One of you said you missed my blog!
                                                    so here's what's new so far this year

                                                         January

we didn't have much snow this year

but we had some pretty frost

February

we went cross-country skiing

that's Annie in the red jacket

we're on Mt. Hood

Annie and Nancy,  Erik's mom

moi

not boding well, somebody's down up ahead

Nancy, Lee, Annie, Erik

this fat bird went after the sandwich in my hand! 

and what have we here?

even the little ones go snow-shoeing

a few miles up, a few miles back down
oops...somebody's down again

back down the mountain

March 

at the Oregon Coast

breakfast on the way to the beach

Dixie's - as warm as grandma's house

 and later that night,  dinner in Florence, Oregon

arroz de marisco (portuguese seafood stew)
crab encrusted halibut behind

Ruthie and Greg

the awesome chalkboard menu from one of our favorite restaurants

next day on the beach

Dakota

"Koda" loves her frisbee

nothing happier than a dog at the beach!

Siuslaw River Bridge,  south end of Florence

Umpqua River Lighthouse
 see it there amongst the trees?

and on the way home we stop at one of my favorite wineries

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