Simply September

It's San Diego for Labor Day weekend, Baby!! 

Coronado Bridge viewed as the plane descends into San Diego on late afternoon Saturday.

 Mediterranean dinner... 

...enjoyed outside in the autumn evening. 

Lou and family join us on the anniversary of his passing, Sept. 5.

Scout remembers and happy to see Gram G!

Sunday drive...Bill taking us to Julian tourist town.

Checking out the old time candy cave!

Bill, Amanda and granddaughter Berklee

BBQ heaven!!

Sweetest apple bugs!!  Julian is famous for apple pie...but opening day of apple picking brought tons of people and we missed the pie!!

 Labor Day beach time!

Need some Hobbit family time!!

Granddaughter Hobbits!! Julianna and Gemma

Tuesday afternoon one-on-one time with Gemma!

Short, sweet visit over...Wednesday

One-on-one time with Jude as he drives me the long trip to the airport!

Aerial view of Crater Lake

A Mt. Hood welcome home!!

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September 22...International Hobbit Day, 

Frodo and Bilbo's Birthdays!!

 Memories of Gram G's February Hobbit B-day party!

The Fellowship!

Sam, Frodo, Merry and Pippin!

The Building of the Shire...to be completed 02/24/27

Lord of the Rings Uno with Kahana and Pomai!

Kahana won!

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Seymour needs a hair trim...

His resident stylist...

See Seymour see!! 

He thinks he's a funny bunny!!

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Photo catch of the day!!

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Four generations!!

Gram G/ first born child Debbie/first born grandchild Zach/

first born great grandchild Rosie turns 10!! And Gracie

The glory of our Lord's creation!

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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!

October 2

REFLECTIONS 

I am astonished that September has passed! I shouldn't be since each year seems to go more quickly.  Though my San Diego trip was short I had wonderful visiting with family, especially the grandkids.  All my adult grandkids are busy with school, getting engaged, jobs, buying houses, moving...all the things adults do!  Hard for a grandma to keep up. 

This has been a good 4 weeks in the life of Gram G.

"Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children."  Proverbs 17:6   

August Adventures!

To the Oregon Coast!!

Passing through the I-5 lift bridge across the Columbia River...

Crossing the double-deck Fremont Bridge on the Willamette River...

Tunneling through Goose Hollow leaving Portland... 

Traversing  the country side...

Into the mountains...

Observing wispy clouds and cars, cars, cars at Oceanside!

On to the SEA!!

Kahana and Saul took me on a day trip to the Pacific Coast!

Visiting the Octopus Tree...

And Cape Meares lighthouse...

Climbing down the rocks to get to the beach!

 Pacific Coastal Highway 101 in Tillamook, OR

A bit of nostalgia...

I rode The Champion a few times in my growing up!!

Just put in your quarter!

And ate at Frisch's Big Boy in Indianapolis!

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Late summer floral magic!

Hibiscus...tea, anyone?

Chives...back in the old country of northern Wisconsin we called them "Schnittling", term from southern Germany 

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Checked out the annual quilt show in our park

Multnomah Falls...must have been a challenge to design and stitch!

I'd purchase this one!

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Summer ain't complete without...

Fresh peach cobbler!  Ate it all my own self!

When's the last time your egg had twin yolks??

Harvesting from my strawberry patch!

So fun and colorful on my new deck for the summer!

Start of partial lunar eclipse!

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REFLECTIONS  

I went out walking around the park one Saturday morning, taking the route in the opposite direction from my usual.  I noticed things I hadn't in the past 14 years!  A different view and a new perspective.   It was like doing something backwards or rewinding the clock. Refreshing! I was in the same place as the past 14 years, but it was new! Perhaps one needs to focus like that on every day things and get an unfamiliar, fresh perspective.

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This has been a good 4 GeoGram weeks in the life of Gram G!

"The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for He founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters." 

(Psalm 24:1-2)