Julie Anne Ball

May 30th to June 6th Our stay at Leavenworth Thousand Trails was very nice. We got spots that were diagonal from each other, each on different sides of the loop but we were right near each other. The dogs each had their fences up and we sent our them back and forth to hang out with their cousins. Ron, Jon and I went into Leavenworth one of the days without Phillip as he had to work. It is a German town with the food and the architecture everywhere you looked. We walked around

May 24th Last night after making a quick trip to the Tillamook Creamery, we drove the short distance across town to HH at Blue Heron French Cheese Co. We didn’t get to enjoy their deli, candy or ice cream shop as they closed pretty early. I did make a purchase in support though by buying some cheese and a couple of fun stickers. The parking area for HH’s was a giant grassy field. There were quite a few others there joining us at this spot. Our good friends Mary and Dave arri

May 14th Julie Phillip and I left the homestead today, taking off a day early just to make sure we had time if we forgot something or something needs to be adjusted with the trailer. After our goodbyes to the family we drove about 45 minutes to a Harvest Host at Belle Marie Winery in Escondido where we we did a wine flight and ended up purchasing a bottle of Pinot Noir that we liked. After a light dinner and walk around the property we are now sitting quietly in the traile

This loop around the states we are being joined by Ron and Jon! Ron is my husbands brother and Jon his partner. They both retired just this year and are looking forward to some adventure after their many years of hard work. They will be bringing their two dogs, Ollie and Oscar, who get along famously with our two, Penny and Poppy. Did we mean to both name our two dogs with the same first letter? No! But here we are! Poppy and Ollie (female) are the bestest friends and very un