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| Celebrating our 20th Anniversary on July 6, 2011. |
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| Enjoying micro-brews at the Pelican Pub in Lincoln City, OR |
The day I returned from my visit to Virginia and Maryland, Michael's sister Sandra and her family arrived in Portland. They (Sandra, Chris and 3 year old Lucinda) had been driving west from Chicago for several days for a three-month long sojourn in Portland. They were able to rent a house just two blocks away making it easy to get together for meals, planning area sight-seeing trips, and just having fun!
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| Michael, Lulu and Chris at the Tillamook Cheese Factory. |
In July, our Virginia friends, Jim & Margaret Matarese and their daughter Amelia arrived for a four-day visit. We posed for our group picture at
Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge.
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| Lucinda 3, Mimi 5, Siena 4 and Eva 7 1/2 |
In Mid- August, Blaire (Liz) and her girls, Eva and Mimi arrived for their five-week visit (James was able to fly out for five days in late August). Having them here in Oregon was a delightful experience! We had four great days at the beach and followed that up with Eva and Mimi's first camping trip! Many of our plans included their cousin Siena (4) who lives in Tigard, Oregon, with her folks Mike and Cheryl.
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| Weenie Roasting on the Beach! |
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| Peg, Blaire & Cheryl with Sienna, Mimi & Eva at our campsite river in the Mt. Hood Nat'l Forest. |
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| Mimi and Grandpa |
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| Eva & Grandma at Oaks Park |
Our perfect Oregon Summer is over. Now we've we're back to the projects around our old house, working on the yard, canning local produce and keeping our neighborhood restaurants and brew pubs in business. We're seeing a lot more rain now but the rain is a big part of living here, and after our spectacular summer, we welcome the wet stuff!
