Cold, Windy...30º

Yesterday was one of those days...It looked sunny and nice outside but open the door a crack and you knew it was a day to stay inside and read...So with the wind blowing off and on I did just that...Herb read, also kept the wood stove burning, did some laundry and otherwise we just had a lazier than usual day...Fixed some of our homemade soup from the cellar for dinner and ate the rest of the lemon pudding cake.

Write group today so Herb will decide what his dinner will be; A hotdog, hamburger, patty melt, soup, chili or what ever he wants to cook!..Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Umpteen Photos...45º

Yesterday morning with the sun partially hidden by clouds I snapped away trying to get a photo of the front of our house/yard with flowers blooming...In the past two days buds have opened to full fledged blooms everywhere I looked... Daffodils are the most predominate but the forsythia, bush apricot and "real" apricot have also come into full flowering mode...I'm always in awe of this sight and my photo's don't do it justice...But here are a few to give you a glimpse...Also we have tulips blooming...For some reason the deer have decided to eat elsewhere this spring.

It was warm enough in the morning to work outside so I tackled more weeds in the garden, added 4X4 boards at the edges to keep the soil where it belongs...Planted a row of mixed greens, lettuce, spinach, cilantro, parsley and chard.

In the afternoon I fixed oven fried chicken with a pan of roasted potatoes, onions and squash along with a lemon pudding cake...We invited Pam, Becky and John to dinner...Another good day...Hugs to All...OWAV:)

"Daffies, Grape Hyacinths and Primroses"...43º

Early morning, especially, the flowerbeds are beautiful as the sun hits the petals...The yellows, reds and purples brighten up the front yard...My photos don't do it justice so use your imagination...I worked outside yesterday and will do more each day trying to catch up after not keeping up with the weeds of last fall...Looks like a cloudy but nice day today, maybe a little rain...Hugs To All....OWAV:)

Cloudy, Saturday...44º

Yesterday sunny and warm....I worked in the flowerbeds and garden digging weeds, cleaning debris...Work awhile, sit on the deck for quite awhile...Then back to digging...I had started the sourdough early and came in to find it oozing over the edge of its container, saying, "I'm ready"...I poured the bubbling start into the mixer, added whole wheat, bread flour, salt and water, let it knead for about 12 minutes before leaving it to raise...I continued this process through the day...Weeding, sitting, reading, kneading, scrabble...After dinner I resorted to sitting and reading soaking in the sun, panning the bread, waiting for it to bake and permeate the house with its smell...It was a good day...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Log Deck...37º

We were thankful for a little breeze yesterday as Herb used the chainsaw and I split and loaded the chunks of wood, using muscles that we had forgotten...The log deck is in a winter cow pasture so we have to dodge the "cow pies" as we work...Cows and their calves are curious when we first get there but soon move away from us to continue eating and then stretch out in the sun as they enjoy this beautiful spring day...Two hours later, we are loaded and headed home, feeling good that we are still able to get our own winters wood...Herb unloads the wood into our cellar and I soon have leftovers heating on the stove for our dinner...Showers taken we relax on the deck, snow covered mountains gleaming in the distance...We are blessed...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Sunrise, sunshine, Sun...35º

Oh Happy Day...Flowers blooming, sun shining and wood gathering all in one...I finished my list yesterday except for bread making (put it off until Friday) but I added cookie making to yesterday morning...Haven't made cookies for months and it just seemed like the thing to do...Herb likes oatmeal cookies with lots of craisins, raisins and spices added, so I started with them...As they were baking I mixed up a batch of chocolate chip cookies and added oatmeal and peanut butter for a different taste...Made enough to share and some to freeze.

Met Pat at Arrowhead, where we sipped mocha's, talked, laughed and tried not to be too obnoxious to the people around us and we had lots to talk about....It was a fairly quiet day for them...Bruce came out to visit with us twice, bouncing his new ideas off of us...His mind is alway working.

At home I finished up the cookie baking, mixed up a meatloaf for our dinner, sat on the deck, read and played computer games until the sun went behind Chief Joseph Mountain...We have leftovers for dinner today so I will get busy with the normal routine of picking up before we get on our grubby clothes and go to the wood deck...Hugs To All...Enjoy Spring!...OWAV:)

Faint Sunrise...29º

6am and it is almost broad daylight...To bad that it will be several hours before it maybe is warm enough to spend time outside...A few things on my list today...Start a batch of bread...Pick a new bouquet of daffodils to brighten up the house...Meet Pat for coffee as she is leaving on a trip....Make a meatloaf for our dinner.

