Tallac

Our second stop at Lake Tahoe, was Tallac, to see the old houses and the beach.  

Emerald Bay

Our first stop at Lake Tahoe was Emerald Bay, to see the teahouse and the main house.  

Fallon

We drove to Fallon, Nevada and stayed at the RV Park. My Uncle and Aunt live in Fallon, so we visited for a couple of days.  It was my parents's 40th wedding anniversary, so we went and ate dinner at Texas Roadhouse in Reno.

Circus Playlists

Circus:

• Bumper Cars by Alex and Sierra
• Cannonball by Lea Michele
• Carnival by Natalie Merchant
• Cathy's Clown by the Everly Brothers
• Circus by Britney Spears
• Circus by Eric Clapton
• Circus of Your Mind from Finding Neverland
• Don't Know Why by Norah Jones
• Le Freak by Chic
• Love Rollercoaster by Ohio Players
• Pink Elephants on Parade from Dumbo
• Scarborough Fair by Simon and Garfunkel
• Send in the Clowns from A Little Night Music
• Sideshow by Charles Esten
• Stuck in the Middle with You by Stealers Wheel
• Super Freak by Rick James
• Tears of a Clown by Smokey Robinson
• There's No Business Like Show Business from Annie Get Your Gun
• Tightrope by Janelle Monae
• Tightrope by Kelly Clarkson
• When I See an Elephant Fly from Dumbo

Cirque Du Soleil

• The Beatles
• Elvis Presley
• Michael Jackson

Movies or Musicals

• Annie Get Your Gun
• Barnum
• Carousel
• Dumbo
• The Greatest Showman
• Love Never Dies
• State Fair
• Toy Story 4

Piano Rock Playlist

Piano Rock Songs:

• Ain't Misbehavin' by Louis Armstrong
• Blueberry Hill by Fats Domino
• Come Sail Away by Styx
• Could It Be Magic by Barry Manilow
• Crocodile Rock by Elton John
• Georgia on My Mind by Ray Charles
• Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis
• I Feel The Earth Move by Carole King
• I Saw Her Standing There by The Beatles
• Laughter in the Rain by Neil Sedaka
• Love Will Keep Us Together by Captain and Tenille
• Old Time Rock and Roll by Bob Seger
• Piano Man by Billy Joel
• Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond
• Tutti Frutti by Little Richard

Diva Playlists

Blond Invasion:

• Britney Spears
• Lady Gaga
• Madonna

Divas of Las Vegas:

• Bette Midler
• Beyonce
• Britney Spears
• Cher
• Diana Ross
• Dolly Parton
• Janet Jackson
• Katy Perry
• Lady Gaga
• Liza Minnelli
• Madonna
• Pink
• Reba McEntire
• Shania Twain
• Tina Turner
• Whitney Houston

Wells

We drove to Wells, Nevada and stayed in the RV Park.  We ate dinner at the Chinatown hotel.  

Summer Reading List

• All Summer Long by Dorothea Benton Frank
• An American Summer by Alex Kotlowitz
• The Au Pairs by Melissa De La Cruz
• Five Summers by Una LaMarche
• Girls of July by Alex Flinn
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams
• I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan
• Jaws by Peter Benchley
• The Last Summer of the Garrett Girls by Jessica Spotswood
• One Paris Summer by Denise Grover Swank
• One Perfect Summer by Brenda Novak
• Panic by Lauren Oliver
• Rules of Summer by Joanna Philbin
• Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson
• Seventeenth Summer by Maureen Daly
• The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
• Summer by Edith Wharton
• The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson
• Summer Boys by Hailey Abbott
• The Summer Country by Lauren Willig
• Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories by Stephanie Perkins
• The Summer Girls by Mary Alice Monroe
• Summer Hours at the Robbers Library by Sue Halpern
• The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
• The Summer List by Amy Mason Doan
• Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
• Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls
• Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand
• Summer of Sunshine and Margot by Susan Mallery
• Summer People by Brian Groh
• Summer Rental by Mary Kay Andrews
• Summer Series by Katherine Applegate
• Summer Sisters by Judy Blume
• The Summer Wives by Beatriz Williams
• The Summer We Read Gatsby by Danielle Ganek
• That Summer by Sarah Dessen
• The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Vietnam War Songs

