Cozy Corner Chat

First of all glad that our KS and OK alumni are safe. Next what a great trip for you "girls". Sound like a wonderful time. Writing from Wurzburg GR. Viking cruise Budapest to Amsterdam. Will post photos when home in Bordeaux.

06/07/19 09:42 AM

#1210

Debby Lahr

You young ladies all look wonderful. So fun to travel with good friends.

06/23/19 08:18 PM

#1211

It's breakfast time again. We're meeting at the famous Keno's restaurant at 2661 La Palma St near Magnolia in Anaheim on Tuesday June 25th at 9:30 AM. Come on down and join the fun. See you there.

07/28/19 03:00 PM

#1212

Hello everyone, it's breakfast time again. We're meeting at Keno's restaurant at 2661 LaPalma in Anaheim, near Magnolia on Tuesday July 30th at 9:30 AM. Come on down and join the fun.

08/16/19 08:48 AM

#1213

Greg Cook

A handful of witticisms:

I thought growing older would take longer.

I'm not old. I'm 25 plus shipping and handling.

Patience: What you have when there are too many witnesses.
Boomer selfie

08/20/19 01:25 AM

#1214

Always glad to read your latest thoughts

08/20/19 01:26 AM

#1215

Having dinner with Steve and Kayreen Braden this coming Saturday

08/21/19 08:09 AM

#1216

Greg, the boomer selfie is great. Next time I visit pay telephone booth (right), I will try it.

08/21/19 08:18 AM

#1217

Mitch, the latest vacation photos you posted are great. A lot of really nice images. You have a good eye for composition and colors. Thanks for posting.

08/21/19 06:03 PM

#1218

That is wonderful Mitch.Sending love to all!

Linda

08/24/19 02:00 PM

#1219

The Portland International Rose Test Garden is a very large public garden which is administered by the city of Portland. A lot of care for the roses is provided by volunteers. More than 10,000 individual rose bushes bloom in the Garden from late May through October, representing over 610 different rose varieties. The majority of roses in the Garden are commercially available. About 10 to 20 varieties are replaced each year with some of the best new roses released onto the market. There is no admission charge. If you visit Portland during the summer, the Rose Test Garden is a great place a visit.

I took these pictures in the Rose Test Garden a little earlier this summer. The pictures show only a fraction of the garden.

08/25/19 05:21 AM

#1220

Very special Richard.

08/25/19 05:25 AM

#1221

Enjoyed a nice day with The Bradens. Been a long time. Bordeaux was experiencing a heat wave, so had to stop for refreshments a few times. Dinner at Bistro 1925, one of our favorites her in town.

08/25/19 08:40 AM

#1222

Bobbie Bechtold (Ryan)

Richard,

The gardens look lovely! Thank you for sharing your photos. Definitely a destination to add to my calendar when it starts heating up in Arizona next year.

08/25/19 10:09 AM

#1223

Linda Marks (Bird)

I've been there before, and it is gorgeous, Richard! I love Rose's and have 22 in my yard.

08/25/19 01:15 PM

#1224

Thanks for the photos Richard and Mitch, it's great to see the beautiful gardens and high school friends. It's breakfast time again everyone. We're meeting at the Keno's restaurant at 2661 LaPalma near Magnolia in Anaheim on Tuesday August 27th at 9:30 AM. Come on down and have some fun with the rest of us.

08/26/19 08:49 AM

#1225

Thank you for the pictures Richard and Mitch. Those roses are gorgeous! I have never visited those gardens but will put them on my list. I have a school meeting tomorrow Jerry but will make the one in October.

Happy Monday everyone!

08/26/19 07:41 PM

#1226

Thanks for the positive feedback about the rose garden photos. A visit to a peaceful garden can provide a bit of welcome serenity. The fragrance of roses can certainly be mood altering. I have read that rose plants were among the few precious belongings that some of the pioneers brought on the Oregon trail as they traveled from St. Louis to the Willamette Valley in Oregon. Even back in the 1800s, the settlers coming to Oregon wanted to build beautiful gardens in their new homes.

08/27/19 12:20 PM

#1227

That is very true, Richard. Butler Sturtevant, an early American Laddscape architect, certainly believed this for it was he who designed the rose gardens for Jennie Butchart. Never underestimate the power of flowers to soothe amd heal. :)

08/28/19 08:56 AM

#1228

Charlie Groh

I've been doing some rose work lately and have come to the realization that the subject is a black hole. Haha...after my first foray I ended up at the Fullerton Aboretum and found proper names and such...now I'm googling! Ahhhhhhhhhh!

08/28/19 04:26 PM

#1229

Bobbie Bechtold (Ryan)

With all this talk of rose gardens, thanks, Charlie, for a stroll through the roses! Of course, I continue to follow your photography on Facebook, too.

08/29/19 04:34 PM

#1230

These are gorgeous Charlie. Thank you. I am one of those with a black thumb so I enjoy oggling the beautiful rtoses of others!

09/22/19 10:07 PM

#1231

Hello everyone, it's breakfast time again. We're meeting at Keno's restaurant at 2661 LaPalma in Anaheim on Tuesday, September 24th at 9:30 AM. Come join the fun. Hope to see you there.

09/23/19 10:21 AM

#1232

Greg Cook

Jerry and our classmates will be having their monthly dining get together. Here's a video of maybe the coolest dining experience ever.

09/27/19 07:30 PM

#1233