Smooth traveling til we got in the SF bay area....

 Don't like the traffic....

How many candle light dinners can one have in Winchester Bay???

Not enough!!!!

Angel Pasta with
Crab Sauce....
Thanks, Barbara
N Bill..... 

What a wonderful trip....still here, trying new recipes...

 Marinaded crab given to us by
Barb and Bill.....
















Hot out of the pot....I made the most awesome Crab Bisque.....

Still crabbing......

Sharon and Ron came for a visit and crab lunch....

 

Still crabbing......

Here's Gordon measuring a male keeper....

Getting creative for Gretchen's birthday!!!!

The little package on the left is earrings and the ones on the picture are earring also...

 

Plans for Europe.....

We will be going about 9 days early.....to Red Bank, NJ - then on to Amsterdam, 21 day tour (below) then while in Paris we are hoping to meet up with some friends we met in SF who now live in London....they are going to try to meet up with us in Paris so we will stay a few days longer then head back to NY....I am so excited, I can't wait.....

Our classic, three-week Best of Europe tour packs more travel thrills into a single vacation than you can imagine. Starting in the Netherlands with your Rick Steves guide, you'll experience the best of Amsterdam, Germany's Rhine Valley and Romantic Road, castles and forests of the German-Austrian Tirol, canals of Venice, Renaissance Florence, the art and history of Rome, seaside villages of the Cinque Terre, the majestic Swiss Alps, country charms of France's Burgundy region, and the City of Light — Paris. Join us for the Best of Europe in 21 Days!

Yipee!

I was scared.....

 

We have 7 packages

of crab - 2 cups each...Crabbing on the dock was not good this week

but when Dick Hanson took Gordie out in his boat they got

36 crabs today....all nice and safe in our freezer...

Here is my man bringin home the crab.....Winchester Bay, OR

Chevy 789 a real cool car.....

I love the Oregon coast.....

I love this.....

Look what we came across.....in Beaverton, OR

Florence, Oregon

 I just love it here we go into town several times a week....having a ball here....Gordon and I are blessed doing what we want to do and being where we want to be.....

Heading for Winchester Bay for crabbing on Tuesday.....

Wow a wonderful day at Silver Falls State Park outside Silverton, OR

Us and the Marler's...

Pegs and Jokers in Keizer, Oregon with our good friends.

 Girls dominated.....

More friends in Keizer......

 Thanks to facebook Diane and Frank saw where we were and came for a one night visit with us and Bea and Ken....
WHAT FUN......

Meeting up with friends in Keizer, Oregon...

We have not seen Bea and Ken Marler for along time....we will spend one week together before parting ways.

Love being with our loving family members..

 Sister-in-law Lynne with her son's Josh's family.....
Natalie and Josh love hiking and family outdoor adventures....they took us to this lovely water fall while we visited with them in Albany, Orgeon...