Our Memories of Blue Bucket (Aug. 2007)

After Duster passed away, we left Soap Lake and headed to Blue Bucket to lick our wounds by keeping busy. To our surprise, Andra and Tom moved in next door. We were sure glad to see them. We never touched base in Washington as planned. Tom & Willard worked a couple of days recovering concentrates for Frank to pan. Willard had to use Tom's dry washer, since he left his at Stanton. In the evenings we shared many of our meals and put together several jigsaw puzzles. On Aug. 11 we hauled our chairs out in a field near camp away from the street lights to observe the meteor shower, Perseids, which brings a fiery show to the August sky. Well, about midnight we got tired and went back to our homes with cricks in our necks from staring up into the sky. We did spot several streaks across the milkyway, but the real show was supposed to be after 2:00 A.M. (too late for us). The next night, we put quilts and pillows in the back of the pick-up, popped some popcorn and headed back to watch the show. Andra and I lay on our backs on the quilts and pillows. We observed more meteors that night and we were more comfortable. The guys sat in their chairs. Duh! But, about midnight we relented and went to bed. Again we missed the "big" show. For more info on the Perseids go to http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0725/p13s01-stss.html

On another day we crammed in our Toyota and headed for a quilt show near La Grande. It was so interesting. What talent these people displayed. I took some pictures, attend an emblishment class, and just enjoyed the beautiful quilts. Afterwards we went shopping at China-Mart. On the way back to Blue Bucket we had a wonderful Prime Rib dinner at The Steakhouse in Hains. It was a wonderful day.

We left Blue Bucket stuffed with memories. Tom and Andra plan to leave this weekend and head back to their home in Florida to put their boat in condition to tour the Islands in the Spring.

Now we are in Wendover waiting for the Make-A-Wish ATV group to arrive tomorrow afternoon. It will be good to see the group again. On Sunday we head for our son, Joey's, home in South Ogden, UT where we will get yearly health exams, visit the family, and service our rig.

Oh yea, I played in two Poker Tournaments this week. I placed 10th (in the money) at Jackpot and 18th in Wendover. Both tournaments had about 50 participants. Not bad for a Granny.

This morning we got up early and visited the Bonneville Race Way. Go to http://www.utah.com/playgrounds/bonneville_salt.htm to get the whole story. We also drove up the hill and over the dale to view the area the Donnor Party crossed on their way to California. Click here to view the route http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/donner/maps/index.html

All is well at the Bass'............