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dollars a month just for propane, some of us can't - some of the older folks are really having a problem, and i feel sad for them - of course, the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">utilitiy</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">companies</span> could care less with their greed! such a world it is today - I can see why some of my family's old folks used to say, "it's time to go, and leave the world, as we knew it, to the younger generation." Sad though, what a legacy we are leaving for our kids and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">grandkids</span>! Joni Mitchel sings just for me!<br /><br />The good new is that my old dog and i still go out in it, except for days like yesterday, when i chose to vegetate, which is usually the way after working a 3 day weekend, but on Sunday, my friend, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Terry</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Valdez</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Muppet</span>, and i went for a hike in the snow, ending up at the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">swinging</span> bridge in W<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">awona</span>, in Y<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">osemite</span> National Park - (the southern entrance being only 15 miles from my front door)<br /><br />It all started one day when we were working together at the resort, and after 2 years, discovered in the course of conversation, that we were fellow "ex women employees, of Y<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">osemite"</span>, (especially in the days when it was run by Curry Company) which is a breed unto its own - the whole thing immediately zeroed in on a sisterhood that is few and far between, and lots of us are still in the area, still doing adventures as we did in the good old days, and really only understood by friends and family - (in fact, some of my family have followed the adventures themselves all these years, and the excitement has continued with <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Dillon</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Erika</span>, 2 of my grandchildren)<br /><br />the conversation led towards, "let's do a hike together", not caring that it was winter with lots of snow <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">everywhere</span>, and 3 days later, we on our way - we wanted to hike the N<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">elder</span> Grove of big trees, but couldn't get all the way there due to snow, so went into the park, to W<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">awona</span>, where we both used to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">work</span>, and then took the tiny 2 mile road to the swinging bridge -<br /><br />It is a place where we used to go during our time off from work - we'd hike out there from employee housing, and swim and bake in the sun, and only people familiar with W<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">awona</span> know its there - it's our well-kept secret.