A Traveling Day...Cloudy, threat of thunder storms...55º

 A morning massage for me and grocery shopping for the girls...Back home Rusty had the car ready for a drive, maybe to Buck Horn Lookout, depending on the weather...We left Enterprise via the North Hwy and bobi said, "I've never been to Troy." That sounded like a good alternative, and soon we were on the winding Redman Grade along with a rafting company, shuttling rafts or going to pick up rafters...A balmy 80º in Troy we stretched our legs walking the old bridge across the Grande Ronde River and had talked about hamburgers at the "Troy (Shilo) cafe," it was closed...Making a big loop we remembered the "Oasis" maybe milkshakes and burgers there...Not to be as it was closed also...On toward Enterprise, we passed the Joseph Canyon Lodge, and the closed sign in their window...We ended our day back in Enterprise, at "Terminal Gravity" for Burgers and Beer...It had been a lovely drive and was warm enough to sit in the sun and enjoy our food...Hugs to All...OWAV:)

Memories, Nostalgia ...cloudy 54º

A rainy night set the mood for yesterday...I was hoping that since the girls are here we could sort out the last upstairs closet and a rainy day seemed the perfect time...Boxes filled with records and photos, plastic bags held bedding and more boxes were filled with memorabilia, all were hauled out of their hiding place to be sorted into save or discard piles...Rusty took boxes of slides and projector downstairs and set up a theater of sorts...Meanwhile we 3 girls sorted and got sidetracked with two wedding dresses from long ago...Cienna is a willing model and posed with first Oma's wedding dress and then her mothers dress.

Oma's 1961

Mom's (Bobi) 1990

After lots of laughs, a few tears, we joined Rusty in the basement for a slide show of days gone by...Out of a couple hundred slides we saved maybe 30 of them to make prints.

Later in the afternoon, it warmed up enough to eat lamb roast, mashed potatoes and salad on the deck and we toasted with margaritas to another day spent together...Hugs to All...OWAV:)

Frustrations, Moving on...Rainy/warming trend 50º

I had an idea that taking care of legal matters after Herbs death might be frustrating and it definitely is. The state of Oregon has made it more so when the first death certificates, that they issued, someone decided that a town called Moira, NY, was no longer a town, so they change it to Mariah, thus changing Herbs birth place!..I picked up the newly issued death certificates on Thursday, more than a month later, and also received a packet in the mail from the government with Herbs retirement papers to fill out, and get changed into my name...Now I just have to fill out a stack of forms, return them and a death certificate and it can be up to 4 months before a check shows up in the checking account.

As Rusty and I left the mortuary on May 15th, we were under the impression that the social security end of this had been taken care of, but I had received nothing from them, so made a few phone calls and found out that they are notified of the death but it was up to me to contact SS...Easier said than done...I waited on hold for an hour on SS "hotline" for a live person, who would make an appointment for me at the LaGrande office...I will be notified by phone to confirm, (from anywhere in the US, so make sure I answer all incoming phone calls) or I could lose the appointment...GRRRR

By the way the SS lump sum death benefit is $255.00, and in 1961 when my father died, my Mom got $210.46...I did a little research and this increased by about a dollar a year until 1982 and has now stayed the same $255.00 for about 40 years...As they say, "don't look a gift horse in the mouth," as I wait with "bated breath" for the phone call,,, Is it really worth any more of my time, to drive to LaGrande, to keep the appointment for $255.00, as I see every where I look at the way the government spends, wastes my tax money and how they are always looking for ways to do away with Social Security for old people!

Enough of this, I am very lucky to have what I have but the "Government" drives me crazy!..Deep Breaths...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

A Happy Photo

                                        

A Day Trip...Warmer, sunny, overnight low 45º

 After hearing reports that the road to Hat Point had been newly graded, Rusty and I were on the road about 8:30am...The road, east out of Joseph, is winding and drops fast in elevation to the Imnaha Canyon, where there is a grade school, post office and the Imnaha tavern...

At 9am we passed through Imnaha and started uphill on a steep grade, lots of corners and incredible views, looking back to the Wallowa Mountains...Looking the other way, the devastation from last summers "Double Creek" fire is indescribable...Thousands of acres were burned...In some places, as far as the eye can see, the forest is nothing but blackened trees, void of all vegetation...Driving through all of this makes ones heart break, for what used to be.

