Dear Family & Friends,              

See You all at the 2010 Fromherz Reunion June 25, 26, & 27. 

TRAVELS WITH CHARLIE AND MARILYN 7/5/10

Time is really going fast, already July. We have spent the week in beautiful Pacific City, OR. The photo of the trees and ocean in the distance is our view out our bedroom window of the ocean.  We have a very large campsite and this park was really filled this holiday weekend. 

We went up to Tillamook our first day here.  Beautiful day for it and on the way we stopped to see some hang gliders jumping off the road and sailing down to the beach below.  I went to the Quilt Museum and we did the Quilt Trail of all the quilt blocks painted on historic barns -- of course, I took photos of every one.  Cows are everywhere -- this is dairy county, if you haven't guessed that!  We had a day and half of rain here in Pacific City, but it cleared up to be beautiful.  Don and Barb arrived on Thursday and Charlie has been helping them with some stuff on their trailer and we have been enjoying time with them and wonderful meals together.  Unfortunately, I came down with a bad cold and spent a couple of days trying to get better while the  brothers worked.  Feeling much better, yesterday we all went  beach combing on the beach here, about a 3 mile walk altogether.  I got some nice agates and shell pieces - tide was out and we could even see some tide pools - the one photo is an anemone under a rock. There were starfish out on a big rock, but tide was not low enough to get to them, so I took a photo of them with the zoom and got only a couple of small pink blurbs!  Barb is the professional at finding agates and she came back with some really big ones and Don found one with some crystal forming in it! 

TRAVELS WITH CHARLIE AND MARILYN 6/28/10

We have had a very busy and fun week here in Salem with Don and Barb.  We did some bike riding along the river trail and we got to see an osprey (sp?) nest atop a phone pole and a rainbow on a clear day.  It

was very hot but a really nice 8.5 mile ride.  We did some more fun geocacheing  and I caught photos of some really pretty flowers. (more info www.geocacheing.com)

Saturday we went to a  Gymnastic recital for Emma, Don and Barbs grand daughter and enjoyed a nice evening of dinner with other family members after the show.  Family reunion picnic was Sunday and we had a nice crowd and good food.  Can you tell we are eating a lot! 

Paul Edward Adams

Paul Edward Adams April 9, 1927 - June 13, 2010

SALEM - Visitation: 12-7 p.m.,

6/17, Howell-Edwards-Doerksen. Rosary: 10:30 a.m.,

6/18, St. Joseph Catholic Church, 721 Chemeketa St. NE,

followed by Funeral Mass: 11 a.m.,

St. Joseph Catholic Church.

Burial: 2:30 p.m., 6/18, Belcrest Memorial Park.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesmanjournal/obituary.aspx?n=paul-edward-adams&pid=143609358

TRAVELS WITH CHARLIE AND MARILYN 6/21/10

We have still had a lot of rain here in Newport, Sunday it rained all day.  We have gotten in a couple of bike rides on days that the sun came out in the afternoon.

Friday we spent the day with Charlie's brother Don and wife Barb.  We started out at the Yaquina Head Lighthouse area - a very beautiful one and a gorgeous day.  It was a very low minus tide and the tide pools

below the lighthouse were exposed.  Barb and I decided to take on getting down to them where they had a lot of steps. But.... the beach is not sand, it's all small stones and the volunteer said it's like walking on marbles -- it was!  Quiet exciting and I thought Charlie would kill me going down there - but I turned around and here Don and Charlie were right behind us walking like it was nothing - do you think it is bigger feet that works better.  But we made it and we saw some pretty pink coral, you can see the rocks under the water. We didn't venture too far out to the pools as it was covered with slippery kelp.  Walking up was easier than getting down! After a park lunch of subway we did some Geocatching - using GPS to look for treasures around Newport. This involves a lot of walking, so we got in some exercise.  Here's Charlie and I with the first find.  On one of the trails we say beautiful wild pale pink fuchsias. Several treasures we didn't find and several we did - it was a fun day but we were exhausted when we got back to the trailer.  The first photo (I can't get them to attach in order, the last one always comes out on top) is us finishing up the day at the last trail down by the beach - do we look tired!

