Silverton Trip

 

I am just going to post several pictures of the trip to Silverton Oct. 9th with Catherine.  I love the fall colors and then the snow up in the mountains at 10,000 feet and above. 

The last picture is the town of Silverton.  It is sitting in a valley with spectacular mountains and a river. 

I finished up my Christmas and birthday shopping and got myself a nice jacket and a couple of tshirts.  We had lunch at the Handlebars restaurant where I met a young gentleman and his girlfriend who were from LaCrosse, Wi!!   and drooled over the peach cobbler for dessert.  The weather was perfect.  Sunny and cool.  We had fun!!! 

Monday Manley had surgery.  He had a hematoma on his left ear that needed to be lanced and drained.  He is fine now and wearing his pink vet wrap (supporting breast cancer month) proudly. He is on antibiotics and pain pills.  I can handle his ear now without him flinching or feeling any pain. His new vet, Dr. Randy Hays, is very nice and I was complimented on how right-on Manley’s weight is.   We have a check up this coming Monday morning.

This is my 3-day weekend, and tomorrow we are going for a hike.  Then football, watch a movie and read the new book ‘In Harms’ Way’ by Ridley Pearson. 

Today we just basically hung out after I went to the Farmer’s Market, library, and grocery store.  I met a very nice couple in City Market.  She is a Christian young people’s author.  I have to find out what the titles of her books were.  They are from Austin, TX and now live between Durango and Bayfield.  We were talking about making soups this weekend and she offered to send me some recipes.  So, of course I accepted!! 

I made green chile pork soup and a new one—squash apple soup.  Will be making a beef based soup tomorrow.  Now that I have a regular freezer I can make things ahead. 

Here’s the fall colors outside my door along the river.  I actually saw some boxelder bugs on the side of the building today in the sun!  I will have to look for the trees, as I did not know we had any in the neighborhood, let alone the state!  :)  The weather has been in the 60’s and 70’s and then 40’s at night.  Lots of sunshine, but with rain in the 7 day forecast. 

And, I am now the proud owner of a smartphone.  I upgraded my phone and got the new Blackberry Curve 9630.  I have unlimited texting, access to my email and hundreds of other applications and many things I have not even found yet.  I am now in the year 2010!! 

Kisa is doing fine.  I think she likes being the only cat.  She is too funny when it is feeding time.  Wherever Manley goes, Kisa is right alongside of him.   She’s been doing this since she was a baby and it is funny to watch!  Especially when Manley runs back and forth from the food to the chair I am in. 

Well, off to finish watching the Nascar race.