Continuing on to Hat Point lookout tower, Rusty and I walked the path and climbed up the tower to look down at the Snake River, far below...Still incredible views from there but the scars of the fire are seen everywhere and will be forever!

We stopped for lunch at "The Tavern" arriving back home mid afternoon...Going to Hat Point was always a happy time for me, now I will still go, but it will never be the same, driving through a forest that is no longer lush and vibrant to reach the views from the very top...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

I tried to take photos that still show the beauty, not total devastation.

Looking down into Snake River

on the tower

looking back to the Wallowa's.

wildflowers in front, blackened trees in back.

Weather Warming--Slowly...39º

 After 3 nights of a hard freeze, the forecast is calling for a warming trend...Our garden is still covered, potatoes, grapes, tomatoes, squash and cucumbers... Almost afraid to remove the covers and see what lies underneath.

Our front porch with geraniums, and house plants is ready for "sitting" but still not warm enough for comfort...Maybe by the weekend, we can go outside without a coat on.

I'm thinking of many years ago, on this day in 1965, when we welcomed a new baby boy into our family...Wish Rusty a happy birthday today...Hugs To All...OWAV:) 

PS...before the freeze.

Grapevine

Potatoes

Front Porch

Warming up the kitchen...Sunny, cool, 34º

 A fun day yesterday, when my friend, Cathy, from write group came for a visit...We had many stories to share and reminisced about old times before she left to return to her home out North, in Flora...I fixed a simple lunch of mushroom/asparagus quiche.

We finally got rain, after a hail storm, and Rusty has the irrigation water in the ditch, pumps are working and we can finally water everything...Now just waiting for it to warm up to summer temperatures.

While the rain came down, we played several games of "5 Crowns" before Rusty left for his home in Enterprise...I slept a good 10 hours, wondering when my energy level will return!...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Asparagus, mushroom Quiche

Baking with sourdough...Clouds/sunbreaks, 33º

 Covered the garden again last night and will leave covers on for the next couple of nights, hoping for warmer weather soon!

Rusty brought a sourdough start home from Bend (thanks Bee and Brian)...My start has been in the fridge for sometime so decided to use the new one. I followed a rustic sourdough bread recipe off of King Arthur baking...Instead of doing two loaves on a cookie sheet, I dumped the whole batch in the cold dutch oven and into a 425º oven...It rose nicely but is more dense than I wanted, tasted very good with our steak and salad dinner...Will be fun to try more methods of baking and make two loaves instead of the 2 1/2 pounder we will be eating on all week!

Have a friend coming for lunch today, making a quiche, will let you know how it turns out...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Cooling on the rack.

Just out of the oven.

A smattering of rain...Cool/Cloudy

I'm still thinking rain, gentle, steady rain but it is not happening...A smattering yesterday, barely dampened the ground...At least now the ditch water is in and Rusty is back home, so he will set up the pumps and hoses and I can get everything watered that way...Nights are in the mid to low 30's, this week, so everything is taking a rest, waiting for sunshine. 

I had a busy day yesterday, laundry, watering, cooking, after 3 days of going out to breakfast, lunch and a day in La Grande, Rusty was coming home and I had catch up to do!..It seems I need motivation, to get things done...So much for all this drivel, hugs to all...OWAV:)

A Bouquet to all the Dad's out there!

 

A Day in La Grande...Beautiful drive, sunny day

 We left Enterprise around 10AM, arriving in La Grande just in time for lunch at The Liberty Cafe...We ordered two different sandwiches to split, both were good and ample size...A quick side trip to Union and the Platz Family Market, featuring fruits and vegetables...I've been following them on FB, I bought strawberries and salad greens, later in the summer I hope to buy peaches and pears.

We were back in La Grande just in time to make a quick stop at BiMart, then onto my 2:15 appointment at the eye doctor...Eyes checked out stable again, don't go back until October...We made WalMart our last stop of the day...Neither of us are into "shop until we drop" mode of yesteryears!..It was a good day. Hugs To All...OWAV:)

PS, My friend Judy inspired me to make the last of our garden asparagus into pickles...I added garlic scapes, scallions, dried garlic and peppers for flavor, hope they are as good as they look.

Ready to eat in a few weeks.