<br /><br />I had to slush through some <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">scary</span> snow to park the car, but as usual my little pt cruiser was a trooper - then we walked the half mile to the bridge in the snow - it was heaven - the river roaring, the freshest air in the universe, beautiful landscape, and we had it all to ourselves - <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Muppet</span> roared into gear with memories such a loved and familiar place, making <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">snowdog</span> angels, eating the snow and running around like a 13 year old pup, in her doggy overcoat - terry and i were transformed into a god treat only a few could imagine - a place where one can enjoy their own thoughts of past and present, knowing we were in the right place at the right time, as faith teaches us -<br /><br />a few hours later, i was back home, showering, and getting ready to go back to work - but the pictures are always here to remind us that we still have that pioneering spirit that we chose when, for whatever reason, we ended up giving our lives over to the magic and spirit of Y<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">osemite</span> of which i will forever be grateful for -<br /><br />So now I will go light my fireplace, which next year will have to replaced with a wood stove if I choose to winter over here again!PJShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473313485667437200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197677726272350464.post-85804428983598065282008-01-02T08:57:00.000-08:002008-01-02T09:21:19.271-08:00WINTER AT THE LAKE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3y-VlFBqT5uFFJhz3oAFX46ohinxoA0vgVCGg_enpj7D8j1hoNrtCw0bVn1dFnbxoEMCp27WeCtfizChyphenhyphen2zIh7Bqwvl1aTlIjp1OjSqa5wjulNyonpqjDmXbC4xv01G0teu_G7XuSgFk-/s1600-h/the+lake+-+1-08+023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150926999222702546" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3y-VlFBqT5uFFJhz3oAFX46ohinxoA0vgVCGg_enpj7D8j1hoNrtCw0bVn1dFnbxoEMCp27WeCtfizChyphenhyphen2zIh7Bqwvl1aTlIjp1OjSqa5wjulNyonpqjDmXbC4xv01G0teu_G7XuSgFk-/s320/the+lake+-+1-08+023.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>PJShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473313485667437200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197677726272350464.post-88371531050667853612007-12-31T11:13:00.000-08:002007-12-31T11:21:12.852-08:00BLACKBIRDS (?) IN THE PERSIMMONS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZnSPbavKjyXqj39BVA7OEuG8YB8-M0UM63d4MkUPElR3rtM-39OTiuHODTkeKMV4pak5idDbyW4iTGqS8nRosBbqLwNdewLx_mGpUt1AJ43HBkGj5b0xkzAwP4-nmWiEy8lsl6vF6_if/s1600-h/12-07+-+vta-+persimmons+-+BC+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150218316733960642" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZnSPbavKjyXqj39BVA7OEuG8YB8-M0UM63d4MkUPElR3rtM-39OTiuHODTkeKMV4pak5idDbyW4iTGqS8nRosBbqLwNdewLx_mGpUt1AJ43HBkGj5b0xkzAwP4-nmWiEy8lsl6vF6_if/s320/12-07+-+vta-+persimmons+-+BC+009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>PJShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473313485667437200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197677726272350464.post-58184087786228166312007-12-31T10:57:00.000-08:002007-12-31T11:03:29.676-08:00FINCH IN THE PERSIMMONS - 12-07<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ahL4MHm9Z-3dQ-lvVCIZo1tD56_hmKePK4VrGu7GixCv8P4FJkvVULWhIM7ZuACrcT9KFqoE0bkHOAPUOqdCU2Gy6cBJHVvB_yIyQ_mVlNYHEBIiIW3sVyxiHZ5Q-495QRtuhe-HaCaJ/s1600-h/12-07+-+cook%27s+-+persimmons+-+BC+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150214489918099874" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ahL4MHm9Z-3dQ-lvVCIZo1tD56_hmKePK4VrGu7GixCv8P4FJkvVULWhIM7ZuACrcT9KFqoE0bkHOAPUOqdCU2Gy6cBJHVvB_yIyQ_mVlNYHEBIiIW3sVyxiHZ5Q-495QRtuhe-HaCaJ/s320/12-07+-+cook%27s+-+persimmons+-+BC+029.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>PJShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473313485667437200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197677726272350464.post-78813368447043178512007-12-31T10:37:00.000-08:002007-12-31T10:56:16.040-08:00CHRISTMAS '07 - 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I WAS A NAVY WIFE FOREVER, AND SHE MOVED A LOT WITH THE BUSINESS HER HUSBAND, BILL, WAS IN. NOW BILL IS GONE, AND SHE'S LIVING IN FLORIDA. SO FAR AWAY FOR BOTH OF US. SHE'S NOT IN THE BEST OF HEALTH, AND IT IS HARD FOR HER TO TRAVEL.