Bandon Lighthouse Pictures by Andy

Some more great shots from Andy. This one is my favorite.

Look at the clouds.

Another great one.

Fourth of July weekend will be my weekend for seeing the Lighthouse for myself. As I have mentioned before I haven't actually been to the lighthouse in the four years I've owned the little cottage. I will be watching the fireworks from the harbor area just like last time. I can't wait. I have new items to take to the cottage and of course more projects to work on while out there.

Thanks Andy for some more great pictures!

Until Next Time. . . . .

Kathleen

Happy Chinese New Year 2009 - Kong Hsi Fa Chai

Happy Chinese New Year 2009. For the next two weeks there will be lots of celebrating around the world for the year of the ox. I found the above photograph on many websites so I don't know who to give credit for the beautiful picture. This is Hong Kong harbour for a Chinese New Year celebration. I can't even tell you what year.



I've found a few websites you might want to check out if you are interested in learning more about the celebrations.




http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/festival/newyear/newyear.html This is a great over all site to give information.



http://www.infoplease.com/spot/chinesenewyear1.html This is another fun site which has links to stories about the fortune cookie and chopsticks.


http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.kiddyhouse.com/CNY/cnyclips/cnyboy.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.gigglepotz.com/chinese_newyear.htm&usg=__0bvr4wb3D8S5KVj_tfrxoojJKZc=&h=648&w=468&sz=10&hl=en&start=100&sig2=TALTiHYc3Dx9F4GPM_MapQ&tbnid=6AVh8ZeLDxAQbM:&tbnh=137&tbnw=99&ei=FBJ9SbP2PJWstQOirLwm&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dchinese%2Bnew%2Byear%26start%3D90%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN yeah - this one has a long link line but worth a look at as you can make your own Chinese New Year cards on this one.


http://www.jackiechankids.com/ And a site I visit from time to time - Jackie Chan Kids. He has a coloring contest every year for Chinese New Year.

This photo is from Jacksonville Oregon's newspaper of an old celebration (maybe 2008.) The little town of Jacksonville decorates and celebrates Chinese New Year every year to honor the Chinese men who helped build this old mining town. I use to work on the committee for years until I moved to Ashland. This year I plan to watch the parade in Jacksonville and celebrate with friends on February 7th. I plan to do lots of celebrating with foods etc... in the next two weeks so I will keep you updated on the festivities. You can check out their scheduled events here http://www.jacksonvilleoregon.org/calendar.html

Until Next Time. . . . .


Kathleen

Lucy and Oscar

I wanted to share some updated pictures of my cats. Lucy and Oscar.

This is Lucy laying of the futon in my office. She is my little shadow and follows me around the house all day. She also likes to sit in my lap while I'm on the computer. She will also bite the back of my arm (just lightly) if she thinks I'm not giving her enough attention.

Look at those eyes. She is so beautiful.

I think she was getting a little annoyed with me by the look on her face.

Here is Oscar. Not sure what he has on his face. Oscar is more Damian's cat. Rather because Damian lets Oscar do things he is not suppose to - and Oscar thinks all of the bad stuff is fun so he tends to hang out with Damian more. Every night Damian will put him up on our linen closet in the master bath - just like here. He also lets Oscar on the high bookshelf in the hall way, and the most annoying to me he lets him outside. My cats are inside cats. We won't mention how Damian lost my old cat Vincent for more than 24 hours by letting him outside - no we won't mention that incident. Damian has even put Oscar on a leash and has taken him for a walk. That would be okay but now Oscar no longer fits into his harness. My little baby now weighs 18-1/2 pounds. I always tell him he has big bones.

Oscar has this habit of putting his paws in front of his eyes when he sleeps.

Here he is sleeping on his cat tree.

And another one of him sleeping on the ottoman in the living room. Oscar loves the bath water and every time I take a bath he is right there along the side of the tub. He will either drink from it like a large water dish but mostly he will lean over and lick as much water as he can off of my skin. I will keep dipping my hand into the water and lay it along side of the tub for him to lick.

Until Next Time. . . . .

Kathleen

Bento Supply Shopping At Sunrise Asian Food Market

Just the thought of Sunrise Asian Food Market in Eugene Oregon is enough to make me want to move there. There are many things I like about Eugene and Sunrise is one of the top things on the list. I've been known to take the 2-1/2 hour trip north just for shopping at Sunrise and Trader Joe's.

Being true to their name, Sunrise carries food items from all over Asia. Some of the aisles are dominated by foods from a particular region in Asia. Thailand, India, Japan, China and Korea are the ones which readily come to mind.

They also have lots of bento making accessories from food jars, rice makers, dishes and just about anything you could want. My favorite pair of chop sticks in a case were purchased at Sunrise years ago. On my last trip I purchased various rice molds (remember my heart and star rice molds.) Years ago I purchase a mold to make my own California rolls. Which do on occasion usually in the cooler months of the year.

Here are many varieties of the seasoned soybean pockets I stuff with rice for breakfast. They have an impressive produce area. Their deli area has the largest rice cooker I have ever seen in my life. Next time I will make sure to get a picture of that.

Many soybean cakes and various varieties of moochie (not sure if I spelled that right.) The owners of the store are very friendly and helpful. So if you are in the area stop by and tell them I suggested it.

Until Next Time. . . . .

Kathleen

Bandon's Beach Loop

I thought I would give you a view of the beach at Coquille Point in Bandon.

Breath taking. The rocks look like various objects such as a seal and there is also Face Rock over here somewhere. I think I'm at the wrong angle for you to see that one though.

The steps going down to the beach. I will say Oregon maintains their beaches well.

Until Next Time. . . . .

Kathleen

Port of Bandon and the Boardwalk

Here is some pictures I took on Sunday of the Bandon Harbor Boardwalk. Beautiful weather and very little people in sight.

The little outdoor theatre. I sat right on these steps on the Fourth of July and watch an awesome fire cracker display.

There are lots of Oregon myrtle wood benches around to sit on. The little building in the back is a sheltered area you can bring food into or it is great place to sit while you people or nature watch.

The sign on the shelter.

Inside the shelter - more myrtle wood.

more views from inside the shelter.

Look you can play chess or checkers but you need to bring your own pieces.

These two chairs are my favorite places to sit. That is the crabbing dock across from the shelter. Sometimes there will be a seal down in the water.

This is one of views from inside by the two chairs.

A view from the boardwalk near the shelter.

The story about the fishes decorating the boardwalk.

And some of the fishes. Once again that is the crabbing dock across from the boardwalk.

One of the fish huts you can purchase some fish and chips.

The front side of the fish hut.

And across the street is Cranberry Sweets which the famous Rachel featured on one of her shows.

I hope you enjoyed the little tour.

Until Next Time . . . . . .

Kathleen

Lovejoy's Tea Room in Florence Oregon

So this is an overdue post. I went to Florence in November and intended to share this with you in early December. Lets just say I will get better at blogging in 2009. This tea room is everything you hope for in an English Tea Room. Fabulous food, atmosphere is great and the people are wonderful!

Here are some view of the inside. Many locals as well as tourist eat here. Now that is a good sign.

This is a scan of their business card and menu

A few views of the harbor. I didn't get a picture of the famous Gothic bridge which alone is worth the trip to Florence.

If you have a chance to go to Florence on the Oregon coast you should take it. The views, restaurants and people will be forever in my memories as one of the top on my list.

Until Next Time. . . . .

Kathleen