

Pets and their beds

Our company processes surveys that sometimes include pet products. It really is true that people bring their pups to try out the beds. This funny little dog refused to budge from the bed he decided was perfect.

We had stopped in Longview to pick up some fish- for the koi pond and for fun. I snapped a quick photo of this true life example. The owner tried to get him to try other beds out- but he had made up his mind.

Jr High Car Wash

A donation car wash is always a good time to get the cars washed- even in the rain. Here- I decided Madison's lonely rig needed some TLC- so the jr high school kids gave it a good scrubbing in the pouring rain.

AAUW May Meeting

The American Association of University Women held their May meeting at Erin Glenn's lovely home. We honored the high school students who have been awarded our scholarships. These were the top science, math and technology girls in the 2 local school districts.

Erin's home in in the middle of the large and beautiful cranberry bogs and organic blueberry fields. The rhodies are in bloom.

Happy Birthday to Aura

Aura is 22 years old today!

This is huge!

My all time FAVORITE magazine- "Victoria" is being resurrected!

I am going to have to throw a 'Victoria Party'!

Victoria magazine, the women's home and lifestyle magazine that Hearst shuttered in 2003, is being relaunched thanks to a partnership between Hearst Magazines and Hoffman Media.
Hoffman will handle editorial, production, distribution and advertising for the magazine. Hearst will contribute the Victoria trademark and copyright, URL, subscription database and access to editorial archives and art content, writes Mediaweek.The magazine will launch in November and publish bi-monthly thereafter, with a heavy newsstand and online presence. The goal is to reach a distribution of 250,000 paid copies within two issues.

Paris the Pole Vaulter

Our youngest, Paris, is attending Northern Michigan University. She is a Sports Science Major and just finished her junior year. Here is the link to her blog. I suppose it is time to start one for her senior year blog soon.

Today she finished up the year with a conference track meet down state. Yesterday was her last final. We will miss her this summer- since she is staying in Marquette and working for the family motel. The Birchmont Motel, Starbucks (did you know Howard Schultz went to NMU?), refereeing volleyball, and coaching some track & field camps.








We expect her home in August- especially since the big beach volleyball tournament in Seaside is the 2nd week.

Unexpected High Tea Break

Last week I received a call from Charlotte Paliani. She is the new incoming president of the AAUW (Assoc of Univ Women). She invited me to join her sister, Natalie and another friend- at 'All the Tea & China'. What a lovely treat!

new store in town

We have a new boutique store in our little community. Go figure. Beach Batteries.
Brett and I had considered purchasing this little house- next to Sid's Market. Alas, the new owners are moving in. I suppose we can at least get a new battery for the moped.