Here is House #2. This great old Victorian has a matching garage that is not attached & not visible in this picture. Michelle has coveted this house since she was 18 years old. I love the wrap around porches & the birdhouses scattered all over the trees on the property. 
And now for a nasturtium moment...
There are some really cool houses that live around here. So, I'm going to highlight some of the houses that Michelle & I really like & would buy in a heartbeat if they ever come up for sale. One of our all time favorites is the lovely jewel behind me.
This great old house lives in Drain. Everytime we drive through on our way to I-5 Michelle looks at it & sighs...it's very sad really to see a grown woman moon over a house.
So anyway, this is house #1 of Houses Where Bears Want to Live...check back, I'll bet house #2 is posted tomorrow.
This weekend was a special race weekend at the Woodburn Dragstrip. Friday night was the Street Legal Drags & we used the oportunity to try out Riley's car w/the borrowed clutch...it didn't work out so well since it was different that her previous clutch. The new one arrived at the house Friday, just after we left, so Riley had to limp along all weekend on the borrowed clutch. She didn't do real well, but this was the practice weekend for the upcoming Division Finals which will be held in Woodburn. Her car ran just fine, but wasn't doing well at all launching from the starting line. Correct clutch & she should be golden for the Finals.
Gregg was also racing this weekend. He went out 2nd round on Saturday which was just a test & tune day for the big cars, and also 2nd round during the All Ford Dragrace, Show & Swapmeet race. But, again learned some things he needs to know for Division Finals, so it's all good. Both Gregg & Riley qualified for the "Race of Champions" during the Finals!
Doug & Michelle were along for moral & tech support. Doug helps with towing Riley & helps Gregg keep the cars working. Michelle helps in the pits with Riley and does the photography, still & video, of Gregg & Riley running.
Here's our new trailer set up. Gregg built a rack that we hang Riley's car on & the we drive the quad under it up to the front of the trailer & then Gregg parks his car behind the quad and under Riley's car. You can just see me under the front of Riley's car on the tie down/brace for the front of the dragster.
Here are some Falcons from the show. Falcons are popular cars in the Kirby household, both Gregg & Michelle have owned several. We currently have the 64 Falcon convertible and then Gregg still has his high school car, a 64 Falcon Sprint. Doug just bought a 62 Falcon Ranchero that he's thinking of turning into a drag car for him to race next year.
Big races coming up, starting this weekend w/the Crystal Race & All Ford Show & Race in Woodburn this weekend. We're going to be there rooting Riley & Gregg on. Then Labor Day weekend will be the NDRA Division finals in Woodburn...Gregg & Riley both qualify for the Race Of Champions (Gregg is 4th in points in Pro & Riley is tied for 1st in JR's) & we will be there rooting them on then too. In honor of the big upcoming races Michelle made me my very own race suit in Riley's colors. What do you think? I think I'm darling.
Check out the blooms on the dwarf squash plant. This plant is an experiment in growing veggies in a planter & it's going just swell!
Check it out! Here's one of the dwarf squashes that is starting to grow into a squash!
The apple tree is also making progress...should have apples ready to eat in a couple of weeks!
Look at the nasturtuims! I just love these & did you know that they are edible too?! They are so bright & cheerful...sigh.
Look how lush the front planter is getting. It was really a great idea to redo the whole thing this spring. We are really enjoying how it is turning out. This weekend there was a demolition derby at the track. Of course we went & watched, but the camera battery croaked soon into the proceedings so no pictures...but we do have a short video of Riley singing the National Anthem at the beginning of the program...she also did a exhibition run in her JR dragster along with Billi. Her lovely assistant, holding the words, is our friend Rosie. Enjoy!
We had a great time at the fair. The Merry-Go-Round was pretty cool. Riley rode a pretty camel.
Doug rode in the sled....pretty sure he was pretending to be Santa Clause.
And the results are in. Michelle got 6 blue ribbons-all in crochet. These included a Panda Blankie Bear, a maroon goldfish, another little blue bear that's NOT me, a bear drawstring purse, this year's Easter Bunny, and a cute little ragdoll.
And the pictures got no love at all...well this was the first year Michelle has tried entering photography. She was hoping for critiques on the back so that she would know what to do to improve, but alas, there was none. Did you notice the pictures of me? How could they NOT get a ribbon? Michelle said a picture of me at the fair was going to have to do, she wouldn't part with me for a whole week the fair would take. I guess I can live with that answer.
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