Day 5 -- Off to Oregon

Not the best picture of Lake Shasta, but trees and things kept getting in the way.

Never a disappointment -- Shasta in the distance!




Well, once you reach your destination, it seems you are busier than a 1-armed paper hanger! We got in to Davis mid-day Thursday, and were off to the Wilds of Oregon at 5:00 a.m. the next morning. We WERE well rested, though and it was a beautiful day for traveling.

Jim was happy to stay in bed and wait for us to get home later that day, he stopped being a morning person a long time ago.

First stop in Oregon was Ramifications, and my good friend Sharon Allen. She has -- you guessed it FIBER! I had her holding some dark wool with bits of red/blue/lavender for me and I told her I'd buy all she had (around 5 'bumps'). I was going to be a good girl, but Lou said "is that all you're getting??? We traveled 3,000 miles and that's ALL you're gonna buy???" You don't have to tell me twice, I bought all she had of a blend she calls "oatmeal" and her remaining 3 bumps of black sheeps wool from Twister. While we were visiting a friend dropped by to store some fiber for the Black Sheep Gathering later in June, which gave us a chance to snap a few pictures. And to think we were traveling on Friday the 13th!

Once we left Sharon's with my loot, it was off to Kalamath Falls, and Joan's Antique heaven. Believe it or not, we managed to get a civil war desk, a railroad desk cabinet, and a chimney cupboard tucked safely into the new Element. Cool. It was a tight fit, and we won't be able to recline the seat for napping, but -- a small price to pay for such lavish pieces!


It was a long day, and I was a zombie by the end of it, but the fun is just beginning, Jun flew in at around 10:00 p.m. and Saturday/Sunday is just for the family.

More later.

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