Herb mowed lawns yesterday and Thursday should be a good day for both of us to get a load of wood...Maybe by the weekend the garden and flowerbeds will be dry enough for me to start attacking the weeds and maybe plant a row of onions and lettuce.

Yesterday was Bobi's birthday...We sent love and wished her a happy day over FaceTime...How lucky we are to have such a beautiful, smart, funny daughter in our life....Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Bobi 2013

OOPS...24º

Most everyone who is somewhat computer literate knows that when having problems with a computer the first thing you do is a restart...That was the last thing on my mind when I called "Jim" for help with my iMac, yesterday...I called at 7am, listened to and ignored the "canned" message (many problems can be solved by restarting your computer before calling our technical department) and waited for Jim's voice on the other end...Jim was baffled by my problem and HIS iMac was giving him problems so he suggested I go on about my morning and he would call me back...I waited and Bobi chatted in on FaceTime to see if Jim had found the problem...I said, "Not yet"..."Mom, have you restarted your computer since we synced the iMac, iPhone and iPad yesterday?"...DUH...At her urging, I did and things started falling magically into place...Keychain unlocked, passwords reappeared, iMac and iPhone started communicating...Only one glitch as a bunch of old contacts appeared in my address book and I have deleted them one by one for the second time...So far they haven't come knocking again!..I called Jim and told him how dumb I still am about computers, he just laughed and was happy that the problem had been fixed so easily, thanks to my "Smart Girl".

After cold, snowy, frosty nights and days, this morning dawns bright and clear with warmer temps in the forecast...Maybe we are in for a few more days of spring...I have write group this morning, Herb is thinking about mowing lawns or getting more wood...Have a nice day everyone...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

"Hi Tech Day"...25º

I've been pretty quiet about a plan that has been formulating in my mind for some months now...Some things I have to think about...Usually...Other times I jump in without thinking and try to sort out all the pieces later...Not always a good idea.

What I'm talking about is cell phones and land lines...We of course have had a basic no frills landline using the same phone number for 40 years...No call waiting and no caller ID...We have portable phones (a set of three that I bought at a yard sale) and several old fashioned "plug in" phones and another portable phone with an answering machine...All in all we have TEN phones residing upstairs, main floor, downstairs and outside...PLUS Herb and I each have a tracphone, used mostly when we travel.

The plan that has been incubating in my mind is to do away with the landline, keep that number for my cell phone, is now coming to fruition...Herb has signed up with "Consumer Cellular" bought his new phone and is learning how to use it and checking out the reception...I have just purchased a reconditioned iPhone and am using it as an iPod to make sure I'm savvy enough to use it as a PHONE before we take the plunge when I sign up with "CC" and claim the long used number from the landline for my own iPhone number...Can we survive with only two phones that we carry everywhere with us?

I've been known to make snide remarks about people and their cell phones...People always checking the phone, texting or talking (loudly) into the phone...Obnoxious ring tones and alerts...Now I'm about to join the ranks...I spent all day yesterday staring at this small devise that can surf the web, do email, text my daughter, play music or videos, take pictures, keep track of my meetings and alert me to make it there on the right day at the correct time...A weather report and a mapping program is at my finger tips...OH MY GOSH.

This morning I have to call my friend "Jim" at eoni (our internet server) to help me with the first problem to arise...Bobi walked me through syncing the iPhone to my laptop and in that process it wiped out my passwords for eoni and won't let me put them back in so email is not working and facetime only comes in on Herbs iPad...I have a feeling that I may be talking to Jim on a regular basis...AND yes, I will be using the faithful landline...Stay tuned...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Road Show and Grease...38º

A busy day yesterday...First I carefully packaged antique dishes, a vase and several pieces of sterling flatware to take to the "Road Show" for appraisal...These items came to us as family heirlooms...Some have been displayed, some used a few times and others packed away never to see the light of day...I didn't have any real surprises, everything coming in under a $100.00 per item (retail)...I did find out that some of the flatware that I thought was sterling is silver-plate...At least now I know how to tell the difference...So I will keep using these item occasionally and save them for our kids to have heirlooms someday.

Early afternoon found Pam, Rachel, Brandon and I on our way to the Elgin Opera House for the matinee performance of "Grease"...It was an enjoyable production with the usual high energy dancing and singing, played to a nearly full house...It was a lovely spring day and a beautiful drive...The "kids" were very quiet in the back seat so Pam and I got to catch up on our visiting..We look forward to the production of "Shrek" coming up in August.

