roxanne & alex
roxanne & i rode streetcar to french quarter, & took a carriage ride!
we took quite a liking to the mule
as i recall, this is the oldest tavern in the country
ah, beautiful city!
beignets at cafe du monde
getting our feet wet in the mississippi
sam lovelace, previousy a stranger, took this foto among others of roxanne & me, then we had a visit & exchanged eddresses. she was in neworleans to volunteer cleaning up oil.
mardi gras mask
we joined a parade downtown, krewe of dead pelicans marching in mourning for the gulf of mexico.
reading list of oilrig workers who died in the explosion
roxanne & bestfriend april
pamela & bestfriend dianne, who came from s.carolina for a visit
dianne took me to dinner at jacque-imo's -- great meal! http://www.jacquesimoscafe.com/
back to the french quarter
& of course back to cafe du monde
it was very hot!
whew!
great place to browse
david, roxanne, & i hit the road, heading for kentucky
overnite at a rest stoop
kevin's place in lily KY
cousin sudie came by to invite us over to her brother bud's
around the table in bud & linda's kitchen -- elise & e.c.
e.c. & megan
megan & jake
jake & zoey
zoey & everett
everett & roxanne
roxanne & olivia
olivia & bobby
bobby & melissa
melissa & bernice
bernice & bud
linda & sudie
sudie & pamela
pamela & elise
most out-of-towners were staying at a motel in london
that had a swimming pool!
at the cemetary on decoration day
"little" bill, kathy, cousin bill
cousins joan & patricia
roxanne, cousin melissa, & zoey
david with cousin joanie & aunt bernice
prettiest girls in the county
admired by patricia & her son & partner
don't remember this little cousin's name
is this your fan?
cousins belinda & patricia
uncle everett & david
more cousins
out in big richland, the old gilbert place, just down the road from where the house (long gone) where my mother was a child
my mother's childhood friends, dot & lucy gilbert
gilbert barn
the creek
back in lily, at bill & kathy's place, david joined
little bill to make music
me with brother kevin and brother david
olivia & roxanne
they both love to show off
we don't of course
didn't see enuf of patricia that day, but we managed a foto & a hug
down in the holler, behind where aunt mandy lived during my childhood
bonnie's trailer lonely behind mandy's barn
roxanne fascinated by bill's horses
we had picked up a bunch of fireworks coming thru tennessee, where you can get them year round
roxanne & i drove up into ohio in search of more time with kin; after the GPS david had loaned us lead us astray, we finally found bonnie's place in cincinnatti
& got reacquainted with sadie, who loves hanging out in the kitchen drawer
up to sudie & bobby's place in hamilton
where roxanne found a cheerleading outfit in olivia's room
then we were off to visit aunt charmaine in indiana
her daughter kelly & the new dog, whose name i've forgotten
charmaine, who's not always crazy about kids, just loved roxanne!
hanging out in the shade
on the back porch
beautiful old farm buildings
a storm was building as we left, tornado warnings
but we made it to bernice & everett's in northbend OH
roxanne fell happily onto the couch to watch some TV
but bernice had to get some hugs!
everett wouldn't pose on the sofa with the girls
next day, a visit to my favorite place in cincinnatti, where bonnie's friend nancy is a resident caretaker
a gorgeous old house, she gets to live on the top floor
she gets help, but does a lot of the gardening
& helps to furnish the house
roxanne reunited with nancy's granddaughter brooklyn, whom she met 2 years ago
the girls had a picnic
brooklyn's friend (don't remember her name), brooklyn, olivia, roxanne
sudie, bonnie, olivia
we noticed a HUGE wasp nest tucked under an eave
nancy was on her way to a monthly potluck with all her many brothers & sisters
so we all went for a walk in the woods
i hope these girls know each other all thru their lives
i'll do what i can!
saying goodbye for this year
i hate to leave my cousins
back to lily KY, where david's been having a marvelous vacation all by himself
found a nest in the barn
& a wasp that stung me as i was cleaning up
managed to avoid the poison ivy
i love it that these lilies are in bloom when we visit in june for family reunion
i have one that i brot home with me 2 years ago, but it's not as happy as these are
getting ready to take to the road again
what remains of uncle george's old barn. 2 years ago it looked like this... http://picasaweb.google.com/pjlyall/SummerTrip2008#5237416753867915874
remains of the drive-in that david & i remember from our childhoods
campground in alabama (?)
it had a pool!
i asked her if that was a problem here, she said "O yes!"
roxanne loves to help
back in new orleans, saying goodbye to the neighborhood; david will have moved by the time roxanne comes back in august
lucienne let go of alex for a day with me & roxanne at the zoo
roxanne & alex on our favorite bench
a bunch of the orange flamingos were sitting on eggs
saw this display, which named a spider roxanne & i have seen in the neighborhood & been mystified by
alex in a rare pensive mood
new balls
roxanne leaving her brother & father to go to california with me
was riding the bus ever charming & romantic? "the very lowest cost" is still true
best stop was in elpaso, where we had over an hour at lunch time, so we could leave the bus station & find some real food
this performance center was nearby, & i guessed it is the place where a high school friend of mine sings with the elpaso opera
roxanne was able to get some sleep, i had a harder time
i was housemanaging dell'arte's 5-week mad river festival, which started the day after we got here, no time to recover from 3-day bus ride!
