What I did on vacation this year by: Larry

Hi Gang: Last month (Aug 2nd - 18th) I went to Oregon to see my son's. Jeff, the youngest, lives in Salem. He met me at the airport in Portland which has grown and changed so much I hardly recognized it. We stopped on the way to Salem to see my granddaughter and the three greatgrand children. I could hardly believe how the kids have grown and matured; made me feel old. I spent the first week at Jeff's, working around the house (picture my work). That Wednesday night we went to the down town area that virtually closed off for a food and wine festival. That area has vineyards and wineries all over the place. It wasn't that way when I lived there; of course that was 33 years ago. Hot, it was unbelivable hot, in the high 90's and 100's and the evenings didn't cool off much. Then at the end of the week it cooled off and actually rained one night. It started heating up again and Sunday so Jeff & I headed for the coast in his motorhome. We met my oldest (55) son Ron at Lincoln City. He brought his boat down for a week of fishing in the Ocean. You could still catch coho salmon. Monday we went out of Depoe Bay and caught 5, that afternoon we went to Newport where we planned to stay till Sunday. Tuesday we went out and by 2:00 pm we caught 6 more; all were a good size as you can see from the picture, the biggest ones were mine. The next day they closed the salmon season. The rest of the week we were weathered in so went crabing in the bay and fiddled around; Salem was 105+ degree. Sunday the ocean calmed a little so we headed out for Halibut fishing. Sixteen miles out and two hours of fishing the ocean began to kick up so we headed in. I'll tell you, two hours traveling in those waters, heading for port, I was glad to to reach the calm waters of the bay. All in all It was a great trip and a wonderful time to spend with my son's, see picture, I'm the slim one in the middle.

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Captain Elliott

Every summer, Donna and I visit her family in Canada. While Donna is doing gin and tonics at the summer cottage with her mom and sisters, I go sailing on Lake Ontario with the boys.
Here is my picture from last year.

Elliott's "Tea Party"

Sunday night July 13 4:00 PM Elliott & Donna's bungalow on the hill: There was a gathering (reunion of sorts) of S.F. District retired and current members. Those present are shown in the picture to the right. Two kinds of "tea" were served, and elegant red and an adorable white. "Tea" cakes (hors d' oeuvre) of delectable varieties were served. We had a great time passing around rare old photos of bygone days with memories reflected as they were passed. Many 'remember when's' were discussed as well as updates on current livess and activities. Lou reflecting on travels and experiences abroad, Wanda up dating us on current life and kids, Bruce introduced Julie to us, quite happy and together I might add. In case you are wondering that's Bruce without the beard. Who would have recognized him otherwise? Then there was Barry to bring us up to date on current B.I. happenings (sad), Linda Ng all the way from Virginia, paid a surprise visit with her two delightful children, and Olga Kelly, Attorney at Law, was there bringing us up to date on her life since B.I.

All in all it was a wonderful time enjoyed by all present, we missed those who couldn't make it and hope to see you next time. Far away out of towners always give us an excuse to meet.

Hope to see you all again soon. Larry

Hi Elliott,

Thanks for sending the picture of the Reunion. It is nice seeing many member of the team.
You, Donna, Lou, Wanda, Linda and Bev look very much like I remember from years gone by
Roopa and I wish we were there.
I am hoping that we will be able to be ‘in the picture” before long.
As mentioned earlier, we are slowly recovering from the Jet lag, after our trip to India.
We have acquired some property (apartments) in Mumbai and Kochi (in Kerala). As they say, timing is everything…..We invested a couple of years ago, which happened to be a good time to invest in these cities.
Both investments have appreciated considerably. Such appreciation cannot be found in most places in the US, as you know.
Life will return to normal once Hemant returns to school. He will be getting into High School (9th Grade)
Roopa will be spending most of her time attending to the various items in Hemant’s education and extra-curricular activities.
My schedule requires a lot of travel to Washington, Oregon, Nevada, and most cities in Northern California.

I hope all’s well with Donna and you, and your very talented and accomplished children.

Looking forward to see you before long.

I will contact you when Roopa, Hemant and I visit the lovely city of San Francisco, when it will be our pleasure and privilege to treat you and Donna to dinner, at one of the many excellent restaurants in the city.

Best regards,

Philip

Hello Philip:

We had a wonderful gathering and hope to get together at least once a year, or whenever there is reason to do so. Linda Ng, flew out all the way from Virginia with her two kids and it was great seeing her. Beautiful well behaved children!. Wanda Chin came and announced that her son Ryan just got a ful ride scholoarship for the UCLA law school!. Bruce shaved off his beard and looked much younger and is very happy with his new mate, Julie. Also Olga came and presented her new business cards for her law practice.; We all toasted you and Roopa and our other absent colleagues. Shirley Ng, could not make it but was recently liberated from BI. Other news, too much to report, read it on the BLOG!

Regards,
Elliott

Elliott's Teaparty

Elliot has asked me to make the following announcement: Bruce Weese is reentering the San Francisco atmosphere for a brief space walk during July. Elliott thought it would be nice if all intrested parties could get together for a "high tea" at 4:00 pm. Any one having old district photo's bring them along for sharing. It will be alot of fun and catching up. R.S.V.P. Elliott and let him know if you can make it at: Elliott@wineappreciation.com
See you all then: Larry