Life in Portland Area

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A group of us from the New Thought Singles Group met a Cathy's house in Salem, OR to go to the Salem Art Fair on July 16, 2005. Here is Cathy's house.
There was a stage with a band playing and we set up an area just up the hill and under the trees. Here are Tim, Barbara, Laurel, Cathy, Susan, Vicki, and Marianna. Marianna also goes to the Syda Yoga Center in Portland.
Some of us would go look at the vendor displays (there were lots of them) while some would rest and listen to the music. Barbara had brought her portable chair, but as Cathy was so wonderfully coordinated with the chair, she often sat there.
Here is Cathy appreciating a really fine necklace that went with her bluse wonderfully. She decided not get it. Sadly, this picture does not do justice to the necklace. It was stained abalone and quite lovely.
Barbara was nice enough to take a picture with me in it (not very common in these pages). They had all sorts of yummy food, with many more wholesome options than you normally get at a fair. Most of the food booths were sponsored by local charitable organizations and run by volunteers. Very nice. I had a burito and sundae. Ummm good.
Cathy took this picture of me. Wow. I think it has been almost two years since there was a picture of me in these pages.
Cathy was most observant and wanted to catch this picture of 'girls will be girls'. For much of the event I was the only guy in the group (life is tough but I did my best to keep a stiff upper lip and persevere). Tim drove up separately as he was working that morning (July 16, 2005). The rest of us car pooled up in two cars. Laurel and Marianna rode with me.
Here is the other carpool group. Vicki, Barbara, and Susan.
In August 2005, the singles group had a potluck lunch and planning meeting at Carol's house. At the last minute, Carole needed to head off to Spokane, WA with her son taking his friend to college. However, she had set up so that Bob had access to the house and we met there anyway. This is Bob's (and my) car in front of Carol's house.
Carol has a really lovely house with an atrium in the center (shown here).
This is Bob. He is one of the central figures in the singles group. The singles group is an outgrowth of the now defunct LEC (Life Enrichment Center), a New Thought church that was wildly successful, really going for broke, but reached too far (and went broke). So sad! We start our planning meetings with a 'check in' which I think is way cool.
This is Anita. We were glad to see Anita as she has been very busy with kayaking and such this summer, so it was a real treat taht she was able to join us. Susan and I were also there, but the picture of Susan above was better so I deleted (and my diskette was full).