Thank You Janice!

JAN CURRAN

I am not the only Barer in Walla Walla this weekend!
Cousin Janice is here for her 50th high school reunion.
She stopped by Oxarc today and we had a very nice visit
It was great to see her!

Don Davis

As some of you know Dawn's dad Don Davis is a sportswriter and outdoors columnist for the walla walla union bulletin. He is also a very talented photographer. In Don travels thoughtout the northwest he has taken thousands of spectacular pictures of land scapes and the plants and animals that inhabit them. He has now put many of his pictures on line. If you enjoy looking at beautiful photography I suggest you visit Don's site (if you look around you will find also find pictures of grandfather and myself)

Dawn executes a perfect judo throw and sets me up for a straight armbar as special referee and local media celebrity Sadie the Dalmation looks on 

Dawn and I, along with her cat puff had a very nice barbecue last friday night. 

here i am celebrating my birthday in couer d' alene idaho. 

Two wild and crazy guys. My grandfather 16 months away from his 100th birthday. 

From the Bonsai Bistro to the El Sombrero

I finally was able to get out of town! Dawn and I made it to Couer D' Alene Idaho for my birthday. We stayed one night at the Couer d' Alene resort and Dawn treated me to a fun dinner at the Bonsai Bistro, which was across the street from the hotel. While we were their the weather was perfect and the lake was beautiful. We both really enjoyed the trip.

Last friday while I was at work Richard Gradwohl (father of my long time friend Mark) dropped by and gave me some wonderfull chocolate chip cookies his wife Betty had made for me as a birthday present. I stopped by Tuesday to thank Betty in person. Much to my surprise Mark was there. He was just passing through on his way back from a vacation to the oregon coast with his girlfriend Claudia. They were just heading out to dinner and invited me to come along. I had a great time visiting with them.