Dave's Killer Bread

I never thought I would be dedicating a blog post to a loaf of bread, but everyone should know about Dave's Killer Bread!

We like the 21 grain bread (the green label) the best.

This is Dave.... and he has a fascinating story. His family operated a bakery when he was young. Instead of showing an interest in the bakery, as a teenager he showed an interest in drugs. He did four prison sentences through the years. Three and a half years into his last sentence things clicked and he was able to get help for his drug abuse and receive an education. After he was released the last time, he went to work at the family bakery which his brother now operated. But Dave decided to take it further and developed his own recipe and started Dave's Killer Bread.

Dave doesn't hide his past. Every label tells his story.

And this is his theme.

 

Dave is based in Portland and his bread is available not only in stores such as Winco and Costco, but is even available by mail order! It may cost around $5 a loaf but is worth every dollar. It's the only bread we eat now. Go out and find some and try it for yourself!

Heceta Head Lighthouse

There are supposedly thirteen lighthouses along the Oregon coast. We took a recent Saturday to visit one of them.

We stopped in Florence, Oregon hoping for Elder Terry to be able to visit a fly fishing museum I had read about. Unfortunately, the museum is now a play house! So we ate delicious clam chowder at the restaurant behind me before heading on our way north.

 View of Heceta Head Lighthouse from a distance

After a half mile and all uphill walk we found that the lighthouse was fenced off but we were able to get a close up in spite of the barbed wire fence!

The wedding we passed on the way up the trail. She was having a hard time walking because of her heels getting stuck in the grass. It appeared to be a nice wedding looking out over the ocean.

Another distant view with neat rock formations below. No wonder they needed a lighthouse!

A view of the rocks from the lighthouse.



On the way back down the trail we came across this tree covered with hanging moss.

A beautiful shot of the sun through the trees. It reminded us of the Sacred Grove.

The ocean at low tide. This was standing  quite a ways in from the shore.Very interesting to see the erosion at the water line and to know that before too long it would all be filled in with water. We had to drive over the neat bridge behind me to get to the lighthouse.

The beautiful Pacific Ocean

Close of a perfect day.

A visit with family

When we got our mission call to Oregon we were hoping that we would be able to see our nephew Daniel who lives in southern Washington. When we arrived in Eugene we found out he only lives about two hours away from us! We were so happy to be able to spend a recent afternoon with Daniel and his sweet wife Gretta.

My new niece! Dan and Gretta have been married three months. We are happy to have her in our family.

Don't leave out Elder Terry!



Daniel fixed us all a delicious lunch. Looking forward to other visits in the future!

Thanks, Dan and Gretta!



Fall is in the air

Since we have transferred to Eugene we are able to have Saturdays to be able to do a little extra sight seeing. Recently we took a drive to a small town called Oakridge because we heard that it was a pretty drive.

And it was! It was a rainy day but worth it.

A beautiful misty day.

This tree caught our eye. It is covered with moss and beautiful red leaves. We have never seen anything like this until we came to Oregon!