Alta Sanderlin's Gopher Valley "farmette"
Beautiful flowers
7/8/05
Our groovin lounge band; Mark on piano

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Ben and Zip chat before dinner.
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You can bet they are talking fishing!! Ben, Zip and Lil
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Where's the beef? !!
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Mark and his Grandpa Ben.
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Pat has to go to Willamette early to check Brian out of dorm. No supper for Pat.
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Brian went to an orchestra camp at Wilamette University. Closing night was a concert that Granpa Ben, Ethel, Zip, Lil, Mark, Shelly and Pat attended. We had dinner first at Sanderlins.
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Mark is going to Europe for month of August. So he can drink wine in Paris but not McMinnville. Ha!
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Lil the "sipper" . . .
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On Saturday morning for entertainment. All the family likes them and contributes.
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Zip's turn at the 3 puzzles we had going. Lil in her new Linfield College bucket hat.
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Shelly's and mine -- ha . . .
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Mark and Brian
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Framily tradition
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Elvis Zulker, that is . . .
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three hands on piano
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Mark and Eric ham it up on the piano for Aunt Lil [and Great Aunt Lil]
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Ethel and Lil dancing a tango
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Ethel and Lil cuttin' a rug!
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Zip, Eric, Ethel, Kevin and Mark
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Ben on the crossword puzzle, and the rest entertain him.
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Someone find Brian. Gotta get him in on this too!
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Grab a rhythm instrument and join in everyone. Mark groves away. . .
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Shelly is finished with dishes and joins the band. Hey Shelly! Where's your bass!
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Ah, Brian in the cello section -- wait! No cello Brian. Snap your fingers or something.
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Eric, dad Ben, Shelly, Ethel, Kevin. It is so neat we are part of the "Fricke's" home now. [Elmer & Myrtle Fricke]
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A very nice family picture for the kids to have.
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Eric, 43 dad Ben, 69, Shelly 44; Ethel, 68; Kevin, 36; okay, okay, Ethel will be 69 in 5-1/2 weeks!! [wink]
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Eric, Dad Ben, Shelly, Ethel, Kevin
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She takes pictures like a pro now.
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Lil and Alta get acquainted with a nice visit. Lil loves Alta's flowers. Her vegi garden is doing nicely too.
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Bunny gets the run of the farm during the day.
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Go bunny, go!
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Sure is fun taking pictures of things like these beauties.
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Once she grew some from seed and gave me a couple. I wintered them over but lost them the next year.
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Ahhhhhhhh . . .
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Night time it is into the cage for bun.
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Got 'cha! and you're in the safety net for the night. No critter is going to attack or hurt you in your safe place.
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So lovely out on her "farmette" as I love to call it. Didn't take pictures of her roses but she has a lot of nice ones.
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She has the most beautiful flowers and green thumb I guess.
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These reminded me of several ballerinas.
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A watched oven never . . . well, it is better than watching a front loading washing machine. . . [rollin me eyes]
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Like the boquette of flowers from my and Jule's yard? So pretty.