Marvellous (and close) MARS

This seems to me to be a major event in our lives, so I am sharing it with everyone I know. I hope that we will all get to see this happening between the first of August---- and as it develops night after night-- throughout the month of August---- so that we can have an event in common with everyone that will never be seen again in our lifetime. Pretty special, I'd say!!!!!!!

Love, Dottie

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Planet+Mars&FORM=R5FD15

A message from Claire for Muriel

This just received from Claire on her visit with Muriel last year. Click on the link below to view. Well done Claire.

http://www.photoshow.com/watch/ea5Ih4dJ

Also, note from the Sommers:

I'm glad this email is now working for you, Claire. We don't want to lose contact, right? Great picture of you and your two boyfriends, ha! Muriel is only about 30 miles east of Durango; so I expect that you will be able to see her when you are there. She has a really nice place and Nancy and I had a wonderful visit with her (did you see our blog input?) when we were there a couple weeks ago.

Chuck, thanks for "fixing" the blog addresses. Got to keep in touch .....

Nancy and I are up in Sisters, OR right now for the rest of the month. Nice up here. We'll only get as far north as Portland this trip, but all in all, we are getting to see some great country on our road trip this year. Guess we will have put about 6,000 miles on the car before all is said and done and we are back in Laguna Niguel. Love it.
Cheers, Tom

A note from Claire

I don't know what the trouble is. My address is still claired@cgmailbox.com. I put a hold on it while I took the OAT tented safari trip to Africa the first of this month. Have you done this one? Loved it. Anyhow, I got this email. Hmmm. A Gremlin!



I am glad you sent a note. I tried to send a condolence the Muriel and the email was returned. Does she have a new address? I am going to Durango on Friday for about 10 days and plan to give her a call.



Dottie is in Seattle for the month and returns on Saturday, the 25th, only to go to Colorado the next week. The heat is getting to us!



I still have fond memories of our times together. Hope you are all well and happy and seeing the world.



Love,

Claire

Condolesences to Muriel

Following up on the visit with Muriel by Tom and Nancy, we are saddened by the news of the passing of Walter Cronkite. Our thoughts are with you Muriel.

Sommers' visit Muriel

During a little five week road trip around the western part of the USA (as far east as St. Louis), Nancy and I had the chance to have a wonderful visit with Muriel Cronkhite in her "little bit of paradise" home in Pagosa Springs, CO. What a neat location in a wonderful part of our great country that is. Muriel served a superb lunch (highly recommended for those passing through, ha!) and we had a great time "remembering" our fun trip together to New Zealand. Here are a few pictures showing Muriel's home and view, and a couple of the three of us. Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying life to the fullest. Cheers, Tom and Nancy Sommers