We've been havin' FUN!

Good friends Yvonne and Shari visited from Illinois and we've been playing, and eating, and laughing, and eating, and more eating. . . .

I TRIED to be really careful and drive slowly on the curvy roads, but Shari still got sick our first touring day out. We managed to stop to look at a tarantula, take photos of twisty manzanita trees, and pick a few buckeye pods.



Our second day was a trip up the mountain to see the big trees and visit Crystal Cave. Scottie suggested that riding on the hood in the fresh air would prevent the car sickness. Even though Shari had been the one to get sick, Yvonne was the only one game enough to try the trick. Think her little fingers were pretty worn out by the time we made the cave parking lot.

We had misty weather and low clouds so we skipped the climbing of Moro Rock. I'm not sure, but I think I heard big sighs of relief when that decision was announced. Flatlanders have a tough time with the hills around here.



The trees were absolutely gorgeous and the mosses and lichen have come to life with the wet weather so I had to sneak in a couple of artsy-fartsy photos.

Let's see, we managed to visit down-town Visalia and my favorite Mexican restaurant there, and my favorite Mexican restaurant in Three Rivers, and a fabulous dinner at the Gateway, and a dinner party for friends at our house. Yep, we ate too much.



We finally ran out of energy, money, and room for any more food in our tummies, so the girls left this morning for a flight out of LA.

We had our obligatory good-bye photo. . .










And one with THE MAN (who, by the way, was a totally charming host while the girls were here).


WHY does he always take a better photo than anyone else???


Next guests are the end of the month for Scottie's birthday (watch this blog for his special birthday fund-raiser) and then the first of December for friends. Get your reservations in - space fills up quickly.