This cracked me up…
Tag: car wash
HOT
After sort of smugly watching the national weather chart all summer and seeing one cool band in the whole country, here in the northwest, we have now got our comeuppance. It’s so hot we’re sort of hallucinating…seeing “eyes” on logs and stuff: It was so hot today we got an iced coffee and headed for […]
Meanwhile…back in Salem…
The summer begins…and happily the Minto Island Growers (MIG) farm cart is back in business! we stopped for lunch and were just behind this guy who was having the delicious asparagus soup and a fresh Oregon strawberry milkshake… Pretty soon they are getting a wood-fired pizza oven out here!!! Yippeee! Open for lunch Tuesday through […]
Easter Holiday Aftermath…
Just a few images of the Easter before and after (thanks Carol…) and have you ever had “monster fruit”??? New to us…good though odd… Back to mundane reality today…went to the CARWASH!! (I do love the car wash…today I was taking photos, talking on the phone and rolling through…) I think these are winners…
4th of July Fish…etc.
A great beach weekend and here’s a good recipe for grilling a whole Chinook salmon Take the whole fish…rub with olive oil and then make slits in the fish into which you put thin slices of butter. Get the corn ready Heat the grill… set the table Cook the fish 11 minuntes on a side…it […]
Winter Carwash…
While most of the nation is snowbound, the sun is brightly shining here…and you know what THAT means…yep…CARWASH TIME! AND…it was $2.00 off for “ladies” (hence the long line)…not sure I’m one of those, but don’t know where else I can have so much fun for $4… Now I want to find a carwash where […]
Christmas Car Wash
Busy, too much to do, in need of fun??? grab a coffee and head to the Christmas car wash!
Quilts: The State of Oregon
Well I finished the State of Oregon quilt top yesterday and put it together today. It looks a bit overwhelming at this point so I’ll just show you some details. Here’s a bit of western Oregon and Crater Lake: Here’s the Willamette Valley and the Coast Range/beach/ocean: It will look better when it’s quilted (I […]
Nice Day/Car Wash
When everybody else heads out for parks and wineries and the beach, I head to the car wash–an ALWAYS entertaining few minutes: The shot on the right looks like a Motherwell painting!!
For a Good Time…
go to Corvallis! Another lovely Corvallis day (who knew it was so much fun there???) today. I went down to see Ella and to visit her studio and it was a magical day. First the day, then the studio. I drove to the Rhoades’ “new” house (they moved in December). I know the rowdy Rhoades […]
On The Way 