So Many Blooms...Cloudy/Cool

I keep wishing for warmer weather but cooler is in the forecast...The best thing about this is the blooms last longer...The allium have all gone to seed, but now I have peonies, poppies, columbine, and Iris, putting on quite a show...Across the road from our house are dames rocket and centaurea (perennial bachelor button), both of these can be invasive so I try to keep them across the road and they are lovely right now...Also across the road, many years ago, we planted fruit trees, apricot, apple and plum...I will be making jam in August?

The blooms brighten my world and keep me moving forward each day...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Columbine

Days are flying by...Cloudy/Cool

 Just got a text from Rusty, he got all of his running around done, in Bend yesterday, and will be home on Saturday...Darn, now I have to cancel that party I had planned for Saturday night...Sorry, ladies, another time.

I had a wonderful massage yesterday, followed by a quick trip to Safeway and home to spend the rest of the afternoon, cleaning out the refrigerator, picking up after myself and resting as Linnaea, told me to do and drinking lots of water...Which means that I was up 3 times last night going to the bathroom!..I did sleep well but it is kind of eerie, knowing that i'm all alone in our home of 50 years...It is another beautiful day on Barton Heights and I have many things to do! Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Hermans Pride 

A Fun Surprise....Breezy/Cool

Rusty arrived at my house early yesterday morning, before leaving for a few days in Bend...We did our usual "dance" around the kitchen, he took over the little smokies in the frying pan, sliced bread for toast and broke two eggs...I sliced an apple, for our plates and added a few sweet cherries...We ate and visited about his trip and what I would be doing while he was gone...(Not eating bonbons, for sure!)..I have watering and weeding in my future, maybe lawn mowing.

On my first trip to the veggie garden, a morning ritual, I was checking the strawberries, when neighbor Bill called out a good morning and walked over to the garden fence...He said, "Wow you have ripe strawberries." I looked closer and sure enough 2 big almost ripe berries, hidden under the large green leaves...I was surprised, because I hadn't seen this happening!..Now they are covered with netting to keep the robins from eating them, i'm wondering are they going to be tart or sweet?..Will they be ripe before Rusty gets back home and I can eat both of them?

It was a lovely drive out North yesterday...I rode along with friend Janie, we met Steve, Leita and two granddaughters Flora and Prairie at Safeway for the 25 mile trip to "Joseph Canyon Lodge," where we joined Cathy for lunch...We visited about our years in "Write Group" and our lives since then...We left for the drive home in a pounding rainstorm, thunder and lightning included...Back home I was disappointed to find that the rain had missed us again!

Today I go for a massage, can hardly wait...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Almost Ripe

Lots of Green Ones!

Summer is just around the corner...Mostly Sunny

The spring flowers are fading away, iris, poppies, and peonies are taking their place...My gardens show more green than anything right now but they are beautiful shades of green!..We had a short rain shower yesterday late afternoon, we really need more, but happy for any moisture...In the vegetable garden, garlic is sending up scapes, asparagus is getting spindly (means it is time to stop cutting) and peas are sprouted, along with squash, lettuce, and radishes...Our irrigation water is finally in the ditch and soon ready to hook up the pumps and give everything a good drink.

Our friends Bob and Judy came for lunch yesterday, such an interesting couple, Rusty has known Bob for many years...He has done carpenter work for us and I met Judy through mutual friends at Arrowhead Chocolate shop, in Joseph...We visited nonstop for over two hours and look forward to more visits with them.

I have a lunch date today with old friends, more visiting and reminiscing...I love it!..That reminds me of the cards, phone calls, likes, loves and hugs I've gotten on FB...I'm trying to answer the many people that reached out to me in the past month...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

After many hints, I get my car washed.

Me with Utah nieces, Vicky, Blanche and Jannine

More relatives!

Family Reunion 2023 North Powder...Rain/Sun

 Rusty and I left Joseph around 8am on Friday morning June 9th, for North Powder, Oregon and the Ashton/Madden reunion...Five of my nieces, my brother Georges' girls, had been planning this event for several months...Paula and husband Shane offered to host it at their small ranch, lots of room for RV's/tents and an outside kitchen in a rock building where the families could gather for food, drink and conversation...Also the lovely, lawns/gardens surrounding their home with a view of the mountains...The other four girls, Sue, Pode, Diane and Amy would plan the  details of inviting extended families, food for the weekend and a bajillion other things.