<br /><br />THIS IS HER FIRST CHRISTMAS WITHOUT BILL, AND I'M SURE IT'S A HARD ONE. HE WAS QUITE A WONDERFUL MAN, AND THE WORLD IS SAD THAT HE IS GONE.<br /><br />SHE AND I USED TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER AT BASS LAKE, WHERE I LIVE NOW. I THINK OF HER SO MUCH DURING MY ADVENTURES AT THE LAKE. WE USED TO CAMP IN THE <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">NITTY</span> GRITTY DIRT EACH SUMMER, AND IT WAS HEAVEN. WE WOULD SLEEP OUTSIDE ON ARMY COTS, AND MAKE SURE THAT THE LEGS OF ONE END OF THE COT WERE IN THE WATER. WE LEARNED HOW TO DRINK CAMPFIRE COFFEE AT AN EARLY AGE, AND TO THIS DAY I STILL LOVE TO PUT EVAPORATED MILK IN MY COFFEE. WE SPENT MANY HOURS IN THE WARM WATERS OF BASS LAKE, SWIMMING, SKIING, ROLLING AROUND ON BIG, SLICK, MOSSY LOGS, AND ROWING ALL OVER THE LAKE IN ONE OF THOSE OLD HEAVY ROW BOATS. WE PLAYED A LOT OF CARDS TOO. AT NIGHT WE WOULD ALL YELL "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ELMERRRRRRRRRRR</span>", LET IT RESONATE ALL OVER THE LAKE, AND WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO ANSWER. NEVER DID FIND OUT WHO ELMER WAS OR HOW THAT EVER GOT STARTED. <br /><br />MY FOLKS AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WERE ALL MUSICAL. WE WOULD HAVE THESE HUGE CAMPFIRES. INSTRUMENTS LIKE GUITARS, A <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">UKULELE</span>, AND A MANDOLIN ACCOMPANIED US, AND WE SANG EVERY CAMPFIRE SONG IMAGINABLE. I STILL REMEMBER ALL THE WORDS, AND FEEL THAT THOSE YEARS WERE SO ENRICHING FOR ME FOREVER. BECAUSE OF THOSE WONDERFUL YEARS, I CHOOSE TO LIVE THERE NOW, AND CONTINUE THE SAME JOY AND APPRECIATION FOR THE SPIRIT OF THE LAKE, AS WE DID THEN. THE <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">PONDEROSA</span> PINES, THE FIRS, THE SUGAR PINES, AND THEIR HUGE PINE CONES, THE SMELL OF THE LAKE AND THE DRY PINE NEEDLES, ALL CONTRIBUTE TO MY AGELESS ADVENTURES.<br /><br />TO MY FRIEND, SUE, I , AND EVERYONE WHO READS THIS, WISH YOU THE BEST OF THE SEASON, AND AS WE WIND DOWN AND WRAP-UP YET ANOTHER YEAR IN OUR AGEING LIVES, HAPPY OLD YEARS!! AND THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES! <br /><br />LOVE, PATTIPJShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473313485667437200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197677726272350464.post-22745710930403076052007-12-17T16:30:00.000-08:002007-12-17T16:40:17.208-08:00HEARST CASTLE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMmDAUKlqMacGzzKPxzQqx-9NDYRwqNZkvRnQeG4T36S3SYeZ5wOw9xSbvBDDL-YQ6lxSDxfhdX71OCJclKobJlDpxSk9HPuTIuN8Ry_Ek7HWuWSfZ7anCmnxNHVynTCOizmc6-8LRbNN/s1600-h/cambri+-+big+sur+12-07+664.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145104621297160514" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMmDAUKlqMacGzzKPxzQqx-9NDYRwqNZkvRnQeG4T36S3SYeZ5wOw9xSbvBDDL-YQ6lxSDxfhdX71OCJclKobJlDpxSk9HPuTIuN8Ry_Ek7HWuWSfZ7anCmnxNHVynTCOizmc6-8LRbNN/s320/cambri+-+big+sur+12-07+664.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>PJShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473313485667437200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197677726272350464.post-65130792427409453202007-12-17T14:52:00.000-08:002007-12-17T15:35:13.309-08:00IN KECIA'S GARDEN<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIr8scERgfV9dXyvDW1qDjgmlHs-ilb3LGxO__IC2I7ewPrGs_p19-qfldqsOHK1s-18ocicnQfEzt7Uqdijs8rMDLHOAiPGvPurmfNgWm_56UCShQv7NAxS8oZfYwJA-torbmBRVEp9n/s1600-h/misc.+%40kecia%27s+%2706+035.