Surf and Turf...65º

Write People for me yesterday while Bobi and Ci made another trip to Enterprise...On Monday afternoon/evening Bobi finally persuaded us to play "Banana Grams" and then Ci dealt the cards for "Kings Go Wild"...With the mosquito "repellers" burning we spent the last two evenings on the deck... Last night we were threatened with a storm but only a few drops fell.

Bobi, Rusty and I worked away in the kitchen in the afternoon making finger steaks, shrimp, bacon wrapped scallops, stuffed peppers and mushrooms, fresh fruit salad and macaroni salad...Herb gets everything ready at the picnic table, then does the cleanup...Cienna wasn't in on the action as she is madly studying for her drivers test....Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Broken Promises...56º

It was such a leisurely day yesterday that I forgot all about taking photos, so will try to do better today...We had an egg/leftover scramble for breakfast and Russ was in charge of ribs for dinner, with Bobi and I doing the salad and potatoes...Mostly we read, talked, played on the computers and tossed the frisbee and balls for the dogs...Cienna caught some rays as she worked on her suntan and tried to figure out the newest rubik's cube- "Void" ...Doesn't take much to entertain us...A short visit at John and Becky's house ended the evening.

The guys are going to the log deck this morning while we girls make a stop at Soroptomists before we stock up on groceries at Safeway...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Pandemonium Reigns...55º

Four adults, one teen, two dogs, suitcases and computers all in one house make quite a difference in our once quiet world...The fun began as we spent most of the afternoon on the deck, taking in the view and catching up on each other news...We made enchiladas for our dinner then visited some more until the mosquitoes drove us in the house and to an early bedtime...More of the same is in store for today as we make plans and decide on activities for the next two weeks...Stay tuned for "daily" updates with photos...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

5AM...50º

5am text alert on my iPhone woke me with a start and the message said "We are leaving Portland"... The Girls are on their way...I won't write in my blog this morning but will post some photos of the Farmers Market and Music where we were on Thursday night so I can do a whirlwind pickup, cleanup, dust and maybe vacuum this morning...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Look close to see the dragonfly

Poppies...55º

Took photos yesterday of the volunteer poppies in one of the flower beds...Usually the volunteer beds are much prettier than the ones I work hard at creating...Rusty dug more daffodils and we have them drying on the deck on old sheets, soon they will be ready to share with friends...Last night we had tacos and took in the music at the Farmers Market...Little windy and the music was okay.

Rusty did some "boot" planters with hens and chicks and other succulents...Will get photos of them to post.

Counting down the days and hours til "the girls" arrive and our activity level will increase...Must get outside and do more weeding then inside to get some cooking done...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Thursday...60º

Looks like a little cooler today and not sure what is on the mornings agenda, but afternoon I have acupuncture, buy a few groceries, then we are going to try the tacos at Range Rider and go to fiddle music at the gazebo in Enterprise...It is the annual fiddle camp at Wallowa and they have the instructors scheduled to play at the weekly music in conjunction with the Farmers Market...Should be a fun afternoon...Hugs to all...OWAV:)

Digging/bulbs...55º

I pointed Rusty to the garden spot that has become overgrown with daffodils and grapes hyacinths...About 2 hours later he had dug and we sorted out a 5 gallon bucket of daffodils and a small bucket of the hyacinths...I was deadheading and pulling forget me knots while he worked...Both of us managed to stay in the shade.

In the afternoon Pat and I decided at the last minute to attend the garden club meeting at Carolyn Dawsons..Nearly 20 women showed up for a day of conversation and education as we toured a large lawn area with flowerbeds and a hoop house (green house) then found the only shady spot for refreshments...Carolyn had a potting table for sale and after some thought I purchased it and sent the guys with the truck to pick it up and haul it home.

Last night we broke with the tradition of home-cooked meals and called in an order to the local pizza house for our supper, which we enjoyed eating on the deck along with a beer for our beverage...Must get moving, this morning, the guys are headed for the log deck and I'm in charge of watering and cooking...I think Biscuit and I can handle that...Hugs to All...OWAV:)