Quiet Rainy Days...44º

Thursday nights for the past 7 years Herb and I have taken in live music at the Gazebo on the Court House Lawn in Enterprise...Weather is always iffy and last Thursday was no exception as thunder showers were predicted...The "Kupenga Marimba Band," from Cove Oregon played to a small audience on the backup stage at the OK Theater...Their music is lively and entertaining, we enjoyed watching and listening to them for the third year, although it is more fun on a warm evening on the Court House lawn, we were happy to be dry and warm at the OK Theater.

Yesterday we celebrated Herbs 80th birthday with a quiet rainy day at home...I made clam chowder and his favorite rhubarb custard pie...Pam stopped by with birthday wishes and joined us for dinner...We could have gone out for dinner or driven somewhere for an overnight stay to celebrate, but we love where we live and the view from our deck is awesome and traveling wears us out.

Rain showers will continue into next week with cooler temperatures...The veggie garden will be at a standstill and we hope the temp doesn't drop to freezing before it warms up again...We covered tomatoes, beans, cucumbers and marigolds last night, anticipating a possible freeze.

Today we have another celebration, 56 years ago today Herb and I were married in McCall, Idaho...We had a brief overnight stay in Boise for our honeymoon, so Herb could be at work on Monday morning, the job he went to for the next 34 years...We have lived in Joseph, same house with a view for 44 years and count ourselves blessed with our two children and one granddaughter, which brings up another celebration!

Our granddaughter, Cienna Ashton Wall will graduate from Beaverton High School tonight, June 10th and on June 22, will graduate with an associates degree from Portland Community College...Two years ago, after a years exchange in Thailand, she enrolled in "Early College" and now after two years of hard work, is eligible for both degrees ...We will watch her graduate tonight, via the Internet...Congratulations Cienna...Hugs To All...OWAV:) Photos of Cienna, tomorrow.

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Kupenga Marimba

Rhubarb custard pie