Rusty and I arrived about 1pm in a torrential downpour...Vehicles were parked everywhere, people came from surrounding towns and many from Utah...Soon we were all under an outside shelter away from the pouring rain, a propane fire pit and wood stove for warmth...The often asked question, "How do you fit in this family," was repeated many times...Soon there were no strangers, just relatives joined together for a good time!..Many more people would arrive later in the evening and on Saturday, while most of the Utah relatives would stay for breakfast on Saturday morning, then leave for another reunion in Washington, with their siblings.

Friday evening, everyone enjoyed a taco bar and tamales with delicious cheese cake and carrot cake for dessert.  Saturday morning arrived clear, sunny, and dry!..I'm sure the hosts breathed a sigh of relief, much easier to entertain a large group of people in dry, warm weather...A full breakfast was prepared in the outside kitchen, the smell of bacon, sausages and pork belly filled the air and pancakes floated onto plates, soon to be swimming in syrup...Side dishes of scrambled eggs, fruit salad and fresh strawberries rounded out the morning menu...Bobbi and Cienna arrived from Portland.

We visited the morning away, bid goodbyes to the Utah cousins, went for walks, wandered the lawn and gardens planted with all the wonderful summer vegetables...A bad mitten court was set up and a plastic dart board, for the younger folks...One toddler, Juniper 18 months old, entertained us and me, the eldest at 80, visited and watched everyone having a good time.

We, Rusty, Bobbi, Cienna and I left mid afternoon when I felt the need to return to "our" home on Barton Heights...Herb's 86 birthday would have been on June 9th and our 62nd anniversary on June 10th...Our family was able to sit on the deck, with a  view of the mountains, reminding us of the many celebrations we have had here...The reunion was great for all of us, surrounded by the love of our extended families...Thanks everyone...Hugs To All OWAV:)

ER, Hospital, Swing Bed, Loving Care...Cloudy, possible rain.

 Life is moving on, on Barton Heights, so many things to do...We have the garden in, weeds somewhat under control, flowers blooming and a family reunion coming up this weekend.

....I have given you a glimpse of our life with dementia and will sum it up with this blog, as well as I can, with one last story...The doctors had told me early on that at some point in this journey Herb would not recognize me or other family members, but one can never be really prepared for this...Herb did it in his own unique way about a month before he passed away...Rusty had left that morning for a two day volunteer trip...The following I wrote to Bobbi, so I wouldn't forget it... 

(Dad and I were sitting in the living room, like any other day, Out of the blue he looked at me and said, “Do I need to compensate you for your time?”  I said, WHY?  Herb said, “Della must have hired you to take care of me, so i need to pay you"… I said, I’m Della, what are you taking about?  Herb, “You look like Della but you're not her, she isn’t here…This went on all day, him explaining things to me, where food is, what time we eat, how “Della” does things…Do I know where to take him for acupuncture, I answer yes, I go there too…”Really, you know Terry?”…As it got closer to his bedtime, he said, “If you go to bed before I do, you can go in the bathroom to change clothes and if I go to bed first, I’ll go into the bedroom and change" (instead of in the middle of the living room, like we usually did.) He was very specific that I wasn’t Della and we would’nt be changing in front of each other…Weirdest day of my life!..Anyway he slept all night again, and i’m getting more sleep (we are sleeping in separate rooms by this time)...I thought maybe “Della" would return this morning, but nope i’m still the hired caregiver, without a name and I have no idea what my pay is…He is still telling me how to do things and surprised that I know so many people that he knows and making sure that I know how to get to Enterprise and do I know where the car keys are because he isn’t allowed to drive or have keys…I take “Della’s” pills, wear her clothes and sometimes when I get a bit bossy, i get more like her….Sometimes Bobi is his sister and Rusty is his brother and Cienna is his niece….I guess its his way of being in charge, I try to see the humor in this whole scenario...

On the third day, we had an appointment to sign our Powers of Attorney, and did so without a glitch, and when we got back in the car, Herb said, " So you're back," and I said "I've always been here." He didn't argue, but after that "the other lady" moved in and out of our life, on occasion. 

