What have we been doing lately? Logging! Really only trimming the trees around our house before winter hits. The frosts have already bitten the squash and pumpkin leaves in my garden so we know that fall is not far away. Here is our current project!

We were happy to say we have managed to miss the roof, rain gutters and MY CAR! Sometimes only by inches!

We have called in the calvery. Getting that group trimmed down and hauled off took Jack and I three days!

I was feeling pretty embarassed at being so "out of shape" until I remembered we returned from Mexico on August 14th. We were down for 8 more days with dengue fever. So we have only been on our feet for alittle over 2 weeks. That is not very far in to the 12 week recovery period the doctor said we'd experience. I've marked my calendar for the remaining 10 weeks so I won't forget again!

Caleb is coming to help us get the rest of the tree work done! The 6 chinese elm's between our house and the neighbors have to be trimmed so they don't lay on their roof and thinned so the suckers don't break this winter. The willow tree is the really BIG project. Several dead sections need to be cut out!

Prior to the tree project I drove over to Coos Bay and spent a couple days running around Coos County with my sister, Diane. She drove us up to Powers to visit Aunt Nita and Uncle Jimmy. I haven't been on the Powers road for many years... I still don't like it! The visit with Aunt Nita and Uncle Jimmy was great with the added bonus of seeing our cousins Linda and Debbie, who just happened to be there too. Years go by between seeing my Dad's side of the family and I don't even realize it until we get together and catch-up!

This last Saturday we attended the 1st Annual Blues Festival at Veterans Park in Klamath Falls! Can you believe it? Klamath Falls! It was a great day and I was there from 11:30 am to 7 pm! The day could not have been better - blue skies and not to warm! Tommy Castro was the big name band of the day but my favorite, of the 4 bluegrass bands, was the Craig Allen Band - local KF guys.