Marilyn's Musings

  Paradise Springs One of our grandsons is getting married this weekend and they've chosen to have the wedding in a beautiful place in the midst of old- growth giant Sequoias. The area once was a logging camp which has been gre atly upgraded into an id eal setting for weddings and other events. I noticed the absences of any mention of WiFi or Internet connections so I'll be out of touch with everyone . What I do plan to do is take my iPad and use it to take picture of the sur roundings for future Deputy Tempe Crabtree blogs. You may not know it, but B ear Creek where Tempe lives and works though based on the vi llage where I live is fictional. I've moved it up in the mountains 1000 feet for better trees, the kind of trees you see in this photo. There are giant Sequoias in the area that I write about and in fact have app reared in several of the Crabtree mysteries--and I'm sure that they will again. Some of these giants are located on Indian reservation land.

Two big events are coming up in our family. We have two grandsons getting married, one the last weekend in May and the other the first weekend in June. The first groom is Nathan, our son Matthew's oldest boy. Nathan was a great kid and a wonderful young man. He is an electrician now. It took him a while to find the love of his life, Amanda. And she's perfect for him. Their wedding will be in a mountain retreat that is surrounded by old growth Sequoias.  I will be taking pictures. What's different about this wedding is it's three days long, with everyone staying in rooms in the lodge or cabins on the property. The second groom is Gregg, the son of our youngest daughter, Lori. Gregg is a police officer in Colorado. His fiance, Caitlyn is also perfect for Gregg. Their wedding will be in his uncle's backyard in Montecito. I've never been there but hear it looks like a park. For those who don't know, Montecito is outside Santa Barbara and the place w