In closing, Herb passed away peacefully in "Loving Care" in our local hospital, where he spent his last week...He got exceptional care by so many loving people and had amazing doctors, we couldn't have done any better at home...Rest in Peace, never to be forgotten,
our love is forever.

From Electronics to a Calendar...Lovely Morning

Glacier Grill at Wallowa Lake, has just opened for the summer season, under new management and with a new cook...I joined "the ladies" for breakfast and visiting, we sat outside, to enjoy the fresh air and sunshine...Food was all very good and they might make this a summer place in their breakfast rotation.

....More about dementia and how we coped...It was difficult for Herb to keep track of the days, since the iPad no longer made sense...So I found a 2023 calendar, and put basic appointments on the correct days and also added in "shower days." hoping this would help him see how the week would go...He had always been "structured" with his routine...He put the flag out every morning at daylight, made our bed before breakfast, for example, but recently he had gotten really mixed up...The flag might go up at 2am and be taken down mid afternoon...Sometimes he didn't want to shower, because he had just showered the day before (he really had not), and sometimes it seemed right to shower twice a day...My idea was to look at the calendar every morning and then put a check through it when the day was over...Herb thought differently...He got up, checked everything off for the day and sometimes, 2 or 3 more days, then said, "What do we do now?"...First we laughed, then we cried and the days continued on sometimes in total mayhem...Dementia is an insidious disease, it sneaks into your life, so slowly, damaging brain cells, without being detected...It was totally mind boggling for us, I can't imagine how terrible it is for the person "Herb" to wake up in such a helpless state of mind everyday and try to keep his head from being so crazy...He tried so hard and never gave up.

I must get moving, just heard Rusty drive in, I need to get something cooking or maybe he will, while I finish this...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Hosta

A Jam Packed Week....Yard Work, Cooking, Friends.

 Breakfast this morning at Glacier Grill and a visit this afternoon with my friend Amy...So nice to have new friends and old friends that rally around when life gets tough!

....Herb was able to walk out of the ER that evening, with a walker, and up a few steps with Rusty's help...We had a prescription that would reduce the agitation, confusion and help him sleep...The night went well, but the meds really made him groggy.

Over the past year, broken sleep, and nightmares, had been a pattern...With dementia, people become fixated on certain things, Herb would wake me in the night to help him look for a book, or a key, things that didn't exist, except in his dream/imagination...It could take up to two hours to calm/soothe him, I would tell him we would look more in the morning...Sometimes these dreams were nightmares, people were outside with guns, they wanted to harm us and he would be holding me so tight, trying to protect me...On those nights it was better to get up and sit in our recliners with lights on to help him see that we were not in danger...The doctor suggested we sleep in separate bedrooms, Rusty spent more nights with us so I could get more sleep...continued

I mowed the lawn yesterday, started the mower on the first pull...Rusty was building a rack on his pickup so he can haul our winters wood...We had leftovers, made into a chicken/caesar salad, for dinner, ice cream for dessert...Late evening I
deadheaded daffodils and took a few photos...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

My newest flowers, a gift.

Medical Equipment...Cloudy

 Friday morning found Rusty and I on the road to Wallowa, we had all kinds of medical equipment to return to "Lending Hearts."...A volunteer run organization that has a HUGE inventory of everything from crutches to hospital beds...(including wheelchairs, commodes, walkers, depends, wet/dry pads and even an alarm to keep your loved one from getting out of the bed or chair.) All of these things are free to anyone needing them,(donation are welcome but not necessary.)..Call Linda Bouck at 541.398.0196.

...On each of Herb's trips to the ER, we kept hearing the words "care center."..We have one about 5 blocks from our house, "Alpine House," assisted living, another one in Enterprise, Senior Living, with "memory care." With the help of the hospital, we started researching local, LaGrande 70 miles away, and places even farther away...Also home care was in our minds and something called "comfort care," offered at the hospital but the patient has to need "critical care."..All of these places have to evaluate the patient before admittance...Alpine house, wouldn't work, Senior living was full, Wildflower in LaGrande was working on our application and ready to do an evaluation, in the meantime, home care was first in our minds...Rusty has a van that can hold all of the equipment and we soon needed another walker, a wheelchair and a commode, may as well bring a hospital bed as well.