While I was away playing Herb worked on the log deck, bringing home more wood to finish out the spring and stock up for next winter...Nothing planned for today...The leftovers are all gone so am thinking, what is for dinner?...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Balmy....38º

Rain overnight with more rain/snow forecast into next week, then some nice spring days right around the corner...After our 5" of snow on Monday, I salvaged a bouquet of daffodils...Many of them had been so weighted down with snow and ice that they lay flat on the ground, no chance of standing up again...They are happy in our warm house and the buds continue to open more each day...We have spring inside if not out!

Our Walla Walla trip was good, roads bare, some sunshine and lovely blooms in every direction as we drove through Milton Freewater and on into Walla Walla...We did some shopping, had breakfast and more shopping...Herb's dental appointment didn't take long but we have to return in June for a follow up...Two road trips in one week is more than enough for both of us and we hit the pillow early last night...Wonder why we were both up before 4am this morning?

I plan to put a chuck roast in the oven today when I leave to spend the afternoon at the Josephy Center...An easy meal to put on the table when I get home and leftovers on Saturday after the play at the Elgin Opera House...That's life on Barton Heights...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Appointment...21º

Another trip to a warmer climate and blooms all around...Herb has a dental appointment in Walla Walla today so we get another glimpse of springtime...Our snow from Monday is nearly melted, birds are singing outside although it is still dark...They are also ready for some warm sunny days.

I have a shopping list for Andy's in College Place for a few bulk items and will check out the pansy starts at BiMart...Not too much of a list since we shopped in Lewiston on Monday...Have emailed LeaAnn so might connect with her while Herb is in the dentist's chair...Mostly I will just enjoy looking at the flowers in anticipation of Wallowa County spring in May or June.

Friday I do my first docent shift at the Josephy Center, then on Saturday morning I plan on taking 3 items to the "Antiques Roadshow" to be appraised, (not sure what yet) and Saturday afternoon Pam along with two of her grandchildren and myself have tickets for the musical "Grease" at the Elgin Opera House...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Write People...20º

After waiting awhile at the Josephy Center for more Write People to show and no one showed up, we made the unanimous decision to move yesterdays meeting to "Arrowhead Chocolates"...An unusually quiet morning, the 3 (Pat, Maxine and I) of us chatted and enjoyed our chocolaty drinks...The time sped by and we soon went our separate ways, high on caffeine and friendship... Sometimes it is fun to break away from the routine, push writing into the background and spend time visiting.

The sun shone in the afternoon but the temps were cold so H & I after our dinner of spaghetti and fresh asparagus spent the afternoon reading and computing...Chatted on Facetime with Bobi and enjoyed our warm, cozy home, knowing that more spring days are just around the corner...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Blooms to Snow Storm...20º

We made our 8am appointment at Kendall Subaru in Lewiston yesterday morning with a few minutes to spare...Herb took it slow and easy over mostly bare roads...It was just breaking day and we both watched for animals and rocks in the road...As we made our decent down Buford Grade, a semi, lights flashing, almost stopped, taking up the better part of both lanes must have either been having trouble with his truck or was just plain scared by the steep, crooked grade...Little did he know that a worse road lay ahead of him as he had to go up Rattlesnake Grade and down Asotin Grade before he made it to the Lewiston/Clarkston valley...For someone who doesn't know this road and has merely looked at the wiggly line on a map has no idea what lies ahead.

As I had anticipated everywhere I looked trees and bushes were blooming as well as every kind of bulb imaginable and the weather warmed up nicely as our day wore on...We dropped our Outback and they handed us the keys to a 2014 Forester, our "loaner car"...Herb was happy as we zoomed out of the parking lot and off for a couple of hours of shopping...I mostly shopped while Herb checked out all of the bells and whistles on the Forester, plus he loved other features, sits higher, and is much easier to get in and out of...I liked that feature as well but our Outback only has 40,000 miles on it and must take us lots of miles before we trade it in.

We decided to have a big breakfast and probably skip lunch/dinner and stopped at one of our favorite places in Lewiston..."Waffles and More" usually has a waiting line but not on Monday morning, so we ordered the farm breakfast to split...Three eggs, two sausage patties, hash browns, toast and a waffle...Our car was done by 10am and we did the Costco shopping and headed home on bare roads sun shining...A few miles out of Enterprise as we looked toward the Wallowa Mountains I said, "Looks like it is storming on Barton Heights"...It was and it continued for the next 3 hours putting down about 5 inches of the lovely white stuff...A beautiful scene this morning but darn it is April and my daffodils are buried...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Blustery Days....30º

Yesterday was one of those days when it looked nice but as I stepped outside the wind was raw and brisk...Didn't take me long to make a trip through the garden and the flower beds to get my fill of fresh air...Late evening another snowstorm blew through leaving the ground covered.

