I have never considered myself a traditional person and yes, this really is the obituary I wrote for my dad.

Who in the Hell was King Palmer? Friend, joker,inventor,entrepreneur,father,lover, spouse,brother, grandfather,protector,and provider.Born in Tacoma,Washington on January 3, 1944.

King believed in living life, working hard but most importantly taking time to have fun. King wanted to remind us all that when we get to the pearly gates we will be asked by our maker if we have enjoyed the life we were given. He said his reply would be YES! On October 23, 2009 King did his last wheelie all the way to heaven.

(I am sure he enjoyed not having to wear a helmet on his last ride!)

Wind Kisses

As a small  child I used to talk to my  grandparents  on the  telephone  before  going to bed. Before saying good bye my  grandfather would tell me he was blowing me a kiss . I remember him asking  ,”  Can the phone cord reach the back  porch?  I replied,” yes”. He said,” that is wonderful. Now go stand on the porch and tell me when you are ready!” ‘Once on the porch he would say,”  okay  I am  blowing you a  kiss let me know when you  get it. ” Sometimes it would  be  seconds , other times  minutes and  sometimes I would giggle and tell him he missed me! 

45 years later when  I feel the wind on my  face I  think of someone blowing me a kiss. If I  stop to pay close attention I  swear I am catching some of those kisses I missed so many years ago.

Leaving the nest and learning to fly

Sundance is finally finished and I decided to  take him  out for a ride.


 First stop was out was to  see our friends at  VineHeart Winery!

 Then we flew over to see our friends at Whitstran Brewery, to watch the  game and have a  steamy cream beer! Go San Diego! then we flew over to visit Carol,at the  art  gallery.

After leaving the  gallery we  flew east  to Heavens Cave Celllars,  they  were  closed but when they saw us outside we were invited in to have some wine.

Wonderful  wine  but this bird wanted to  try  something a  bit  stronger!  So ….

We  flapped our wings  and  headed next door.. the brandy was  exceptional!

Our last stop was at our new friends  Brad and Coral Studer , where  Sundance  got some real special treatment.  He had a fantastic photo  shoot  I  can’t want to see the  photos!

Thanks to Vineheart Winery, Whitstran  Brewery, Sixth Street Art Gallery, Blue Flame Spirits and the  Studer’s for a making the first trip out of the  nest  memorable