...I have to back up a bit, what I'm writing about now happened within 2 1/2 weeks...On Saturday, April 19th Herb took a bad fall in our driveway, hitting his head, but was able to get up and into the house, with help and no noticeable ill effects...Then Tuesday morning found him back in the ER and the diagnosis at that time was brain bleeds (from the fall) and possibly flying him to Boise, to the "trama center." At this point, I told the ER doctor, that we had decided, at our advanced age, we wouldn't be flown out of the county...If they couldn't fix us here, then we would let nature take its course...He looked at me like I had two heads and horns!..But after he consulted with the "trama team"again they agreed, Herb would stay in Wallowa county, but they didn't didn't have a bed available, so we brought him home.

At this time Herb was started on an antiphychotic drug, to help with agitation, confusion and what he called, craziness in his head...He as well as Rusty and I, felt so totally helpless...continued

I helped Rusty unload all the medical equipment, putting it in the proper places, ready for the next family to use...He took us on a scenic drive home, giving us time to think, talk, reminisce and bring us to some kind of closure...I still have a lot to tell...Dinner last night was Sweet and Sour meatballs over rice, eaten on the deck, with our view of the mountains...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Yesterday was a good day...Cool, Sunny

 8am found me at the "Cricket" in Joseph for breakfast with ladies, that I have known for many years...They make me feel welcome and loved and it gives me the chance to talk, reminisce and move back into the real world.,,It was a fun morning and I might not be a regular, but definitely will join them for more good conversation and food.

Rusty is home from his volunteer job with the Forest Service and we have projects lined up for today...Looks like another cool but sunny day and both of us got a good nights sleep so hope to get moving soon!

I fixed my recipe for Panong Curry for dinner yesterday, it was tasty but needs some tweaking to taste more like the cafe version...Hugs to All...OWAV:)

Panang Curry

 

Gardens...Cloudy/Sunny

 Gardens are a big part of my life now...It wasn't always so...My Mom was a gardener...It was her sacred place, her happy place and where she went to think and get away from everyday problems..Although I loved flowers and eating fresh food from a garden, I could buy all of those things from the store, and save myself so much work!...Until things changed in my life...First my mom moved from Utah to Elgin, Oregon, just 50 miles from me instead of 600...She needed help with her gardens and I could do that, since I had summers off from my job, in the hot lunch room at Joseph schools...Then suddenly I began to have trouble with vertigo, dizziness that didn't go away...On good days, I helped Mom in her garden and found solace in digging in the dirt, also I could take my frustrations out on dirt clods and weeds, maybe digging in the dirt was a good thing for me.

This brings me back to the present as I look around at beautiful flowers and think about the reason this all started...Early on in the planting of any flower that caught my eye, to flower boxes that were planted with love to remember our families, no longer with us...Herbs mother always said, "Don't waste flowers on me after i'm dead, I want to enjoy them while I'm alive."...So around Memorial Day every year, I started planting flowers for everyones enjoyment, but they are in remembrance of our parents and now of Herb...Herb didn't have much interest in gardens of any kind and even less interest in mowing lawns...Early on in our married life he proclaimed, "I will put down gravel, spray paint it green and never have to push a mower around."...But I wanted a lawn, some green grass!.. So he solved this problem, when he bought a riding mower and "happily" took up lawn mowing.

When we retired, we did some traveling during spring and fall months, but summers were spent at our most beautiful place, here on Barton Heights...We planted fruit trees, made more flower beds, digging in the dirt and planting became our life...Herb never complained about doing the heavy lifting, hauling wheel barrow loads of manure, so I could scatter it...We/I ordered huge loads of chips that we spread to keep the weeds at bay, he wasn't much into planting flowers and mostly called them "Della's Weeds," but he came to love them as much as I did...Our vegetable garden is another source of pleasure, from planting to harvest...His eyes lit up at the first rhubarb pie of the season, spears of asparagus on his dinner plate, scallions dipped in salt along with a sandwich and new potatoes and peas in a cream sauce, just like his mother used to make...We planted garlic every fall, harvested it in late July...He became a pro at peeling, slicing (with the help of the food processor) drying and pulverizing the garlic, so we could share it with family and friends.

Yesterday I spent the afternoon at Bill and Mona's, we had delicious chicken soup and biscuits for lunch, followed by a game of cards...So enjoyable!..I made sure to take photo's last night as the sun slid behind our mountains...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

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