Area Entertainment

We have been quite fortunate to meet some very nice and generous people here. The Shakespeare season started this month, so when we went to say "hi" to a woman we volunteered for last fall, she gave us 4 complimentary tickets for Hamlet. It was good and strange.......all at the same time. Shakespeare language in a modern setting......with even a little "rap" to liven things up......certainly not the boring Hamlet we were all forced to read in high school.

Still looking for employment, Per and I went to a Chamber of Commerce meeting to network and won 4 tickets to this performance at our own little playhouse right here in Talent. It is amazing the quality and quantity of talent in the Ashland/Talent valley of only about 30,000 people.

More Snow in the Mountains

Thought this was kind of an unusual shot......pink blossoms on the trees and 60 degrees in the valley and fresh snow in the mountains behind. It is "one of a kind" beautiful here.

And......I took this one from our front door after an evening of snow blanketed the mountains, only couple of miles from us.

Our Winter Wonderland........

We get what locals call "frozen fog". When there is an overnight fog........this is what we have when we wake up the next morning. Of course, I ran outside in my jammies to take these pictures. Took this one from the front porch.

....And this one from the back porch. Can't believe I actually caught the sun's rays just starting to rise over the mountains.

Talent's Coffeehouse

Monday is Laundry Day...Yippee

Just wanted my family and friends to know, that it's not all fun and games here. I still cook, clean, volunteer, grocery shop, do laundry, take strenuous exercise classes and look for a part-time job and that keeps my days very busy. But, I do have to be honest. I love to cook, grocery shopping is unique here, Tai Chi though it is strenuous, we find it very peaceful too, and I use the time at the laundromat to have a latte at the coffeehouse above and read. This is where I do our laundry, because we couldn't fit the washer and dryer in the garage....................

Because our garage looks like this.....and the rest of our stuff that doesn't fit in this house is still in a "POD" in California. See Perry squeezed inbetween changing the light bulb?? And you can see, I had to make sure Per put my elliptical together so I can keep on exercising now that our bicycles are put away for the winter!!! A bit cozy, but it works for me.

The Avalon Jazz Club

We are almost regulars at this little restaurant in Talent. The Avalon features different Jazz musicians five evenings and on Sunday afternoons every week. There's so much and such a variety of music to choose from here in the valley. You could see live entertainment every night.....if you wanted to. I could picture Per playing drums again too........he's so anxious to get into the music scene here. Before playing worship music.......Jazz was his favorite.

Fall is Here--Trees in our front yard

Beautiful rainbow early one morning, from our home, after a rain shower

Our favorite coffee drive-thru.......they're everywhere...highly caffinated area

View from the front of our rental house

The Talent Elementary School is across the street.........it's nice to hear the kids voices in the schoolyard.

"Diamond in the Rough"

This is the little house we're renting. I have affectionately named this home "Diamond in the Rough" because the neighborhood has a mixture of some very eclectic homes and this one is all brand spanking new due to the fact that the last renters burned the house down and it was totally rebuilt inside and out. Less maintenance for sure........