I thought I was going to have another bad report this evening because we had to turn off the highway again after only one and a half hours of driving, but something good happened. I’ll get to that later in the post.
Continue readingWind, wind, go away. Come again some other day! The highway is still closed to broad vehicles under 20,000 lbs, so this morning, Mark had to go in and pay for another night here at KOA.
Continue readingWe started the day out with heavy rain in Twin Falls, and we’re ending the day in a heavy windstorm in Rock Springs, WY. Oy vey!
Continue readingToday was a day of ups and downs, meaning that we went through a lot of mountains and hills, not the least of which was Cabbage Hill as soon as we left Pendleton. Mark was amazed that we climbed it at 40 mph today! Usually, he says, we can only go 30 or 35 mph. He doesn’t know what made the difference today.
Continue readingWe are finally in Oregon, and tomorrow we should be at Champoeg State Park near where my mother lives. I’m so excited!
Continue readingI haven’t had pain medication since yesterday afternoon, and I’ve had no pain most of the day. My ankle is a bit sore this evening, but I’m icing it. I’ve been much more alert today.
Continue readingSeveral people from my church gathered this afternoon (in 99 F heat) to go to the Degrazia Gallery. Degrazia was an American painter who studied under Diego Rivera. In 1963, he did a series of paintings of the Stations of the Cross that are only brought out during Lent. We weren’t allowed to take pictures of the artwork, but I got photos of some of the other things around the grounds.
Continue readingTraditionally, we have gone to Tombstone for Mark’s birthday, but yesterday (Friday the 14th) the weather was unseasonably cold. The report said it would be snowy in Tombstone, so we decided to do some indoor things here in Tucson. I put together a treasure map for Mark.
Continue readingYesterday I posted a blog about the weather here in Tucson vs the weather in southern Oregon. I asked if you had pictures of your weather last week or could at least tell me what it was like…
Continue readingThis last week has been surprisingly warm for February, even for Tucson! Our temperatures have been in the 70’s and 80’s. Not so up north I’ve heard…
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