Count Down to Christmas: Day Two

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Count Down to Christmas: Day One

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Day Four: Wallowa Lake

It's not your typical outdoor camping experience

Our tent site is next to the race track (and a 8-hole mini golf course)



back up to a riding ranch



with cleanest bathroom and hot shower all day long

arcade, ping-pong table, and basketball court

Within minutes, you can easily pick up a round of 18 holes

Professional golfers are not allowed here
or go for a stroll across the street

or take a tram ride


or walk to the lake

Nice thing about thunder storms...

we have the lake all to ourselves!

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Day Three: Wallowa Lake

and thunder storms most of the day that is not typical around here



...but it makes me glad I got plenty of snuggies :D
This is how we celebrated DD#2 12th birthday (part one)





 Don't let this fool you...she loves shrimp cocktail!
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Day Two: Wallowa Lake

...it's all about eating


and self entertainment during thunder storm


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Late Start

Five hours late getting on the road...hubby took the wrong turn via a scenic Mt. Hood/Columbia Gorge route...but glad we made it before dark



DD#2 is rather happy to be posing here instead of the actual camper!

DD#1 sadly missed the placement audition and first night of dinner with the group at Woodwinds Music Camp @Wallowa Lake


The rest of us is thankful...for summer camping



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Dudley's Bookshop Cafe

...my favorite place to hang out--is closing its door forever!


Many of us are sadden by the threat. Instead of mourning, many of us are pulling together to save Dudley's.

Here is a letter from a friend that says it all what Dudley's all about:

Greetings,
I’m writing on behalf of the way things ought to be. I’m writing on behalf of why I live in Bend. I’m writing on behalf of what we talk about when we talk about community.
One of downtown Bend’s most precious, humane, and resourceful resources – Dudley’s Bookshop Café - is perilously close to closing – for ever. This place where books (Books!) are cheap, music is free, readings are plentiful, where couches are soft and coffee is strong, and where everyone is welcome whether they buy a
book or not – this place is on the brink.
I know, I know – lots of businesses and lots of individuals are on the brink, scraping by, barely making it, not making it. So why am I willing to put my own money up to try and keep Dudley’s open? Because Dudley’s is possibly the downtown area’s most important business. It’s more than retail – it’s a resource. You go
to Dudley’s to meet and talk with friends, drink a cup of tea or coffee, meet with your book group, find a used copy of a book someone recommended, listen to local gossip, sit and stare. It’s the Village Commons if Bend has one. It’s a community space, as much as any space in town.
So, here’s what I’m proposing – I’ll chip in one tenth of Dudley’s rent for the coming month – I’ll tithe, in other words. Are there nine other tithers out there? Or 18 others who would pay one-twentieth of the rent bill? Or 100 who could slide a ten dollar bill out of their pocketbook?
Don’t be shy. Step up if you can. Or do you have a better idea than mine for keeping Dudley’s open? Let’s hear it.
Support Dudley’s, support community, support the best of Bend! Go there and buy a book, buy a coffee, use this resource or lose it. And pass the word!
If you have any sort of contribution, money or ideas or anything else, let me know – let everyone know. And pass the word.

Thanks for reading this,
John Martin

If you are a patron (local or live out-of-town,) do stop by and show Terri and Neil that you care and appreciate all that they have shared and built such dynamic community!

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