Wow!  What a fabulous summer – BUT, boy is it good to be home;-)

OH – wait!  A few more quick trips before the luggage can be put completely away.  Las Vegas was calling for a ‘one night stand’;-)  When the Eagles’ “Hotel California” tour schedule came out AND our favorite C&W artist, Vince Gill, was included –  it was a no brainer that we had to go.  Especially since one of the performances was a mere 5 hours away in Las Vegas!  So, the bags were packed once again and the car was loaded – and we were off for a real treat – –

G’s birthday present last April was tickets to see the Eagles in Las Vegas.

The Hotel California album played in its entirety, with full orchestra for the relevant pieces AND Vince Gill.

Every part of the concert was fantastic!  Especially the fact that they played for about 3 1/2 hours.  Worth every penny!

After arriving back home, there were about 5 days to repack, ‘Ship Sticks’ the golf clubs off to Oregon and catch a plane to Medford.  Here the first four days were spent on the Saltmarsh Ranch of friends Priscilla and Steve – enjoying the ranch and several plays at the Oregon Shakespeare Theater.  The plays included a wonderful, funny “Hairspray” and two new engaging plays with fabulous productions – “Cambodian Rock Band” and “Mother Road”.  Both well worth a viewing if anywhere in your neighborhood in the future (or at the OSF).

Our wonderful hosts, Priscilla and Steve Weaver, for a few days at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

A beautiful setting for the Saltmarsh Ranch.

The view from our guest quarters was colorful and relaxing.

Steve worked long and hard training the new addition to the household, Clara the Labrador retriever.

We lucked into a weekly gathering of musicians playing Celtic tunes in a local coffee shop.

A HUGE thank you to wonderful hosts for the best, quaint little room where one wakes up to piano concertos and a delicious breakfast of fresh farm egg omelets and biscuits;-)

But, as always, the next stop was calling.  So, off to Bandon Dunes and three days of golf on beautiful courses with good friends, Rebecca and Jim.  For the most part, the weather was even good to us.  A little cool and breezy – BUT no rain;-)  If only the golf Gods could do something about our golf;-(

How do Jim & Rebecca keep coming back for more of our atrocious golf?!?

Oceans views from the courses are endless.

The iconic Old Macdonald snag watches E as she successfully negotiates this nasty bunker.

A closer view of the Old Mac ’emblem’.

I wonder how many golf balls are hiding in this grass?

Then, just as our shadows faded away, it was time for Bandon to fade away also and for us to return home one more time.  Where, by the way,  more beautiful places can be found to play golf.  Even with lots of wildlife – –

The heron on the bridge has a gallery.

It is wonderful to have so many great friends to spend time with and enjoy adventures.  The best part is that even after several months or a year apart, we can sit down and carry on conversations as though no time had passed since the last ‘talk’.  And then, even after three or four full days of discussions – new topics keep coming up to share;-)

E & G – Full of Life – and a Happy One!