The Difference Between Good Friends and Great Friends

Had a delightful lunch at the Harborside Restaurant with great friend Ken Buck today. We’ve been friends since LBJ was President. For you history buffs…that’s a long, long time. (Kim Warner, friend since “Ike” ran things was invited but couldn’t make it.)  I … Continue reading

The Beans and I: Friend Update

Scott and Mona treated us to a show - Gracie.

The end of May was filled with visits from Eugene friends and visiting with our Portland friends: Mari came up from Eugene, and we had a great time eating and shopping. We had grilled cheese sans at the Grilled Cheese … Continue reading

Rick Bean: And the Winner is…

Yahtzee Top Score 470

Carl Burchfield was the “King of Games” winning the pool championship 4 to 3 and crushing the competition with a 470 point game in Yahtzee. How does anybody get 3 Yahtzees in one game? If I was Carl, I would … Continue reading

Rick Bean – My Little Buddy

Phinney as a Small Kitten

It seems we have a missed an introduction to our newest “Bean”. My little buddy, Phinney. He is always busy. I have said “no” more times in the past 6 months than I have in years. If he was a … Continue reading