Finally a Picture of Shelley

Things keep turning up on this camera.....go figure. Anyway....this is Shelley and me at her house in Nevada City.

Mother's Day with Katie

I picked up Katie at noon and we went into Santa Rosa for lunch. Had a lovely chat about her plans, ran some errands, did some sight seeing and then back to see her dorm room and a campus tour. Katie is doing so well.....almost through school for this year. She heads home the end of May. Next year she gets to upgrade her living situation a bit. She is excited about sharing with her sorority sisters and having her own room and bath. The Sonoma State University campus is very nice, small and manageable, in a gorgeous part of California. Katie is very happy with her choice of school, a very good thing. It was a great day for me and a wonderful way to spend Mother's Day. Tomorrow I am on the road again, north to Portland, Oregon with a stop or two on the way.

Got batteries, Got pictures

When I pumped up the batteries on my camera I found some of the Shelley and Di visit. Nothing with Shelley but several with Kit and Di and one showing the view from their house.

Nevada City Rocks!

I spend a great 27 hours with my old friend Shelley and her family, Di and Kit. Sadly my camera behaved badly and I have exactly ONE picture of this reunion. I hope Di's pictures will eventually fill in the gaps. Nevada City is an old California gold mining town that ooozes with charm and history. Shelley and Di have a lovely home high on a hill, surrounded by trees and a green vistas. I was able to park Ms. Capri in their driveway, complete with water and electric. Best RV spot I've had on this trip. Their little boy Kit is now 6+ years old and a joy. While I was visiting he signed up for soccer and got to wear his jersey and we kicked around his new soccer ball. Shelley & Di loaded me up with local wine and "Shelley baked" bread and coffee cake before I hit the road. It is so good to see good people living a happy life in a beautiful place.

I left Nevada City and drove west for about 3+ hours to Rohnert Park, CA. where Sonoma State University is located. I arrived about 7PM last night and got settled into the Wine Country RV Park. Today I am spending the day with my granddaughter Katie. She is in her first year at the University. What a great way to spend Mother's Day. Just sorry her Mom, Onay, can't join us.

P.S. first stop is camera battery central!!

Great time with Niece Tracy

I have spent two days here in Carson City, NV. visiting with my niece Tracy and her new family. What a fun time. We have lunched, shopped, talked and talked, laughed ourselves silly and visited a few watering holes. I love this area. It is surrounded by snow capped mountains, the weather these two days has been perfect and their is lots of history and neat neighborhoods. Carson City is the capitol of Nevada so it is a lively place plus being just 65 miles south of Reno and sooo close to Lake Tahoe. Tracy took me on a tour of her favorite thrift stores....a sure way to please Aunt Judy. We found some treasures and stopped for happy hour at the oldest bar in Nevada to celebrate. The picture of the bldg. with the bunting is the bar. Tomorrow I head to California to check in with Shelley and Di in Nevada City. It will be fun to see them.....it has been a long time. Then on to Sonoma to spend some time with my granddaughter Katie at her college. So far this has been a great start to my summer trip.
P. S. I am loving this clean, clean air around here.

Beautiful Drive North

I left Barstow yesterday morning and drove 387 miles north on Hiway 395. What a beautiful drive....mountains and green and pretty little mountain towns. Got as high as 8,000 feet, totally natural!! It was slow going since I was climbing most of the time. Arrived at the Carson Valley RV Park about 6:30PM in Minden, NV. Called my niece Tracy who lives here. She and her guy Ed came over to have a glass of wine. I was so great seeing her. She just celebrated her 50th birthday and she looks marvelous! Today she and I are going to Tahoe for lunch and tomorrow off to Reno for the day.