Lavender!

My friend Margie and I went to two, count 'em, two lavender festivals yesterday. Now, this may sound like an exhausting day, but in reality it involved driving to a couple of lavender farms not too far from home, then stopping for lunch at the historic Helvetia Tavern (no, we did not order the famous 'jumbo burger'), and finally driving out to Yamhill to see what was shaking at their festival. The fields of lavender are beautiful and it smells divine!

However, beyond picking lavender and watching the kids make lavender wands, watching someone demonstrate how to make a lavender wreath, or buying a few things from the small groups of vendors at each location, there wasn't much going on. I wish they would have had some hands-on stuff for the adults. Making those wands looked like fun! Anyway, it was a nice day and a nice drive with a good friend. And now my car smells wonderful because of the lavender sprays we purchased!

Now, all that said, if you want to enjoy a day in the country and pick bunches of fragrant lavender for a very reasonable price, visit a lavender festival in your area!

Yep, I'm still here!

Just been way busy with other things and am behind on posting!

We had eight cars in the Hillsboro Fourth of July Parade on Tuesday. It was a lot of fun, even though we ran out of candy to throw about half way through the route! I think every kid in town was lining those sidewalks! Afterwards, we enjoyed lunch at the new Rose's Restaurant at the Streets of Tanasbourne. Great food and really good service!

You can see more pictures at my Club Photo site.

Oh, and yes, I now have my license plate mounted on the bumper. :(

However, I did add something new to the back of my Cruiser that I think is pretty cool. It's a perforated vinyl graphic, so from the outside, you see the picture, but from the inside, you see out the back window as if nothing was there. Obviously, I had the graphic already (a drawing I commissioned last year) and then Michael at Promotion in Motion in Vancouver, WA did the rest of the magic. I love it! You like?

Oh, if you like the Cruisin' graphic, you can get a copy for yourself printed on t-shirts, mugs, bags, and even stamps! Just click the link on the right to Buy Cruisin' Stuff! :)