festival box office
this year's prize of hope was awarded to david simpson & jane lapiner for their ecotheatre work
delighted & worthy recipients
and afterwards of course a party!
the brendas played
we love the brendas!
the red&white theme is for denmark flag colors, as prize of hope is a project in partnership with a theatre in denmark
roxanne loves it when dancing happens
bruce marrs created the wonderful mask/prize
blue lake: the opera, roxanne was in front row for every performance
& she could sing along to all the songs
opera ended with some unexpected happy couples
on 4th of july, roxanne had cornrows done
there was a street fair, it was a beautiful day, so V worked outside on the sidewalk, & attracted an audience
we had a ride on the antique firetruck
at dark, we drove to eureka to see fireworks over the bay
after the big show, people set off lots of more earthbound fireworks
sebastian & christian from next door went with us
the ducklings grew up while i was gone
this one still has some fuzz tho
the black one is roxanne's favorite
some nites at the festival, if there weren't enuf volunteers signed up, roxanne got to wear a badge & help out
& of course was in the middle of any aftershow party
roxanne loves boomer
boomer loves roxanne
roxanne loves to get in the water
this woman brot her horses down to the beach for a bath
the dogs were interested, but didn't make a fuss, thank goodness
boomer loves to chase stick
but doesn't like to swim, will let it go if the water's too deep
topaz can't chase sticks anymore, but likes to chew on them
boomer crowds roxanne off her pillow
on the playground next to where roxanne went to kidcamp while i was working at the library
i love being an auntie!
i read somewhere that for optimal well being, we should get/give 7 hugs a day; i got/gave my share when roxanne was here!
uh-oh. the alternator finally failed, as i knew was going to happen
roxanne got to work the lever that pulled the van up onto the truck
driver had toy towtruck & car to play with
back home again
back at mad river festival, los payasos mendigos, our favorite clowns http://picasaweb.google.com/pjlyall/LosPayasosMendigosRiseAgain#
& then, after 4 weeks of theatre, a week of music, the folklife festival
a couple of members of huckleberry flint, a favorite of mine http://www.humboldtmusic.com/webpage/index.cfm?id=1122
there were always other kids to make friends with
after dark, roxanne had a big quilt to wrap up in, our summer nites can be cold
the mckinleyville community choir, that i usually sing with, opened the daylong free fest; i've been gone for weeks & was now working the festival, so of course i didn't get to sing with them this time
roxanne loved the bellydance for kids workshop
lezley, my housemanaging mentor
concessions crew
fullmoon rising over blue lake
on the last day of swimming lessons, the kids jumped off the diving board
roxanne loved the shower almost as much as the pool
driving east over the mountains
our campsite at lake siskiyou
with a view of mt.shasta
boomer not too happy about being on a rope
our cute little tent, very cozy
good idea to bring the bike
also a good idea to bring the CD player
down to the lake
looking for fish
into mt.shasta city for the taiko concert
roxanne makes friends wherever she goes
shastayama!
roxanne was curious when this woman came in with her kayak, ended up getting a lesson
she loved how the floating dock bobbed up & down on the wake of passing boats
we found a trail into the woods
roxanne spent her tooth dollar on 4 rides on the mechanical horse at the campstore
talking to alex -- "NO there aren't any alligators here!"
deer wandering the campground
they came very close, & we were very still
we took a longer walk to find a place where boomer could play in the water off leash
campfire on our last nite
farewell swim
stopped to visit quan yin in weaverville
made it to the rest stop with the view just as sun was setting
last day at kidcamp
til next year
back to the beach
this time a surfboard lesson
the horses were back
wedding on a perfect day
liesa, who works with me at the library, & her new husband jimmy
last visit to beach before we leave for new orleans
this is how long my hair grew in a year; i had ric cut a bunch off the back, but kept some chemo curl on top
bonfire on our last nite
debbie dew joined us for s'mores
tracy
kathryn
fire did strange things in the camera
gavin remains calm while arianna flames
arianna, kathryn's daughter, childhood friend of gavin's, & her sons sebastian & christian
on the bus again
lucky roxanne can sleep
texas
missed a connection, stuck in dallas for 8+ hours, took a walk
another friend, soon to be parted
back in new orleans, we discover a new park
alex loves to climb
& they couldn't stop spinning on this
first day of school
roxanne finds out what class she's in
second grade begins
a friend from last year was glad to see roxanne
ms. allen
survived the first day!
visited cousin carolynsue, who keeps stuff to play with
roxanne's creations
didn't ride streetcar this time
roxanne's school
each of these beds is assigned to a grade; i wonder if roxanne will participate (she said to me this summer "i don't know what i'll be when i grow up, but i know i won't be a gardener!")
roxanne with her friends at afterschool activities
roxanne's 8th birthday
fireworks
the backside of mary's flea market warehouse
where david has his trailer
modesto CA -- best bus station furniture
back home in westhaven, lots of berries are ripe, too bad roxanne's not here to eat them, she LOVES berries
i hate these himalaya blackberries (HUGE nasty invasive canes), except when they're making berries!
most of the strawberries died back while i was gone, didn't get watered, but this one did great!
at the beach -- without roxanne