TRAVELS WITH CHARLIE AND MARILYN 6/16/10

We are now in Newport Oregon (South Beach) where the weather is very crappy today.  Hoping to have more sun tomorrow.  Our spot is right at the front of the Park and this Campground ( Whalers Rest) is much nicer than Florence.  Charlie put up our awning and with the trees it has not gotten wet with the rain the last 2 days and keeps the mud out of our walking area.  Not much rain today, just a few sprinkles this morning, but still very grey and cloudy.

Despite the weather, we ventured out to the beach this afternoon with our rain jackets and boots.  The beach is just a 150 yards across Hwy.  101 from the park - a short path from our campsite leads us to it. 

Tide was coming in and it was very quiet.  This is a picture of my stash from the beach and a lonely seagull.  I like them even if they are broken because the shape and color are good, but did get a couple of interesting rocks, a full shell, and interesting driftwood pieces.  Clam shells were not broken and one was a beautiful red.  You never know where I will use these or they just might show up in our yard.

Note the photo of Charlie - it's the closest he will ever get to walking on water! Want to see the 2 Lighthouses here at Yaquina Bay, so, I am hoping the weather clears up for some good photos.

Congrats! to 2010 McNary High School Graduate Brian Parker Holt

Open House for the 2010 Graduate Brian Holt

Please help us celebrate

Sunday, June 13, 2010 from 2:00 - 5:00 pm

Sandwich Buffet

Mike & Mary Holt's

7564 Kayla Shae St. NE

 Hello,

This year we have 3 young ladies completing the Adult Transition Program. I  invite you to  help us celebrate their accomplishments and wish them luck in their next adventures.  I have attached the invitation. 

Hope to see you there!  Thanks, Cheri

 TRAVELS WITH CHARLIE AND MARILYN 6/12/10

Our journey continues -- We are staying at the South Jetty Thousand Trails campground - weather has finally given us some sunshine. Yesterday we rode our bikes through town and it was chilly and a little windy.  In the afternoon we went to a lagoon and I got some nice photos of the Blue Heron as they stand in the marshes. A beautiful site when they took off with large blue wings - but I was too slow to catch them flying - just like my seagulls!

This morning we got up very early and left for Perpetua Cape to see the tide pools at minus tide. Left about 6:30 for a 25 mile car ride of the coast, to find a high cliff above the ocean with many rocks below - after a short walk down we reached many rocks and they were really tough to walk on - even with our walking sticks.  And to boot, nothing in the tide pools - we saw people walking on the beach, but no way to get to it without going over all the rocks - and we are just too old for that!  So we continued walking around the trail to the other side of the cove and I got a lot of photos of the cove, our small path, great silhouetted treed, and flowers as we walked.  Ending up on the other side, still too many rock to climb over so off we went back to the parking area. We had a good walk though!

Driving back we stopped at a viewpoint and there were seals lying on the rocks below - glad we didn't have climb down to those!  Many were surfing  the ocean - can you see him in the one photo coming up for air.

This afternoon we will go on a bike ride down the South Jetty - nice road for riding and I'm sure, since it is Saturday, all the dune buggies will be racing up and down the dunes - this entire area is all big sand dunes.

Fr. Gerard Gross writes:  News for the Monastery

Dear Family and Friends,                                                                      June 12, 2010

Peace be with you.

Rejoice that our Abbot was re-elected May 29^th for a six year term. Br. Tom Nabity died in early May. He was the total bed patient that went all over the monastery in his electric reclining wheel chair, even chopping vegetables for the cooks. Every night for many years we prayed the rosary in his room every night at 6:30 PM. So we miss him. We have 3 Postulants and two novices with 3 more brothers promising to enter as postulants in the next month. Two of these are relatively young like in twenties and early thirties I think. So please pray that we can break the barrier to keeping younger men. Most of our new men are in their fifties.  

Today we had a 5 K run on our property. I ran a decent 28 minute time not fast enough for any prizes. The winner ran in 18 minutes. There is one very long steep hill on the route, with the rest of the route after the hill in the middle being gently down hill on grass, which is very nice for running! Otherwise, I’m really looking forward to the Perpetual Adoration Retreat June 28 to July 1. Our Atlanta Eucharistic Congress was a great event as usual this year with maybe 30,000 people in attendance. I heard confession with maybe another 20-30 priests for 2 ½ hours. Our construction is moving along well except that they need some kind of permit slowing down the main construction, but the renovation of the old barns is moving right along.

 There is plenty to pray for these days that I cannot tell you about, but you can surely pray for the many confessions that I hear. It makes the challenges of my life seem like nothing!!!

Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pray for us!

Sacred Heart of Jesus, be with us and draw us into Your heart to dwell for ever!

Shalom

Janet &DICK King announce:

Dear Family and Dear Friends,

IT'S A BOY!!!!! Luke Michael Joseph Chione! Born Thursday May 13, 2010 at 8:40am. 9 pounds 3 ounces. 22 inches. 

Luke is the son and 9th child and 4th son for Kurt and Teresa (our daughter) Chione.

May God Be Praised for giving us a new Grandson.

TRAVELS WITH CHARLIE AND MARILYN 5/21/10

     We finally got the trailer packed with machines, fabric, paint, tools and Charlie's books( you know who rates on this trip!) and left early Thursday morning  Arrived in Morgan Hills Thousand Trails - right at the foot of the Santa Cruz mountains in the afternoon. A creek runs past the campground and there are many birds around. The woodpecker wakes us up each morning and the blue jays won't sit long enough to take a photo of them.  This little bird I thought was a robin, is not -- it has white designs in his feathers so have no idea what he is.

     Today we went on a scouting trip around Morgan Hill and Gilroy. Of course, the first top was the local fabric store - cute and very nice for this town - big quilt show coming end of September and we just might be passing by at that time on the way home.  But really looking forward to Sisters Quilt Show in July. Bike shop gave us directions to the local bike trail we will ride on tomorrow.  The fruit stands all around yielded many choices - cherries @ .99 lb are bountiful in season and the strawberries are enormous, the size of small apples   - artichoke country here and they are .79 ea. compared to 2.99 at home - so we will eat healthy this week.

     Will be riding tomorrow and will try to get photos of us on our new bikes.

TRAVELS WITH CHARLIE AND MARILYN May 30, 2010

     We are at the Russian River this weekend for Memorial Day.  Not a lot of water in the river - considering the downpours we had on Thursday all day and night.  Yesterday was beautiful and we took a drive up Hwy 128 to Mendocino and Ft. Bragg, about 150 miles round trip.  The road was very curvy but I got some nice pictures of old barns - this is one I might do a quilt on . We had lunch, I had packed, on the beach in Mendocino - a sea gull kept begging for my food so he stayed around for me to get some good photos. Ft. Bragg was nice and I got to go to 2 fabric stores and there was a quilt show there today - a day short of our visit. Oh well, Sisters here I come!

     Got up early today and went for a bike ride on the river trail - nice and paved - did about 4 miles - I am slowly getting there.  I took a video so you could see the river and hear the rapids and the birds chirping - came out good, but too large to send. Will probably do a ride again in the morning - want to keep going so I get stronger.  Charlie wanted to watch the race today, so I decided to sew on my jacket - he kindly took some photos of me outside in my portable sewing area.  It is very warm here today, as was yesterday - I'm sure up in the high 80's.

TRAVELS WITH CHARLIE AND MARILYN May 31, 2010 - Grocery Shopping!

TRAVELS WITH CHARLIE AND MARILYN June 6, 2010  

     We have spent several days in Brookings, OR--- it rained all the way here from Eureka with fog through the Redwoods and we have had very heavy rain - like I have never seen!  Today it is raining again, but not quite as hard all the time.  This is the pleasure the folks in the Northwest like, but I heard several in the store say they had had enough right now.  It doesn't bother us as we don't see much rain and understand everyone of you at home is sweltering in the heat.  It did clear up somewhat yesterday and we went down to the Harbor -- water was just full of mud from the rains - a small farmers market was on the pier.  We then went up the beaches and stopped at Harris Beach State Park where we donned our boots, hats and walking sticks to do some beach combing.  A couple of ladies wanted their photo taken and asked me, so they did one for us too - here we are ready to go!  I just love the Western Seagulls and take lots of photos of them - it's hard to get them flying, but I did get this great one of 2 landing in the water - a future quilt, maybe?  The skies were very grey, but we had a lot of fun - my favorite thing to do on the beaches - Charlie just goes along to satisfy my whims, like most husbands!

     The flowers have been in bloom all the way up here and Oregon is famous for it Rhododendrons and this is a photo of some not yet destroyed by the rain. Usually they are ending their bloom when we arrive for family reunion the end of June, but being here earlier this year, they are everywhere, along with the poppies and tons of wild flowers.

     Looks, like we will stay in today and I will get some hand work done.