Wow, what a day we had with our fellow Monaco-ers here in Alberta, Canada, yesterday!
You can read about it here…
While at the Buffalo place, we spied a fat marmot watching us:
And saw a few menacing stuffed and unstuffed critters inside the museum:
We caravan to a new CG today, so it will be a bit busy, but new things await up the road.
Come along with us!
The group had a great day at the Remington Carriage Museum. Read more about it here.
Oh, we saw a herd of mountain goats in Red Canyon that were sooo cute:
They sure didn’t like the road traffic!
Another fabulous day is planned for us today. We are visiting a fort, and a few other places, so it will be a long day.
We are up for that.
The weather is cool but sunny, so we are thoroughly enjoying that. WYWH!
The church service was seriously awesome, and the chapel was overflowing...again. Good thing we got there early. The guest priest from Charlotte, NC, was truly inspiring, incorporating a fly-fishing lesson (complete with pole!) into his homily, and how that technique relates to how we handle life. Great guy! And we saw a large herd of buffalo en route to the chapel. It was the beginning of a good day.
After the service, we drove down to Jackson Hole and had a delightful lunch, splitting a bowl of shrimp bisque and a salmon salad. Yummy for the tummy. And a beer…that made us sleepy…so we went back to the coach for a nap. Hey, we’ve had a busy two days, so we deserved a nap.
A visit to Jackson Lodge for another beer and enjoyment of the scenery, and a cruise through the park followed. We checked out a spot on the Snake River just outside Yellowstone where we stayed a few years ago that is now back open, so that is where we are heading this morning to spend one night there. We will tour Yellowstone on the southern end, and then move on up north of it for a thorough visit up in the western end. Yellowstone is a large park!
On our drive back to the coach, we spied a couple of deer and two large elk herds. The above photo was taken just after we entered Moran Junction. Late afternoon is not the best time for photos, but it was when we were there. Period.
That’s life from the road for today. Have yourselves a ginger peachy day. We sure will!
Ignore the bugs, but note the snow on the ground as we approached Teton National Park yesterday afternoon. This, after spotting one moose and three deer. Oh how we love seeing the wildlife!
We got all settled in our favorite primitive campsite, welcomed by a small army of mosquitoes. Noah could have left that pair off the ark, as far as I am concerned, but I know other critters love to feast on them. Eat faster!
We enjoyed a very nice dinner at Hatcher Resort last night, then decided to just chill at the moho after all our driving—1,900 miles in 48 hours! Neither one of us mind doing that—occasionally. Getting here to all this beauty was worth it, despite the mosquitoes.
This morning we are off to the 10a service at Chapel of the Transfiguration. This is a quaint old church in the middle of God’s country inside the park. Peaceful, casual, and a great place to worship with people from all over the world. It’s a popular spot. When we brought the kids here many years ago, it was so crowded that we all had to sit outside on the benches and watch/listen through the open windows. Surrounded by that beauty, who cares.
Happy Sunday. Life is chilly (41!) but good, y’all!
We took Gene+ and Janelee out for a spin on the lake, and to show them where MM has been working:
MM then dropped us off at the dock, quickly hooked up the fallen tree to haul it off and away from the diving board area. Smart. We don’t need anyone hitting the tree. Literally!
Alex decided to fish off our small dock while dinner was being prepared, but had to yell for HELP with a huge carp:
Aunt Haley to the rescue!
The fish broke the line and got away with Alex’s hook, despite Aunt Haley’s effort to remove it. Barkley was a big help.
So Gene and Janelee left this morning for home in Tennessee, and I realized that I did not take a single photo of them. Shame on me! That’s what happens when we are too busy catching up on stuff.
Love you guys. Come back again soon!
Two more sleeps till we begin our trek west, so we are both now seriously hitting our to-do list.
It will be crazy around here, but we’ll git-er-done.
Have yourselves a ginger peachy day. Life is hectic but good, y’all! Make some smiles today.
Mine…probably taken in mid-to-late ‘40s.
MM’s dad. No doubt about where MM got his looks!
I love these old photos, but the sad thing is, all those who could tell us more details about when and where and what was going on way back then are all gone. All gone. There are sooo many questions I would like to ask of them, but they will remain unanswered, lost forever.
Hopefully our grandchildren and future great grandchildren will check out my silly little blog some day, and know a little bit of where they came from…and feel the love Grumps and I have for all of them.
Life is mighty GRAND here in our mountain paradise.
I'm supposed to respect my elders, but its getting harder and harder for me to find one now.
Five of the six of us managed to resist the lovely chocolate temptations in the display cases behind us:
Online Beta Sigma Phi sista Judy J flew from Kansas to visit (triplet) sister Janet near Macon, and fortunately for us, had to have a nawth jawjah experience before she flew back home.
They drove up to spend a couple of nights near beautiful Unicoi State Park, and then on up and over the mountain to have lunch with us yesterday in Hiawassee. What a lovely time we had…along with some great food at Michalee’s Chocolate Caffe. That’s what sistas do—meet, eat, and have a great time together.
That would be Jennie, Joy, and Joan…and oddball me, now renamed “Jandy” so I can join the J crowd!
The light was all wrong, but this chocolate cannoli filled with chocolate hazlenut cream was mighty RIGHT, according to Judy:
I resisted temptation. It was difficult.
We were all intrigued by the coffee mug chandelier…that stayed safely overhead:
We will definitely go back there again. Yum. And I took home half of my DEE-lish turkey panini. The portions are definitely generous. Did I mention tasty?
It was so nice meeting Judy and Janet. We thank them for driving out of their way to come visit. Y’all come back again now, ya hear?!
Life is good in our mountain paradise, where we always enjoy seeing friends.
Ilke welcomed everyone to Paradise Hills Resort and Winery for a continuation of their monthly Wine and Women series.
Leslie and Amy
She then turned the program part over to Angie Hernden, artist/owner of Mountain Hope Pottery.
Amy and I both took a turn at the wheel. Whew! It was hard work. I have a new respect for what it takes to work the pedal, careful to control the speed of the turning wheel, all while working the clay…with correct positioning and pressure of bare hands…and just the right amount of water:
Angie was a fabulous instructor, and will finish up our pieces (thank goodness), and call us when they are ready for pick up. I know she will make us look good…and I will post photos of our beautiful creations.
The patio was a perfect place to sit, sip, munch, laugh, relax, and learn.
Cathy (upper L), Janet, me, Maureen, Leslie, Amy, Joan, Sharon
First Wednesday of each month.
Who wants to join us next month? Girls only!
