Sunrise over Mt Hood
(Zach's photo)
Wednesday, Oct. 30, I left cloudy Vancouver...
Flew over patchwork fields of PNW...
Over miles and miles of arid desert...
Past the Coronado Bridge...
To sunny skies...
For a 5 day visit with the Oceanside Schmidts!!
Jude, Gemma, Julianna, Debbie, Gerry
Took in a California Halloween...
And sunset!
Friday, Nov. 1, enjoyed Birthday lunch with my first born son!
Saturday, B-day party time!!
Cookie baking with Gemma's friend, Cole!
Park Falls, WI expats, plus one...
Bill, Joe and Kim Kronberger, Gram G, Gerry
and Berklee, a Cali born darling...
Kim is a faithful fan of Gram G!
We have tried to get together for the past 8 years.
Party participants...
Bill and Amanda on far left...
Looking good at 56!
A chilly, windy campfire...
And celebratory cigar!!
Bigfoot...watch where you tread...
Bigfoot meatloaf!!
Fillet of Toe! YUM!!
Monday, last day of adventure!
To Julian to breathe crispy air of 50 degrees!!
Victory for Gram G, playing Connect Four!
Gotta have pie when in Julian!!
Tuesday, Nov. 5, time to return home...
Fluffy cap over Mt. Shasta
Lovely view of Crater Lake in Oregon...
Looks like a celestial pumpkin pie!
Back home to the muted, peaceful colors of autumn in the Couve!!
REFLECTIONS
I had an enjoyable time in San Diego, visiting with family and friends! My mother's heart was happy to be with Gerry on his Birthday and join in his party! Visiting with Bill, Amanda and Berklee for a few hours made my mother's heart even more happy. Having Kim and Joe come added to the celebration! I am glad to have spent fun time with Julianna, Jude, Gemma, and Cole. Debbie gets the gold star for putting Bigfoot fun into our food!!
Thanks, all you SoCal folks!!
This has been a good 3 GeoGram weeks in the life of Gram G.
"Now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." (1 Corinthians 13:13)
