Our wonderful house turned 150  years old this year..according to the oldest deed we can find it was built in 1868. . We arent sure how much of the current building dates from them.. but thats when a school was built on this spot. 

we had a really fun party to celibrate the birthday.. (and all  the other stuff changing in our world .. max moving to Santa Fe, Gabe mpoving to Portland for grad school , me changing jobs, pur massive cleaning spree in the house.., enmid summer etc, etc, etc.. busy times !)

Here are soem pics from the party.. THansk to everyoen who showed up.. it was such a great time  !

 

we’d spent days gettign ready for the party.. there was so much to do clean get tents, bet beer, lien up bands, get portapotties (shared with floatapalooza) .. get food, order cakes. so much work !.. stressful but  worth it in the end.. 

we didn’t keep track byt we had well over 200 folks.. probably more. byt the end of the day. the party started at 6.. and some peorple were still ehre at 2AM.. though things really quieted down after 11. 

 

we saw so many good freinds from every corner of our lives.  

 

first abd was the Fog . with our good friends gary and paul.. 

 

 

 

after they played we tried to get soem pics of folks in front of the house.. it was gettign dark by then. so the pictures arent great.. but very nice to  have. we’ll put soem of these in the time capsule (see yesterdays post ) 

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then we went in and cut the cool cakes diane had made.. 4 different cakes with  4 different pictures of the house !

 

 

 

 

It was great having max and gabe here.. we were sure thinkign of Sam.. max wore his sam  button all night 

max gave me a surprise.. it’s a trouphy soemone brang to oe of his smashtruck events.. at smash truck people bring things sp they can smash them with  sledgehammers  and crowbars..   Max saved this from the wrecker because he thought I deserved it (Bessed dressed dad.. LOL !) 

all through the night folks were gopign up to the tower to see the time capsule (aka the ‘ghost room’ .. see yesterdays post on that 

outside band number 2 ‘Paps Porch’ great blue grass was playing.. Our friend Jane sat in on fiddle.. and Ozzie.. who used to go to school in the house played harmonica.. they were excellent !

 

bass p;layer had blisters by the end !

things began to wind down aroudn 11.. but many folks stayed till about  1.. We did some fire play .. max did rope daert.. we did flame througher and I cranked up the rubens tube 

 

I stayed up till 3:30 cleaning.. then got up at 6:30 to get ready for Flotapalooza.. lots of work these parites.

 

happy birthday dear house. ! You look pretty good for 150 !

I think people had fun which makes it very worth it !

nite all, nite sam

-me