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145079731961680162" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIr8scERgfV9dXyvDW1qDjgmlHs-ilb3LGxO__IC2I7ewPrGs_p19-qfldqsOHK1s-18ocicnQfEzt7Uqdijs8rMDLHOAiPGvPurmfNgWm_56UCShQv7NAxS8oZfYwJA-torbmBRVEp9n/s320/misc.+%40kecia%27s+%2706+035.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>PJShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473313485667437200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197677726272350464.post-70369128986749179162007-12-17T14:41:00.000-08:002007-12-17T14:50:29.610-08:00ANGEL ERIKA!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJ-sQX5X6JydiVVrgQBDzXH9C_olaMrg-QAclBM1H2g7qcAy-6EgSKTND1LqLNBH3oS9-e8jQoEH6Mp9QlhsUhRhmg6HqWMpfLXurGyvNhMELADwGzEYuxkbhWd0_hO6zVJwvm3awOoj0/s1600-h/misc.+%40kecia%27s+%2706+022.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145077064786989330" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJ-sQX5X6JydiVVrgQBDzXH9C_olaMrg-QAclBM1H2g7qcAy-6EgSKTND1LqLNBH3oS9-e8jQoEH6Mp9QlhsUhRhmg6HqWMpfLXurGyvNhMELADwGzEYuxkbhWd0_hO6zVJwvm3awOoj0/s320/misc.+%40kecia%27s+%2706+022.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>PJShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473313485667437200noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197677726272350464.post-162638151226326662007-12-17T14:37:00.000-08:002007-12-17T14:41:14.882-08:00TERY. MIKE, MUPPET AND I IN YOSEMITE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6-KT8MntbvtLv6PHxAWctief0fVHZofqPyChLhdums23RegBbpTbXLMynzBCHj9UP4GUOQhh3iEYq67aVYwId58TCHifGRZo6Z2RhDp_LyQDYD8reDB_SoF7l_SxQ1ZdLqqg5M9MAYja/s1600-h/yosemite+fall+07+033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145075351095038210" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6-KT8MntbvtLv6PHxAWctief0fVHZofqPyChLhdums23RegBbpTbXLMynzBCHj9UP4GUOQhh3iEYq67aVYwId58TCHifGRZo6Z2RhDp_LyQDYD8reDB_SoF7l_SxQ1ZdLqqg5M9MAYja/s320/yosemite+fall+07+033.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>PJShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473313485667437200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197677726272350464.post-8183791601647278962007-12-17T14:15:00.000-08:002007-12-17T14:26:35.352-08:00IN KECIA'S GARDEN<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rV_7ZiPohEbQSah1fVANgIZq1RDng3ap_UXreJvUuXCo_CYEiTXAL8Lt1xPjeMUuuvZhEg0mNTv3w-BFTGUHd95FaWfa1DN0pZs0GOpuvJ5LbuPNGxfB7v79LzGpNb7O7QzgP6M50as9/s1600-h/misc.+%40kecia%27s+%2706+034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145071739027542242" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rV_7ZiPohEbQSah1fVANgIZq1RDng3ap_UXreJvUuXCo_CYEiTXAL8Lt1xPjeMUuuvZhEg0mNTv3w-BFTGUHd95FaWfa1DN0pZs0GOpuvJ5LbuPNGxfB7v79LzGpNb7O7QzgP6M50as9/s320/misc.+%40kecia%27s+%2706+034.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>PJShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473313485667437200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8197677726272350464.post-27583287530523794062007-12-17T13:52:00.000-08:002007-12-17T13:55:35.327-08:00My brother, Mike<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAvGeKUTcUUAJ8iTwD1Ix8heQnH63Z4A-bAZSQE7MywyWishKOIOqUDi6b93pglsMgnCxJu7HV03COvl_E6UnPhv8J89KREERP2KClrmav6UmSX5pWBbsNn-GQKmCPpZ7V2_x63bl1Nc5/s1600-h/10-14-07+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145063694553796818" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAvGeKUTcUUAJ8iTwD1Ix8heQnH63Z4A-bAZSQE7MywyWishKOIOqUDi6b93pglsMgnCxJu7HV03COvl_E6UnPhv8J89KREERP2KClrmav6UmSX5pWBbsNn-GQKmCPpZ7V2_x63bl1Nc5/s320/10-14-07+012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>PJShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473313485667437200noreply@blogger.com0