May Wrap Up

Since I'm not sure WHEN we'll get around to painting this place, last summer I figured I'd cheat and spruce up the front with some additional bungalow style window frames. We designed, built, painted and hung them, and they looked great. This year, facing blistering hot weather, I decided to rehang them with easy on/off old fashioned storm window hangers, and then last weekend I made some nursery shade cloth panels that are velcroed onto the back of them. Instant cool house!! Sun can't get in, we can still see out... I love them!

Original window configuration

Cool new frames WITH shade cloth behind them!

Velcro detail...

May... continued!

…and once I was back from Ventura, it was time for the “Mister Sister” trip to Kernville! This is a trip where unlike sanctioned SOTF trips, husbands, kids, dogs and non-members are welcome! It was ghastly hot, well over a hundred degrees on Saturday and Sunday. I planned to do absolutely nothing, and I was quite successful! I did start and complete a craft project - a really tacky hanging lamp for our EZ-Up! Two other sisters had them, the first received it as a very “underappreciated” gift from a grandmother (I think her thoughts were, “Why on earth would you think I’d want this hideous thing?!” and the second sister saw it and had to have one – found it in a thrift shop!The components are nearly extinct, having run their course in oh, the 70’s I’m guessing? But I found what I needed and absolutely love the darn thing... and so do all the night bugs! Once again, my camera was destined to mostly lay dormant in the trailer – here’s a few pics…

Duke trying to read over the deafening roar of the river...

Maryjane's hubby Don provided an incredible breakfast each morning!

The river looked like a jammed freeway all weekend...

Spring Whirlwind!

Well, my major spring events are now in the can, and what a kick they were! Sisters on the Fly California Dreamin' in Ventura was a complete success, and I truly don't know when I've laughed so hard for so many days on end. Oh yeah, the Sisters Giddy Up in Arizona in 2007! I have to admit, my camera spent the entire week sitting on the kitchen counter in my trailer - I totally depended on the photography talents of other sisters! Here's a shot of my trailer...

The Arizona girls totally wowed us at every turn - which is why we ADORE them! I cannot thank them enough for their level of participation! Here's their "festive" beach party attire on the first night!

Then there was the cowgirl prom... again, they are SO all on the same page!

The PJ party...

And you certainly can't "live" in a trailer without having a traditional Trailer Trash Cocktail Party...

On our last night we celebrated Mazie's birthday - she is our 90 year old party girl, dancing, drinking, smoking, singing, WAY past my bedtime, and she is the mother of the two sisters, Maurrie and Becky who started this wonderful crazy group! The Arizona girls dressed 50's style in her honor...

The off-site events included a train trip to Santa Barbara, bus trips to both Solvang and the Reagan Library, surf fly-fishing - yes, 90-year old Mazie did THAT too, and our traditional Rhinestone Cowgirl Bling Cocktail Party at the oh-so-trendy Candlelight Kitchen and Bar...