Dear Breakfast Clubbers, Aug, 2010

Thought it might be a good idea to reread July gil says. I was a good idea. It’s Saturday and late again for this but I realized I told you about the planned trip west. I just spent a couple hours in the planning stage again. Finally decided all my wishes could not be met in one trip or I’ll be frozen in Montana and not home till spring. Do want to get back to Roundup, MT. It is north of Billings on the way to Yellowstone. Off the beaten path a bit but we had such good food there. I do want a couple days there. The town has about 1900 people. Income is below the average for the state which is below the average for the country. There is a lean to restaurant attached to the gas station with the best food you could ever want. Now late Oct. the weather is iffy. They do have a semblance of a motel there. The picture reminds me of Alaska for it is in need of outside paint. I think the motel has eight rooms for rent. Like in Alaska the paint gets blown off with the winds of winter. The restaurant gets a 4 ½ star rating for food quality. Believe me it isn’t fancy but fun. I do want to be able to stay there a day or two. Weather will determine if that is possible. After that will be a slide through Yellowstone and on to Taft in California. Guess we’ll have to miss those huge redwoods in the north of CA. After Taft is L.A. for visiting friends and maybe to San Diego to visit other friends and on to Sedona via the Flagstaff route. I think the route is Highway 40. Already have people saying to please stop and see them along the way.

This trip may supersede getting paintings and materials on the website and the marketing of such. Have a lot of winter to do such before going back to Sedona again in January or February. Haven’t run out of money yet so marketing is put offable. Brother Gary doesn’t know about these plans but we’ll work things out. He is doing well living in Sedona.

Chelsea Fair is coming soon and I will have time to spend with the animals. Love the fair. Not the rides for they are for kids, real kids, not old kids of heart. Love to see the animals, bunnies and roosters blowing their horns sooo loud in an attempt to tell the lady chickens they are there and for the ladies to un-cage them for all their desired activities. Of course the goats always please me having had such as pets for so long. They were a hoot and fun and always seemed to get out of the fenced pasture just about the time the roses were at their peak. Jan would go crazy trying to get them back in the pasture. I am sure Big Sam planned it all and just laughed at Jan being so upset. It is impossible to have roses at their peak and goats as pets at the same time.

Purple Rose Theater next play date for the Dorer group is Oct. 14. Advance ticket sales begin Aug. 23. Just say gil sent you and your ticket price is $16 instead of $20. Some come to my house for a glass of wine and lots of lies followed by dinner at the Common Grill at 6:00 followed by the play at 8:00. Our group attend the first preview performance of every play. Next play was written by a guy named Jeff Daniels. Some of you might know of him. He was brought up here in Chelsea and still lives here. After the play is a talk back by the director and playwright if, Jeff is available. You are invited to join us if you wish. All good people are welcome. We’ll have 80 or more in the group. Call or e mail me if you need more information. Tickets can be purchased by emailing tickets@purplerosetheatre.org or calling (734)-433-7782.

That’s it for August. Remember, you heard it first here.

Love gil