Recent Yard Attractions

 We've had a number of wet days the past few weeks and we are deep into fall.  The apples and pears are dropping, and large mammals are dropping by.

This bear came through, but oddly, didn't seem interested in our very perfect apples.

We've had a number of deer each night coming for apples, including at least two large bucks.

Shaggy Mane mushrooms are edible but finnicky.  We haven't experimented with them yet.

The upturned scales are a key identifier.

A not so dead log.

Mad Men Season Two Finale

 Well, we finished season two of Mad Men, and used that as an excuse to have a little Mad Men party, AGAIN!

Gail's sister Diane gave me this bowling shirt she found at a thrift store a few years ago.

Garrity Dodge was a dealership in Hamtramck, Michigan, just outside of Detroit.

Gail seductively presents hoerderves in her mid century finest.

We didn't forget Daisy!  I learned the recipe for Betty Draper's favorite drink, vodka gimlets.

Daisy joins us for another episode by the fire.

Sweet Creek

Last Saturday, we took Daisy down to do do a little hiking on Sweet Creek, southwest of Mapleton (east of Florence).  In a 1.5 mile stretch, there are a series of mostly low waterfalls over black basalt.  The vine maples, big leaf maples, and alders, are  also showing their red and yellow fall colors.

We passed by this scary place on the 101. 

Sweet Creek.

Nurse stumps.

Mad Men Party Comes to Yachats

 Gail and I have been watching the TV series Mad Men, which wrapped up about 7 years ago, and celebrated our completion of the first season with a Mad Men Party.  The year was 1960, and the action centers around the employees of a New York City advertising agency and their families.  The characters are almost always seen with a drink in one hand and a cigarette in the other, unless they're grabbing booty.

Gail has a vast selection of era wardrobe to chose from. Me, not so much.  I went for the casual party look.   I learned to make Don Draper's favorite drink, old fashions.  Gail heated up some fish sticks, mashed potatoes, and frozen peas.  We had strawberry Jello with some kind of spray can whipped cream.  Oh, and we did the twist again, like we did last summer.

The Mad Men life style is a deadly one that I wouldn't want to copy on a daily basis.  Maybe by the end of season two, they will all be vegetarians practicing yoga and chastity. Ha!