On a walk through the neighborhood, about a mile from our place, we found this great little trailer and inquired of the owner if he would consider selling it. He thought for about 2 seconds and said yes. So we now have a fleet of 2 campers! We call this our ‘guest house’ or ‘summer home’. Another project! We enjoyed cleaning it out and discovering all the goodies hidden in the many cabinets, some items may have been purchased back in 1974 when the trailer was new. The avocado green and harvest gold colors are so retro they’re back in style! We had an excavator come gravel and level a spot in the back corner of the lot to move the trailer onto. So when you come to visit, you’ll have a comfortable, warm, dry, clean place to stay!

We took a walk along the canal road high above the Deschutes river with our friends Mark and Sue. We found the path down to the waters edge, a great fishing spot. This broken canoe survived the winter, but obviously not its original trip down the river!

Our first major project of the season on the property was to build a fence along the canal to provide privacy from the neighbor across the canal. We worried that we might feel ‘fenced in’ but we can still enjoy a view of the trees and canal without seeing the house. We chose not to install a gate because I observed deer passing through the opening to walk on the path alongside the canal. We had some help from our friends Dean & Wendy.

June 28, 1954 – April 30, 2008

How can you describe someone so full of life and goodness?

Even a trip to the landfill was an adventure with Jesse! While waiting in a long line on free yard debris day we saw 2 Mexican style hats perched on an orange cone. We looked at each other and said “Yeah!”. I jumped out and grabbed them. Since then Jesse insisted we wear them for every trip to the landfill. Robert

Jesse referred to our property at the end of the street as ‘little Arizona’ because we are on a gravel pad in the sun and typically about 10 degrees warmer than the other end of the block. On a summer day he would drive the scooter up to the property and enjoy a cold beer with the gang. Mary Jo

Two buddies waiting for a table at The Pine Tavern.

Nothing like a hot cup of coffee on a cold winter day. HO HO HO! Jesse made every day special for all of us.

Goodbye Good Friend.

Our dear friend Jesse passed away early this morning. Sometimes you wish the world would stop and give you a break to deal with the pain, but the world slows for no one. These water drops froze on the snow berry bush and created a beautiful but temporary sculpture.