Jordan Junction

Welcome tO Jordan Junction

You know you are from Washington when...

You know all the important seasons: Almost Winter (Winter), Still Raining (Spring), Road Construction (Summer), Deer & Elk Season (Fall)

Hello From Washington State

July 8, 2009 : Slide show collection of my photos I uploaded to my Picasa Web Albums.

Postcards from Jasmine have been arriving every few days while she's on her vacation road trip. It's the best mail! She's had a summer cold on her trip, and the hot weather has been more than she's used to, but she's having so much fun!

Cousin Megan Visits

June 4, 2009 : It was a nice visit with cousin Megan. She enjoyed the backyard, barefeet, just like Tess & Jasmine. Smiles and Giggles Picture.

RECIPES - SENSATIONAL SMOKED SALMON DIP!

I've updated two of my photo albums for Family and Edgefield. On my About Photography page, you can read a short background to each of the series of photos.

Family - Updated: Family Photos - including some Photoshop Special Effects.
Onalaska_WA - NEW added from Onalaska High School, taken by Tess.
Autumn_Fall - Mostly pictures seen around Onalaska Mill Pond & Newaukum River.
Nature - Photos from Mt. Rainier, Mima Mounds and more.
Edgefield - Updated: Our special weekend at McMenamins Edgefield, September 2008.

My Family Tree

A bit of my own family history (PARNELL, SHAFFER) with photos (thanks to my mom's hard work). This part of the family is connected to the small logging town I reside in. Featuring the beginnings of a Post Office in TILDON, 1882.

I have begun tracing my husband's family genealogy: JORDAN, GALVIN, WILDER, KILDOW. More on this side soon.

Onalaska Cookbook & History, 1975

Nestled along the Lewis and Clark Trail, we are half-way between Seattle, WA and Portland, OR. At one time Onalaska had the largest logging mill in the state. The smokestack towers above the quiet little town, watching over the mill pond, where you catch a nice trout for dinner.

Onalaska Rememberances and Recipes, 1975 edition (The full cookbook is uploaded as a PDF file - link on the recipe page and the menu to the right).

Majestic Mt. Rainier

The mountain was out a couple days ago - Mt. Rainier, that is. I live within views of Mt. Saint Helens and Mt. Adams too. Here's a picture of the countryside from Onalaska, WA, with Mt. Rainier in the background. We just had a sprinkle of snow that day - within a couple days we had nearly a foot of snow!