L'aventure américaine

I have regularly been showing Randal my biceps. "Look!"  I say enthusiastically.  "They have some definition!  Look!" He dutifully compliments them.  The Popes have been exercising more than we're used to lately.  Our friends here in Klamath Falls are extraordinarily fit, so we have to kick it up a notch if we want to keep up.  And we do.  Because there is so much to do. Last weekend, I went cross-country skiing at Crater Lake National Park with my friend, Lindsey.  It was my first time cross-country skiing, and like every athletic endeavor of mine, I was NOT a natural.  A short descent, no matter the slope, was treacherous, and I fell more times than I can count.  But, I got back up because the scenery, the company, and the adventure was not to be missed.  It was simply spectacular. I don't look awkward, right?  Right? Lindsey challenged me again yesterday as we loaded up our canoe and took to the Upper Klamath Lake.  Getting rather

Bored?  Never. Randal and I continue to fill our days with new projects and friends.  We did have a discussion recently that perhaps we should not take on any new projects for the time being and we held to that for about five days.  Then he saw some old ladders on the side of the road that would make a great table. Controlled and delightful chaos is how we roll. Heather and Andrea came to visit in February for Valentine's Day and it was a wonderful visit.  Heather has now left Oregon and is working in Arizona.  We miss her in our beautiful state and are looking forward to our next visit together.   After our dear Baltimore friends left, we [we being the operative word...  I hammered about 10 nails] scurried to finish our chicken coop.  Our friends had three grown chickens that they couldn't incorporate into their flock, so handed them over to us.  They had just started laying, happily, and we've been enjoying their eggs.  They have a pretty luxe coop wit