A goodbye kiss, A new life is exciting tho it's hard to leave all my frinds behind.

We go the the airport, Lilly will go cargo, Rosie the Parrot will go under my seat and for now Jewel is left at the lake with my friend Brean as the airline wouldn't let you fly with 3 animals.

Farewell kiss at the airport, I'll be there at the other end, Lilly, don't worry, promises Mommy.

Be good, Lilly!

In spite of our warm encouragement and kissy goodbye it didn't go smoothly.. When no one was looking, Lilly burst out of her crate on the tarmac at Chicago's O'Hare Airport, and went running for her life out around the airport...

The airline people paged me and asked me to describe my missing pet.

Thank God -- Two United employes rode
around the airport grounds, found her and caught her safely for her return to me in Medford.
We still had to go thru San Francisco.

PS -- I don't recommend the dog crates from Walmart. (tho they have a surrpppppppprisingly creative bead and craft dept..

Lilly was confused.

My new Little Pink House in Ashland.

By some great luck I found it in a week.

The kitchen before I moved in.

There's a wood burning stove, and there's also regular heat and central A/C too.

Crazy Aunty Wen is here.Bound to be some fun!

Rosie Bird took a special liking to my neice Lauren Gell.

Wendy and neice Selena Gell who goes to Brandeis University.

My groovin' cousin Larry From Seattle.

I love my sister-in-law. My real names is Sharon

Wendy Gell so we're both really Sharon Gell.

Her parents and sister and brother-in-law have

all moved here too.

People chant and dance.

Glenda has a great collection of Wendy Gell Art

The women here have extrodinary self confidence and are incredibly friendly.

Host on an early TV show in Baltimore.

Wendy on Oprah.

Dad and Lilly watch me on TV.

My Dad lives in a care facility in Ashland.He's where I get my talent.

I told lots of friends one reason I moved here was because the climate was so mild. But then there was snow, blizard, and rain here.