Quilt Show

Today we went to Cave Junction, Oregon so I could see the Illinois Valley Quilt Show. The quilters from around the area displayed about 100 quilts. Quite a show. Check out the slideshow on my blog to see all the beautiful quilts.

It's a craft I would like to get into but its not practical in my current setting. Part of the admission was a free gift, a pattern and fabric to make a quilted pincushion. Now that I can do here!

I met tonight with a local resident who is willing to maintain the Happy Camp Chamber website. I want to get it turned over before we leave.

After the meeting I had dinner at the regular Friday night Art Council gathering. There's a couple who ran an art "gallery" that split up and now have separate organizations. I don't know which half operates the dinner but it's good food, usually vegetarian, fresh and adventurous so since Mike was happy with leftovers from our trip to town I indulged.

The smoke has returned tonight. The forest service is containing fires by surrounding a couple of large ones so the burn into each other in the wilderness. It's a bit controversial for the Indian tribes because its in an area they consider sacred land, one of many such places up here. The winds should clear out the smoke again in a few days. The evening sun glows a bright orange-red through the smoke.

This week is usually the hottest one of the year for Happy Camp and we've been seeing it get to 100 degrees during the day. I went down to the swimming hole yesterday to cool off. Clear and refreshing and no need to add chlorine! The water is about 3 feet deep and runs over smooth rocks so it's great for a midday dip.

We've been seeing the hummingbirds at our feeder outside the dining table window but I haven't managed to get a picture yet. They go through the nectar like kids slurping shakes!

A Night on the Town

This weekend I went into Ashland, Oregon for a girl's night out. I wanted to see a play at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and do some window shopping. I drove in Sunday and saw "Comedy of Errors' done in a Western theme in the outdoor theatre. It was a hoot! Before the play is "The Green Show" a free performance on the green outside which featured a blues and jazz singer. Great fun!
The play was well done and despite being in the farthest most balcony seat, I could hear every word and see fine!

I enjoyed dinner at Louie's Bar and Grill (the fries with garlic and feta cheese were yummy) and had brunch Monday at Morning Glory - look at that bagel with scrambled egg, pesto, tomato and melted brie). My DH called and wished me a good night and regretted not coming into town with me. He's such a sweetheart.

I returned via the U.S. 96 Scenic Byway - about a 100 mile drive from door to door. It felt like coming home when I saw the Happy Camp valley.

The Conqueror

Today Mike got the dredge across the river and anchored in the spot where he'll be dredging. When he got back to the near shore, he had to climb this cliff to get the rope high enough off the river. This one's for you, kids!