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Pacific City – Day 2
Sunday started out a bit cold so we took a short drive up the coast to Tillamook for their great ice cream and squeeky cheese. By the time we got back and saddled up, it was another beautiful day riding on the beach… this time, the horses did much better about going over the water!
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Pacific City Thousand Trails – Day 1
Today was our first full day at the Pacific City Thousand Trails campground with the horses. We went on our first beach ride…and had an absolute blast! The trip was full of challenges – to get to the beach, we had to ride along a half-mile of city road, then walk down a very steep […]
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If you come to visit, be sure to stay low!!
Happy Mother’s Day! The following account of Colton’s Mother’s Day events were taken from the Oregonian and the Molalla Pioneer (the local newspapers). The neighbors mentioned below live approximately 200 yards from our place, on the same street… Colton man accidentally shoots wife while cleaning gun Posted by The Oregonian May 14, 2007 17:46PM A […]
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Colton-style Bon Fire
Safety First! That’s our motto…and so before taking on our first Colton-style bon fire, Brad met with Gary, the Colton Fire Chief for some pointers and a permit to burn. Upon seeing the two piles of tree stumps and scrap wood that Brad had prepared, Gary suggested, “Make them into one BIG pile! That way […]
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Our First Ride of the Year!
The weather has been beatiful the last few days so it was time to saddle up! For our first ride of the season we decided to take Bubba and Bailey for an easy ride around our property. Everyone did great and we’re really getting excited for our camping trip with the horses along the beach […]
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Colton Traffic Jam
So driving to the doctor Thursday morning I got stuck in a Colton traffic jam. Oh, and contrary to popular opinion, my doctor is NOT the same person as our vet!
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95th Annual Phone Company Co-Op Meeting
Tonight we attended the 95th annual meeting of the Colton Phone Company Co-Op, now called ColtonTel. Here are the highlights: Two members in particular were highly perturbed with the 2006 financial results. Apparently there is much debate over the Colton telephone company’s recent purchase of a four-plex in downtown Colton (300 phone service subscribers). In […]
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Brad’s New Baby ~ * ~ Bob, The John Deere Tractor~ * ~ (It’s a girl!)
Brad brought Bob home Friday night and spent all day Saturday driving around the farm… First, Brad and Bob dug out a tree stump: Next, Brad and Bob cleaned up the burn pile: Opps! Bob bumped into a fence! (Brad said he had nothing to do with this one!) Brad made sure to give Bob […]
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Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival
The girls had a good time ‘tiptoeing through the tulips” at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival.
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