Winfield and Tracey's Wedding

On a beautiful cloudless day in the wine country of California, Tracey and Winfield got married.


Before... 


After... Presenting Mr. and Mrs. Klein! 


The Wedding Party 


Everyone wanted to congratulate them. 

A new carport

Last Saturday Mike and I built a redwood pergola over the space between the garage and the fence where I park my little truck. It took all day, but I think it turned out pretty well. The worst part of the ordeal was that it was 105 degrees and we were in the sun all day. Whew!


View of the carport from the front yard 


View from the back patio 

And that evening our primrose bloomed with six flowers. I guess it is pretty happy next to the pond.


The happy evening primrose 

Happy 99th Birthday Grandma!

Today was Ruth Klein's 99th birthday and because we couldn't be together, we decided to throw a party in Idaho to help her celebrate. We had a picnic with friends and family, grilled hamburgers and of course a birthday cake. The only problem was that the guest of honor was missing. :( So we made do by calling her on the phone, singing "Happy Birthday" and then passing the phone around so everyone could wish her their own greeting. It wasn't quite the same, but you do what you can.

Happy Birthday, Mom/Grandma! We love you very much!!


Happy Birthday, Mom/Grandma! 


Chocolate cake with butter cream frosting. Yum! 


Great party! Wish you were here! 

Mike and Meghan's Wedding

On July 2, 2005 Mike and Meghan got married in Moscow, Idaho. It was a wonderful wedding and party! Here are some pictures of the celebration. Watch here for more photos.


Mr. and Mrs. M. Klein 


The proud parents of the bride. 


Meghan was beautiful! 


The wedding mobile 


Cheers! 

Idaho Wildflowers

Okay here's a test for you. See how many of these wildflowers you can name. We found them in the Idaho mountains around Prairie this last weekend.

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Evening Primrose

Before my parents moved out of their home on Leitch Avenue in La Grange years ago, we dug up an evening primrose to transplant at our home in Boise. Well, it worked and we've had many years of enjoyment from this unusual flower. It blooms in the evening and the flower literally pops open. In the morning the flower starts wilting and is gone. But it is beautiful. (No it is not a dandilion.)

Here you can see the bud before it blooms,


and this it what it looks like after it bursts open. If you look closely, you can see a flower that bloomed the day before and more buds coming.

Folkswinger Reunion at Wild Dunes

Thirty-eight years after the Folkswingers made that USO tour of Germany, we got together again - this time outside of Charleston, South Carolina. In 1997 we had our 30th year reunion in Hamburg, Germany with John and Pam. Three years later Mary and Craig made arrangements in Napa Valley, California. This year Rick and Chris reserved a seven-bedroom beach house at the Wild Dunes Resort. What a time we had!

Jeanette and I arrived early and stayed a few days with Rick and Chris in their beautiful home in Wilmington, North Carolina. They live right on the Inland Waterway and we took advantage of it.







Then John and Pam came up to Wilmington and we had snacks cruising on the Inland Waterway.


The next day we took off for Charleston and Wild Dunes. On the way we stopped and bought eight pounds of shrimp for the Folkswingers to snack on. But we had to wait for the customer ahead of us to finish his purchase.


Once we all got together, the fun began...


... dinner in Charleston,


... a carriage ride tour of the city,


... a look at an old cemetary,


... a visit to a plantation,


... and finally the traditional Folkswinger photo.


Thanks Rick and Chris for a great reunion. In three more years we will meet again, this time with Gary and Margaret, in the Washington DC area. Til then...

It's May, the merry month of May

Well, we have pretty much landscaped all we can around the pond. I'm sure we will add a few more plants and rocks, but mostly it's finished.



We have a few fish right now and we will be getting some tadpoles from a friend when they hatch. Think the fish or the raccoons will eat them? I guess we'll find out. Stay tuned.

Springtime in Boise

Okay, the Hawaii trip is still missing, but in the meantime you can look at our yard. The pond is slowly getting landscaped.





And the tulips are in full bloom in the front yard.



And we've even had a little rain - unfortunately very little!