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2011
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Get Your Cuddle On... Meet Poppy! Poppy is an absolute hoot! The girl just lives to play, especially fetch. Throw a ball for her and she's yours for good. Poppy is longing to be someone's lap dog as she loves to cuddle, wants a lot of attention and especially loves belly rubs. She enjoys other d...
06/18/2011
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Speechless Sunday - A Slice Of Summer Little says summer to me like a big, juicy slice of watermelon and a smiling, kid-next-door-type devouring it. This was only the first of four slices our son, Ben, ate that evening. I know you can't see if his mouth is smiling, but his eyes sure are.
06/18/2011
Taste A Great Gorge Wine... Wyeast Vineyards The Hood River Valley is still relatively new in producing world class wines, but it's gaining recognition and publicity quickly. One of the most popular wineries in the region and a great introduction to what the region has to offer in wines is Wy'eas...
06/18/2011
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Friday's Foto - School's Out For Summer! These are some of my rowdy students getting on the bus after the last day of school, June 17th. I'm going to miss these kids so much. Our school is being closed as part of budget problems and I'm transferring to the local middle school. I will still be wor...
06/18/2011
Fruit Loop Wine Celebration, Hood River Valley The Hood River County Fruit Loop is a tour of the regions fruit stands and wineries and this Father's Day weekend, June 18-19, the award-winning Wineries will be featured. Wine lovers will revel in the process as they taste each winery's best wines,...
06/15/2011
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Sternwheeler Days, Cascade Locks, Oregon I absolutely love arts and crafts fairs so I can't believe that I've lived here for 4 years and didn't know about Sternwheelers Days before now. Our family has even taken a cruise on the Sternwheeler and I've already blogged about that. Since 1975 Sternwhe...
06/15/2011
Wordless Wednesday - An Overgrown, Green Spring Our wetter than usual spring has turned everything incredibly green. Meanwhile, the grass and weeds are growing out of control. Unfortunately, the coolness is not great for growing many veggies. This photo is of our son, Sam, mowing our overgrown, l...
06/15/2011
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Wordless Wednesday - The Bridge of The Gods Mel took this great shot last weekend. Behind the windsurfer is set The Bridge of The Gods, crossing the Columbia River, connecting the states of Oregon and Washington. On the Oregon side, the bridge is in Cascade Locks, about 40 miles east of Portland....
06/15/2011
Speechless Sunday - It's Front Porch Weather! Finally, FINALLY summer seems to have arrived and so far it's been glorious. I'm not a big fan of hot weather either so our 75 degrees is pretty much perfect. We pretty much live on our large, wrap-around porch during the summer... The view from our...
06/12/2011
The Columbia River Is At It's Highest Level In 15 Years The last winter and spring left Oregon and Mt. Hood specifically with a much larger than average snow pack and more rain than usual. Consequently, all regional rivers are flowing at higher than typical levels, some at or near flood stage. Th...
06/11/2011
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