Happy 150th Valentine's Day!

Today is not only Valentine's day but Oregon's 150th birthday. We celebrated proper Oregon style, outside!





















Shannon and me










Lulu outside the window while we eat lunch


Bob and Chuck standing on the frozen lake

I've been tagged to blog about 10 things I love that start with the letter 'P' and I've been thinking about it for a while now.
So in no particular order:
Portland! Love it, lived there twice, visit often.
Public Radio - I listen to it daily and when I commuted it was my best friend.
Planting. I love gardening and planting flowers and vegetables and then nurturing them until they reach my kitchen.
Parties :) You name it birthdays, weddings, I just love to get together and have a reason to celebrate.
Pools, the kind you swim in. I loved teaching swim lessons and the smell of chlorine to this day is a bit nostalgic.
Planning. I drive Bob crazy planning for trips and events.
Performing Arts, not me, but going to them. From concerts to plays I really enjoy live performances!
Pottery. I love wheel throwing and our house is cluttered with it!
Puppies! Ok just about any baby animal.
Parks. National ones, State ones, sno ones. What an amazing system we have that preserves and maintains these amazing places for us to visit.

Things I considered,the Pacific Ocean, phones, planes, people, pictures, peaches, pilates, pampering, painting, playing games and posting to my blog.
Thanks to Roo for assigning me a letter, although I am curious how you picked it! Anyone else want one?

My Late b-day

It snowed on my birthday back in December, so I celebrated this weekend with some girlfriends. Thanks ladies!











I took the train










To Portland, on a beautiful day


























Katie made a Pink Lady Cake
Thanks again girls!

Hippie at Heart

Yep, that is me and for most of you, it isn't news. Here is a site I stumbled on that I am day dreaming about. I could live on a commune and build a straw bale house!

Jeanne's B-day

My good friend Jeanne turned 30 last week and some girls headed to the coast to celebrate.