We almost forgot to put Idaho on our map - Yvonne got to do the honors. Their very comfortable, air conditioned (have we said that before?) home, is in the background.
Today was another day down memory lane. We went by where John took his first swimming lessons, by John's Jr. High, by where he used to ride his bike (which was almost everywhere), by the train station where he and his family first arrived in Boise, by the spot where his father used to put his cigar when they went to the movies (trust me, the pool photo shown is more interesting), to the historical museum where John & Garry were shocked that toys like they played with were on display, to a nursing home where John used to perform for the residents etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. Had lunch with Steve Brown, one of our fellow VISTA's in N.C. A good day.
Tonight we're going to see "Funny Thing Happened..." in the open air Shakespeare Theater which should be fun. And tomorrow we're off bright and early to Oregon & Crater Lake and another adventure.

Post from Tuesday...
Last night we had cocktails at Ramona (whom we hadn’t seen in… Yikes!, we’re not telling) and her husband, Dale’s. They have one of the Boise’s houses built in the early 1900’s that is heated by a hot water well. Guess there really is an active volcano somewhere below us. Just don’t think about it, just don’t think about it,… (Sorry, but we somehow deleted the photo)
Early this morning John picked up Tillie at Boise’s VW shop where she got fiddled with and tightened up and given a clean bill of health to head west. Garry met someone just bringing in her old VW who had actually lived in it for 5 years and traveled throughout the US in the 70’s with her 2 dogs and a parrot. When she finally bought a house in Boise the dogs and parrot refused to leave the van. Patty & Mary doubt they would ever choose to sleep in Tillie when a bed & bathroom are available, however,
John????
Garry took us on a luxurious ride in his air conditioned Jag through the mountains to McCall. It is very beautiful there and also 20 degrees cooler than Boise that topped 100. Garry treated us to a boat trip around the lake where John lost his Riley’s cap to the wind and water. (Patty is somewhat relieved as they were forever going back to places where John had left it.) However, John’s scalp should either think about growing back some of that hair overnight or find a new head covering before venturing out in the sun again.


Tonight we were treated to a wonderful dinner at Bob (he & Frank – Mary’s father, have been friends since 2nd grade) and his wife Elinor’s. They have all sorts of interesting things growing in their yard… an orange tree that’s hardy here, beautiful hydrangea including a huge oak leaf one… did you know an almond tree can be pollinated by an apricot tree? Ponder that one for a while…

Post from Tuesday...
Last night we had cocktails at Ramona (whom we hadn’t seen in… Yikes!, we’re not telling) and her husband, Dale’s. They have one of the Boise’s houses built in the early 1900’s that is heated by a hot water well. Guess there really is an active volcano somewhere below us. Just don’t think about it, just don’t think about it,… (Sorry, but we somehow deleted the photo)
Early this morning John picked up Tillie at Boise’s VW shop where she got fiddled with and tightened up and given a clean bill of health to head west. Garry met someone just bringing in her old VW who had actually lived in it for 5 years and traveled throughout the US in the 70’s with her 2 dogs and a parrot. When she finally bought a house in Boise the dogs and parrot refused to leave the van. Patty & Mary doubt they would ever choose to sleep in Tillie when a bed & bathroom are available, however,
John????
Garry took us on a luxurious ride in his air conditioned Jag through the mountains to McCall. It is very beautiful there and also 20 degrees cooler than Boise that topped 100. Garry treated us to a boat trip around the lake where John lost his Riley’s cap to the wind and water. (Patty is somewhat relieved as they were forever going back to places where John had left it.) However, John’s scalp should either think about growing back some of that hair overnight or find a new head covering before venturing out in the sun again.


Tonight we were treated to a wonderful dinner at Bob (he & Frank – Mary’s father, have been friends since 2nd grade) and his wife Eleanor’s. They have all sorts of interesting things growing in their yard… an orange tree that’s hardy here, beautiful hydrangea including a huge oak leaf one… did you know an almond tree can be pollinated by an apricot tree? Ponder that one for a while…