Wednesday, May 7, 2008

back to our world

B&H just got back from visiting with Ed and Bette. Bob who has picked and grinned Ed almost all of his life, went to visit our good friend Dory and her now husband Ted in Green Valley, AZ. Going down hwy 10 is nuts! Towns and lakes in the desert all the way. Also meeting us were Hank and Connie, great fun!

Swinging by the OC on the way home we had a super great pickin', pizza party with Steve Noonan, Ralph Barr, Jan Hampson and her guy Randy, and of course Gary, who organized it, last Thursday.

Saturday, May 3, Bob's 6 dozen Birthday, we went to the Claremont Folk Festival. What a birthday he had! The same group that came on Thursday, plus Pam and Henry, Susan, Eugenia and Pete. It was wonderful! Like stepping back into the 60's.

J.B. is so young and healthy and talented of course. We had a nice little "howdy" with him.

On the program with J.B. (this was an all day event), were great bands all day, which I won't mention, but should because they were all great. Not just bands, but dancing, and cultural groups....great!

Headlining along with J.B. was Ben Harper, too cool, and the very great and still going strong Taj Mahal, that guy Rocks! The first time we ever saw him was the Topaga Cannyon Banjo and Fiddle contest, sitting on a log pickin'. Few years ago, try 43 or so.

So glad to be away from traffic, population freeways etc. Daisy (hound dog) was waiting for us on the driveway, on the pond, a family of just hatched baby ducks, 10 of them. "ain't no place like home."

1 comment:

Diane Smith said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOB!

And many happy guitar-pickin' and ukulele years to come!