This Red Headed Naturist wood carving has been hangin in The Copper Gate for years...

This fantastic carving is reason enough alone for you to get in your car and drive over to The Copper Gate for some Bols and a beer chaser.

Graham Graham's latest project in Ballard in Seattle

Graham Graham's latest fabulous project in Seattle is one of Ballard's oldest establishments...now it has a new twist and our Very Own Graham's attention to detail. This place is sheer genius...run right there...right now...I cannot begin to exclaim my excitment with regard to the collections of photographs...It is rummored that Ruby will be curating a photographic show of nude women on horseback (some with cowgirl boots on) within the coming months...Graham has also acquired the laundrymat next to The Gate and this is where the artistic collections will be displayed and celebrated. OK Folks...it's on 24th...in Ballard.

Jamie Kabler and Graham Graham in one of his many visionary products...Thaiku

The first morning in Seattle we ran into Seattle's man of great vision...Mr. Graham Graham who has a great many visions and this is a sparklin' one...Thaiku...on Ballard Avenue in Seattle. Graham and Ruby go WAaaay Waaaaay Tenango Back...he has been a loyal Sander and a loyal Pinto Pony fan...his son Spike practically grew up in Ruby's Seattle store. Thaiku even sports an opium den in the basement...Graham transported an entire Thai Pharmacy to give you the feeling of wellness inspired drinks...like the Thaitini...Yum. Keep it up Graham.

Ruby, Ginny Ruffner and Jamie Kabler at Ray's Boathouse in Seattle

I have made the 13 hour drive from Pray, Montana and our little fishing cabin to Seattle to have lunch with Jamie and Ginny at one of Seattle's finest Seafood Houses...Ray's Boathouse. Yum. The view and the weather both divine. Jamie arrived this a.m. too...Ginny has opened her wonderful Ballard building to us...the studio for all of her wonderful glass creations...Tonight the wedding festivities begin for Gretchen Sorenson and Gene Stout. Can't wait.

Jamie Kabler and Ruby Montana hit Seattle and Ginny Ruffner's Fabulous courtyard garden

Jamie Kabler and Ginny Ruffner in Seattle in her brilliant courtyard garden in Ballard.

Jamie Kabler and Ginny in her fabulous garden in Seattle

Beeeuce...Someone Better get tonight's white fish hors'doevers

Montana Clan...Mary Lou, Steve, Ron, Vita and Lilah

HOW BIG???? The Theme of this year's Montana adventure

Happily we welcomed Cara Gosnell to the Montana Adventure...she is just one year old...however...her spirit is HOW BIG???? She was the spirit of this year's reunion and defining it with her bodily enthusiam. Ruby loves you Cara Gosnell...In the background is Cara's Fabulous mother, Molly Gosnell.

Vita Alea petting the Folkart in the sideyard of our fishin' cabin in Pray, Montana