The next day we learned it would be a long repair job on our van (still isn't done), so we rented a vehicle and headed to Oregon again that afternoon.
Spent lots of time in the car working on this.
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| Stars in the Garden |
One of our first stops was in Bend, where I had the great pleasure of meeting up with Randy (Barrister's Block blog) for lunch. We talked and laughed and felt like we had always been friends.Randy is a very caring, kind woman--and lots of fun!
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| Three Sisters in the background |
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| The Dee Wright Observatory |
We couldn't resist stopping to climb this.
Our objective was to get to Eugene to spend time with this little gal--and her parents, of course.
We also took a couple of hikes to LOTS of these.
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| Upper Proxy Falls |
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| On the Sweet Creek Trail--one of many Falls |
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| At the beach below the Heceta Lighthouse |
We spent a few hours at the coast...
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| Heceta Head Lighthouse |
...and visited this.
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| Bob's Red Mill Whole Grain Store, Restaurant and Bakery |
On the way home we stopped off here to stock up on gluten free grains and have lunch in the restaurant.
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| Mt. Hood in the background |
And we stretched our legs here.
When opportunities presented themselves, I stopped in at quilt shops and accumulated this.
We arrived home Friday afternoon, and after unpacking and settling in, I finished the quilting on the little corner basket blocks and got the binding stitched on while watching the Olympic opening ceremonies .
Had a wonderful time in Oregon--looking forward to future visits. But it is also "good to be back home again" (I feel like launching into a John Denver song here).
Until next time,
Janet O.