I Looked back over the last two years in my blog this morning...Temps were about the same, flowers starting to bloom and spring trips were made to LaGrande and Walla Walla...We have two trips planned this week to warmer climates, one for a recall on our Subaru and the other a dental appointment for Herb...Both Walla Walla and Lewiston will be in full bloom, maybe even warm...I love going there in the spring...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

The first of many bouquets 2013

Windy...31º

Windy with moisture in the forecast...Rain, snow who knows?..Doesn't matter because yesterday was a beautiful and productive day...I put on my work clothes and went with Herb to the log deck...It was a warm 53º, sun shining, no wind...Herb manned the chain saw while I marked the logs, split what I could and loaded most of them onto the truck...We worked steady for two hours and came home with over half a cord...It felt good to be outside and find that my legs and arms still work and I'm not even very sore this morning...We have several more cords to cut and haul, so this should get us in shape for the summer work to follow.

We finished the afternoon off with spaghetti for dinner, then while Herb napped I joined Pat at the Josephy Art Center where she did her first day as a docent...I wanted to shadow her so I kind of know what I'm doing when I take my first turn...More artwork arrives on a regular basis and today a new bronze statue  "Nude of a young boy" was put out on display...I wonder how many eyebrows this will raise in our usually conservative community...Will the old-timers let it go thinking it is just the "Artists" way of making a statement or will it cause a stir in the community, with letters to the editor (the paper will like that as they sell more papers when there is controversy)...Maybe the Art Center will find more visitors coming through their door...It could get interesting or not, time will tell....Hugs To All...OWAV:)

6am...30º

Robins chirping, beautiful sunrise...Looks like a lovely day in Wallowa County...I've been absent for a couple of days and no real excuse, just took a break while I was preparing food for the "Spring Tea" at the Josephy Center...I made lemon bars and mints while others made cucumber, egg salad and smoked salmon sandwiches...Others made cream puffs, cake and cookies for dessert...They made quite a picture as we trimmed crusts and arranged platters full of food.

The Collections Exhibit at the Josephy Center is going great, way more entries than they had anticipated…Seems like people were just waiting for the chance to show off their stuff…The collections are still up and we set up tables in and among for the tea…We served 24 guests + our group and Lyn---31 total I think…Everyone thought the food (furnished by "US") and tea (furnished by Red Horse Cafe) was wonderful….I didn't get photos but think Janie did...I enjoyed visiting with people, some that I haven't seen in a couple of years and also met new people...We were a tired bunch when it was all over but pleased with the result.

Pat, Janie and I have signed up to be Docents at the Josephy Center…So will be taking a turn "tending" the Center from noon to 4pm on days of our choice…They are always looking for more docents.

Yesterday I made clam chowder and rested up...Started a new book "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston, written in 1937 and most of it in dialect...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Busy Week...30º

Usually I only make candy/chocolates for the Thanksgiving/Christmas holidays...Sometimes I think about it at Valentines Day and Easter but it doesn't happen...On Saturday I pulled out the pot and candy thermometer...Measured sugar, cream and butter into the pot...Cooked for the required time, poured it onto the marble, let it cool then stirred until it turned into fondant...Added mint extract, rolled it into long rolls and placed it in the fridge...Yesterday I melted the dipping chocolate, formed the fondant into small flat discs, dipped them into the chocolate and voilà...Now I have a special treat...Mints for Wednesdays Tea Party.

That's it for today as I have lemon bars to make...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Chocolate Mint Creams

Sunday/Monday...30º

Couldn't go wrong with the forecast yesterday...We had sunshine, rain, hail, sleet, wind and at times a raging blizzard lasting ten minutes at the most...A skiff of snow remains this morning as a reminder and more "showers" are expected today...I focus on the sunny times and the awaking of the flower beds as things push bravely out of the ground.

I started spaghetti sauce early yesterday after cleaning the fridge freezer...Things that at one time were worth saving, now were hiding under layers of frost, freezer burned and inedible...A few were the base for the sauce but most things ended up in the garbage...Herb helped by lifting the heavy drawer, vacuuming under the fridge and hauling those unnamed packages to the trash can...I vow again to use the leftovers in a timely manner!..We did more house cleaning chores and with the smell of spaghetti sauce wafting through the house we relaxed for the rest of our Sunday...Pam stopped by late afternoon visit  on her way to paint wine glasses for the upcoming Art Festival.

