Month: August 2017

Karin and I took a trip to Oregon Wine Country to visit Jim O and Dee to see the total eclipse of the sun. We were at the Redgate Winery for an eclipse party. The eclipse was more than I imagined. We had the eclipse glasses on, but as soon as it reached totality, we took those off. We got to see Bailey’s Beads, Venus came out. I did see some weird orange lights to this day I cannot explain! Anyway, the sun came back with a diamond effect – truly spectacular.
In addition, we had some great food, we went for a couple of bike rides, Karin went for a run – the weather was so nice. We went to the Noble Pig, one of Karin’s favs. We also went to Rogue Farms, which provides the hops and barley for their Rogue Beer.

Karin and I took a quick trip to Gloucester, Massachusetts to go to Carol and Jerry’s 50th wedding anniversary party! Karin was one of the few who actually attending the wedding, albeit she was 3 weeks old at the time! It was a beautiful day, a stark contrast to the “warm hug” humidity of Charlotte. On the way, we stopped at Santarpio’s to get some great New England pizza!