Ken must be right when he says our week consists of 6 Saturdays and a Sunday because I do not know what day of the week it is. I think it is Friday, but then again, it could be Saturday.

We added another chapter to the Martha story. Mike called earlier this week and said Martha's daughter Rachel and husband were in Mesa visiting Martha and of course I wanted to meet them so we drove to Phoenix on Wednesday and came home yesterday. It was so much fun to meet them. The only time I ever laid eyes on Rachel was when she was an infant and she and her mother came to Washington for a visit and now she is in her late 50s!

Rachel and Assad were geologists (now retired) and living in South Dakota. They have a daughter and son-in-law, both of whom are optometrists, and a son with a degree in theater but after several years of performing in New York, he has returned to school - law school. Apparently Assad is very knowedgeable in his field, and for all the times he told folks that he was attending some kind of a geological seminar or function, he failed to mention that he was a presenter, not just an attendee. A modest man.

We also drove out to The Resort while in Phoenix to visit with some of the Davenport folks. Some of the conversation focused on the upcoming 50th year high school reunion for the five of them who are Davenport graduates.

We stayed all night with Colleen, and her little apartment is very cute now that she has everything in its place save hanging pictures. She has many lovely items that she has acquired from her years of travel or gifts from others to include Polish pottery, prints and paintings and some textiles. She is still shopping for a dog to adopt. She has contacted a number of rescue places to find just the right companion.

And to finish the Phoenix trip, Ken very patiently helped me find a quilt shop that I had been wanting to visit and then very patiently waited while I did my shopping. Today I plan to put some of my purchases into play.


Ken's cousins, Carolyn and Irvin Ladd from Crooked River Ranch, Oregon are in the area for a few days. We drove to Parker to visit and have dinner with them earlier this week, and now they are in the park right next door to us, so we had them over last night. I think they have been on the road for about two months, and will be going home within the next few days. We have had the fun of having friends and family around us for this entire trip.

It is overcast this morning, but it doesn't look like it will last. We had lots of gusty winds earlier this week but they have gone away. The temps have cooled down to the high 60s and low 70s.

Ciao