Talked with Rusty in Boise, where he was grocery shopping and resting up from a long week of working cattle...Bobi and Ci reported in from Portland, they also were resting up after a busy week...Cienna finished her second practice as she learns how to row a Dragon Boat on the Willamette River...This week coming up I finish handwriting analysis, fix food and serve at the first ever tea party held at the Josephy Center and Herb might be helping John move stock back out to Chico for spring pasture...Life is good...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Spring Rain...36º

Overnight the grass has turned that lovely shade of green, only possible with a gentle spring rain...Not so gentle when I went to bed last night and it didn't take long to lull me to sleep...Everything seems to be jumping out of the ground, garlic, daffodils, crocus and dandelions...Snow is in the forecast but I'm hoping it will stay farther up the mountain.

Yesterday was the perfect day for baking bread and making a big pot of ham and beans...After the BBQ at B & J's last Saturday, J made sure that I came home with the ham bone...H & I like bean soup but for me it is impossible to make a small batch... J loves ham and beans...So I make a big pot, we each have our bowl full and J gets the rest of the beans, all packaged in bags to freeze and use for meals on busy days...It brings a smile to his face when they arrive at his house.

The yard sale wasn't much but Pat did come away with a nice jacket, 50¢, in a lovely shade of lavender, so it wasn't a total bust...A quick stop at Safeway, then I dropped her off at Schwabs to get her car...Back home I punched down the bread dough, stirred the beans and played scrabble and angry birds, before reading my latest book "State of Wonder" by Ann Patchett...Its a good read but tends to get a little slow in places!...Hugs to All...OWAV:)

Saling...41º

Yard sale in Enterprise this morning, then to Les Schwabs where Pat's car is waiting for her after having the studded tires traded for summer treads...This is a Wallowa County ritual--studs on in November and off in April.

We3 had a fun pizza lunch at Coco's in Joseph yesterday...Lots of news to catch up on since our last meeting in 2012...All of us seem to be stuck in the never ending process of writing, rewriting and revising of a writer...At some point does someone say enough is enough, tie up the loose ends and push DONE?..Hmmmm, I don't see that key on my keyboard.

Yesterday morning I made hamburger buns and this morning the sourdough start is bubbling away to replenish our supply of loaves in the freezer...Now the question, what is for dinner?..Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Worth the Wait...40º

As all of my regular readers know we brought a bunch of lemons home from Arizona...We shared many with family, friends and neighbors...Tree ripened and hand picked they were extra large, juicy and yes lemony...Herb (the main lemon juicer) looking ahead ordered a juicer attachment to fit on my Bosch bread mixer, destined to be delivered by Fedex about the same time we arrived home...It was not on the door step when we arrived so after tracking the shipment we found it was coming from New York and would have gotten here faster by "Pony Express".

Finally the package arrived and with great excitement Herb cut open the box and much to his dismay--"OH S---" found a blender attachment (which we already have) in the box...Phone calls and emails followed, the company would send a prepaid return label and credit our Visa...Another order was made and the juicer was shipped from Salt Lake City and arrived in three days...This juicer was a little disappointing, didn't look like it was very well made, had a very small reservoir and looked like all of the pulp from the lemons would be lost with the seeds.

Hmmmm--Other things were on our calendar so the juicer was put aside and the lemons in the cool cellar waited almost patiently...I was careful to keep the "rotting" lemons sorted out of the box...Lemons are like apples in that regard...Yesterday was the day to juice lemons...I carefully scrubbed the lemons, Herb used the new zester (thanks Bobi, it is a great, grater) and then proceeded to try the new juicer...It works very well, way beyond our expectations...In no time at all we had almost a gallon of pure lemon juice with pulp...I will freeze some in ice cube trays, some in half cup portions for lemon pies and lemon curd...I preserved some lemons with salt to use in cooking...I will save enough out to make lemon bars for the tea party next week...So much joy from such a sour fruit...Anyone for lemonade?...Hugs to All...OWAV:)

Some of the juice

Herb juicing the lemons

Preserved Lemons

One lone lemon is left

Not much news...47º

Although the temp is warmer this morning, we have a cooling trend moving into the County with possible showers for the next few days...Alas my warm afternoons on the deck have come to an end...I have endless things to choose from to do in the house plus a new book to start on...Yesterday I attended the 3rd class of "Handwriting Analysis" and think I will have to audit the next series of classes as my study skills are very rusty.

