Oregon or Bust!!

There are certain events that have to happen every year..Christmas, Valentines Day, Birthdays, Anniversary, Easter, Fourth of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving and our Camping Trip to Oregon. Should be a National Holiday..equal to Labor Day..truly There hasn't been more than 5 summers in the last 43 years that didn't include a camping trip to the Oregon Coast..namely Harris Beach Campground..and there has been a year or two when we managed to squeeze in two trips to Harris Beach in one summer.. I started this tradition when I was about 14 years old..my parents decided to take a vacation..wow..we really didn't know what that was at the time but as kids we knew it was going to be great..somehow we ended up in Brookings Oregon (from Las Vegas) and decided this was heaven to a family of desert rats. We met our Aunts, Uncles and Cousins there..then we brought our spouses and children.. Now we have our children, their spouses and our grandchildren. They all can't wait to make the pilgrimage each summer. We had a short trip this year..only three nights, but we made it. We picked blackberries, made jam, watched the sunset, had a crab and seafood boil, walked on the beach...did it all. The summer is complete now! Life is good!

Oklahoma Friends!

Had a wonderful surprise visit from two of my new adopted WITW chapter friends! Hopper and Sprout were on an amazing journey from Oklahoma to Alaska via National Parks. It was such a treat having them stop by and visit for two nights. We are truly kindred spirits and it was as if we had been friends all our lives. Much laughing and visiting until late into the night. It is very quiet at the Compound now that they have continued on their journey. I'm wishing that I could have followed them. Can't wait until we are able to connect again. Life is so full of wonderful opportunities for amazing friendships. I'm so glad that I was able to make the trip to Kansas City and meet the Twisted Sisters from Oklahoma. Coolest chapter..right up there with ours! One can not have too many sister friends! You go girls!

Puppies Puppies

I suppose I'm a Springer Grandmother now..no not a springer soft tail motorcycle but English Springer Spaniel puppies. Our Sage gave birth to 9..yes count them 9 springer spaniel puppies on July 23rd. Black and White, Liver and White, Black Tri's and even one Liver Tri. We have a lot of dogs right now! But it's a howling good time at the Joyful Zoo! Mother Sage and Daddy Brush are proud parents of this bunch of puppies!

Biker Grandma Gang

On Saturday, July 18th, I was able to ride with 14 of my fellow biker girlfriends to Jamestown via Sonora Pass. Great ride, enough switch backs to keep us all on our toes...and on our bikes. What we didn't take into account was the heat...I was thinking 10,000 ft..cool air...what I didn't think of was coming down off the 10,000 ft..cool air..into record heat. How fast one can become dehydrated and close to heat stroke. We managed to get lost in Sonora, ended up in a residential area. One of our riders, got off her bike at a stop sign and said "I'm Done!!!" With that 13 other riders were blocking the intersection, while every car in Sonora was backed up and suffering from road rage..We eventually moved all the bikes on either side of the rode...while frightened neighborhood residents looked on...as we took off our helmets the residents breathed a sigh of relief.."This is not a biker gang...it's a bunch of grandmas that are totally harmless." They brought us our water and lemonade and we eventually crawled back on our bikes and found our destination less than 5 minutes from where we were. It was a great ride and we are still laughing.

New Baby Boy

Timothy Brayden (now is that a good Irish name or what??) made his appearance July 5th. He weighed in at 7 lbs 15.9 0z (that would be 8 lbs on my scale) 20 inches long. Dad, Mom, and Brayden are all doing marvelous. New life, more to love, all is good in our corner of the world.

Stork Is Circling!

Stork is circling! Newest grandbaby is due any day! Another boy, this time to my son Timothy and his sweet wife Allison. Can't wait to meet the newest addition to the family. With Timothy Brayden the grandkid count is 9! Boys are ahead 6 to 3 girls. Working on that football team! Another pup club member for grandma to take to football games..WooWho!

Kansas City....here I am!

I volunteered to be the spokesman...or should I say spokeswoman...or maybe it's spokesperson...have to be politically correct, for our chapter of Women in the Wind (a women's motorcycle group) to host our yearly summer meeting in Reno. The Khrome Cowgirls of Kansas City has put on an outstanding event. I've met some awesome new friends and I love the Twisted Sisters of Tulsa..they have truly welcomed me into there group. Well back to the reason I was in Kansas City...the summer nationals in 2010..had a dvd and fliers and a nice little spiel about Reno..but alas..defeat again.. summer nationals will be in New York.. I'm thinking we need to host an invitation only event....being a party animal is very exhausting..but so much fun. Will post pictures soon!

New Paint

New Paint for my birthday!! Perfect present...my olive green bike now has pink pin striping and pink roses...hot pink..and I no longer have a red helmet..the stuffed olive is gone! Yippee!! I'm no longer an embarrassment to Harley riders all over the world!!..trust me it is hot!!