Life Lesson

Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's relativity. - Albert Einstein

Fall Has Arrived

After a wonderful Saturday with temperatures in the 70's, fall has arrived in Bend,OR. The past two days, the weather has dipped into the 50's and we've had rain showers throughout the day. I'm happy for the cool weather, and all that fall brings, it's just we're not ready for snow yet.
Here are some photos from our evening walk in our neighborhood overlooking Bend's Old Mill District and the horizon south of us.

Walk In The Clouds

Craig, Rebecca's brother recently attended a team building retreat at Timberline Lodge at the base of Mt Hood, OR. He started hiking up Mt Hood with his camera and found this lovely sight looking into the valley. It's absolutely breathtaking and majestic! Hope it provides you with inspiration.

Wines By The River - with Craig and Kristin

We had the wonderful experience of attending Wines By The River in Bend, OR with Craig and Kristin the last weekend of September. Over 55 vineyards showcased their various wines and 10 chocolatiers gave samples of their delicious milk and dark chocolates. Kristin and Rebecca were in heaven!
You were allowed to taste 20 wines with the tokens given to you. But in actuality, we all tried each other's wine besides the one we wanted. So we probably tried 80 wines. It was really hard to duge which ones we really liked after two hours of tasting. Luckily, Kristin and Rebecca were keeping notes. Vineyards climbing the charts that day were:
Rex Hill,OR ~ Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir
Eola Hills, OR ~ All varieties
Iris Hill, OR ~ Pinot Gris

It was a fabulous event supporting a local hospice program. We all enjoyed oursleves in the 70 degree weather and a brief break along the Dechutes River.

Stamp Camp Cards

Two weeks ago, Rebecca participated in another Stampin Up workshop. We had six projects to complete in four hours, but we managd to complete four. Rebecca learned three new techniques and here are some examples:
1. Waterfall Card

2. Slider Card

3. Glass Embosing

Dog Meets Cat -September

The last weekend in September, Craig and Kristin came to Bend for an event. This was the first meeting of their dog Abbey and our cat Speca. Here's a snapshot at the stare down one morning during our breakfast.

Friday night when Abbey arrived, Speca was her pleasant self hissing at Abbey every time she got near. It continued throughout the weekend too, but only when Abbey tried to lick Speca. Speca wanted to see where Abbey was at all times, but never wanted her near her. Speca's eyes were black throughout the weekend, notifying us that she was not pleased that a K9 has intruded on her territory.

And it just wasn't Abbey was dissed that weekend. She has received plenty of lovings from Craig and Kristin in past visits, but she didn't want anything to do with them this trip. Apparently Abbey's scent was keeping them at snobbish lengths from the cat.