News from the kids...Ci has started her next adventure "Dragon Boat Racing" as she takes her love of the water to a new dimension...I will leave it up to her to post more about this on her blog...Bob spends her time making sure Ci gets to all of her scheduled events plus the cooking, cleaning and gardening at home...Rusty called from Idaho to report in and had been practicing his limited "cowboy skills"as he helped vaccinate cows and calves and even got to do some horseback riding.

Herb has finished building fence, got throughly caught up on his sleep (12 hours) last night and is ready to again tackle the load of logs that will become our firewood for next winter...Hugs to All...OWAV:)

Looking Back...37º

One of the fun things about blogging is being able to look back at what was happening one year ago...Much the same but also different...Our house was quiet as the "Kids" had returned to their respective homes after spring break and Herb and I were getting back in our groove (well worn rut)...Pat and I were walking on a regular basis, (oops, have hardly walked since my knee injury)...I was typing frantically to get my essay for Katey, (no essay this month but a list of the stories, sent to Katey,  to see if they are eventually going to mesh into a very small book)...I was making the rounds of my different meetings and the weather was similar... Time was spent outside cleaning up and looking for blooms... On April 5th we had a snowstorm of 4-6 inches...(Not in the forecast but could still happen)...It was just a year ago that I slammed my finger in the car door and a new nail has grown in place...Red Horse Cafe opened on Joseph's main street (P and I had lunch)...Now the Write People is making it a regular place for lunch after our weekly meeting...(Wonder how long it will take us to get back to our "potluck lunches)?..This morning we have a cloudy sky but more sun later today...I'm spending every afternoon possible on our sunny deck reading...Things inside will wait for a rainy/snowy day...I have writing analysis class this morning.....Have a Tea Party coming up at the Josephy Center that Write People will be making refreshments for and doing the serving....So life goes on, each day is a treasure...I'm trying very hard not to get stressed our or over booked with things to do as I feel like I've earned my days in the sun and need the extra dose of vitamin D...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Books...37º

Sunny days on the deck and a good book to read...My latest read is "The Fiddler on Pantico Run" by Joe Mozingo, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times...His mothers ancestors were from France and Sweden but he knew little about his fathers side of the family...Italy, Portugal and Basque were occasionally mentioned...One of his college professors told him that Mozingo may have come from sub-Saharan Africa...That certainly didn't fit with his blue eyes and white skin but it sent him on a mission to find his roots...I'm enjoying the book although sometimes it has way too much description for me, he makes up for it with wonderful metaphors and similes...I'm over half way through and a couple more day of sunshine will see me finishing the book.

Write People is on my agenda for today and I should start another cleaning project as I finished the linen closet...What will it be?..Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Look quick it won't last long :)

April Fools Day...37º

A fun day for practical jokes, so everyone be on the alert!..I've been thinking that todays weather forecast might be a joke but last night before I went to bed at 10pm the sky was sparkling with millions of stars and this morning our living room is flooded with light from the rising sun...Another day to treasure.

Since it was quite chilly outside, (yesterday) in the early morning, I started a "cleaning out" project until the day warmed up and I could clean flowerbeds and dig weeds...I found that the ground is still very wet and soft and my footsteps were compacting the earth way too much...So I was soon settled on the deck to enjoy the sun and read the afternoon away...My cleaning project is about half done and the back room is a mess, you see I started pulling out towels, sheets, and all kinds of stuff from the linen closet and began sorting...So I have piles everywhere that I must finish sorting this morning, refold and put back only the things that we really use...Another bag for Soroptomists in the making.

Herb had a full day...He took a much needed break from his fencing project when Brian called and asked if he wanted to go flying...They flew from the valley out over Imnaha Country to the Snake River, Hells Canyon, Dug Bar, Hat Point and all places in between...What an opportunity on a beautiful day...Back home he continued fencing, laundry and BBQ'd us a steak for dinner.

One of our neighbor girls stopped by as she shared her Easter cookies on Barton Heights...A senior at Joseph High this year she is planning on college or an exchange...Really wants to go to Russia to learn the language...She is a smart, beautiful young lady and fun to visit with...She mentioned that she wanted to plant a few seeds this spring and see if they would grow, but she didn't know much about gardening...Now I have a home for some of my gardening books!...Hugs...OWAV:)