My ancestors

Willard Spencer 1884-1956

Allie Leah Houser Spencer - my grandmother. 1891-1971

William Henry Houser - another great-grandfather. He is my father's mother's father.

LAKE TWELVE, BLACK DIAMOND, WASHINGTON

The first time I ever saw this lake I was about eight years old.

GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF IT

I'd like to introduce you to my family --


Sally, Sue, Mom and...yep- that's me again (on the right) with the droopy drawers. Sylvia was probably in the pan drawer under the stove.

COMPANY AND FISH SMELL AFTER 3 DAYS

I wanted a Barbie!

When my sister and I were little we didn't get dolls... it was always "Sylvia, Sheila, go play with your fish." We were little troopers, but the fish never lasted very long and after a few days the clothes wouldn't stay on very well. Sleeping with them got pretty smelly, too.

Yep - that's me in the droopy drawers.

Fall is here

Today is Sylvia's birthday. Drove to Puyallup with dinner in the trunk. Charlie B came by & we sampled bottles of wine, had coffee and pastries. Ryan will be on base with The Band over the weekend and Leah continues on with Funky Monkey.
Here is a photo of our place at Aspen Shores. Daffodil bulbs go underground on Friday there.
You can see why we love it so much.