Vietnam Era Songs:

All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix
Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen
The End by The Doors
For What It's Worth by Buffalo Springfield
Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Goodnight Saigon by Billy Joel
Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones
I Feel Like I'm Fixin to Die Rag by Country Joe McDonald
Last Train to Clarksville by The Monkees
Ohio by Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum
Turn! Turn! Turn! by The Byrds
War by Edwin Star
We Gotta Get Out of this Place by The Animals
What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

Soul Playlists

1930's:

• Summertime from Porgy and Bess

1950's:

• There Goes My Baby by The Drifters
• Only You by The Platters
• Please, Mr. Jailer by Wynonna Carr
• Yakety Yak by The Coasters
• You Send Me by Sam Cooke

1960's:

• Higher and Higher by Jackie Wilson
• Hold On, I'm Comin' by Sam and Dave
• I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) by The Four Tops
• I Heard It Through the Grapevine by Marvin Gaye
• My Girl by The Temptations
• Please, Mr. Postman by The Marvelettes
• Proud Mary by Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Respect by Aretha Franklin
• Stop! In the Name of Love by The Supremes
• The Tracks of My Tears by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
• What Becomes of the Broken Hearted by Jimmy Ruffin
• When a Man Loves a Woman by Percy Slede

1970's:

• After the Love Has Gone by Earth, Wind, and Fire
• Boogie Wonderland by Earth, Wind, and Fire
• Dim All the Lights by Donna Summer
• For the Love of Money by The O'Jays
• Got to Give It Up by Marvin Gaye
• I Wish by Stevie Wonder
• Jack and Jill by Raydio
• Let's Stay Together by Al Green
• Signed, Sealed, Delivered by Stevie Wonder
• Take Me to the River by Al Green
• This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) by Natalie Cole

1980's:

• I Just Called to Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder
• I'm Coming Out by Diana Ross
• If We Hold on Together by Diana Ross
• Just the Two of Us by Grover Washington, Jr.
• Lady (You Bring Me Up) by the Commodores
• Maneater by Hall and Oates
• Poison by Bell Vie Devoe
• Raspberry Beret by Prince
• Rhythm of the Night by DeBarge
• We're in This Love Together by Al Jarreau

1990's:

• I'm Your Baby Tonight by Whitney Houston
• It Ain't Over Til It's Over by Lenny Kravitz
• Kiss from a Rose by Seal
• Love Will Lead You Back by Taylor Dayne
• Motownphilly by Boyz II Men
• Tennessee Whiskey by Chris Stapleton
• Un-Break My Heart by Toni Braxton
• Unpretty by TLC
• Vision of Love by Mariah Carey
• Waterfalls by TLC

2000's:

• Black and Gold by Sam Sparro
• Closer by Ne-Yo
• Crazy in Love by Beyonce
• Irreplaceable by Beyonce
• Lesson Learned by Alicia Keys and John Mayer
• Ordinary People by John Legend
• Slow Dancing in a Burning Room by John Mayer
• S.O.S. by Rihanna
• Yeah! by Usher

2010's:

• Bright Lights Bigger City by Cee Lo Green
• Forget You by Cee Lo Green
• Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys and Nicki Minaj
• I'm Not the Only One by Sam Smith
• Rise Up by Andra Day
• Tightrope by Janelle Monae

Lanikai Lighthouse

Songs Stuck at Number 2

Songs Stuck at Number 2:

• Dancing in the Dark by Bruce Springsteen
• Dream Weaver by Gary Wright
• Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant
• Fly Like an Eagle by Steve Miller Band
• Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis
• Hurts So Good by John Mellencamp
• Open Arms by Journey
• She's a Lady by Tom Jones
• Start Me Up by The Rolling Stones
• Waiting for a Girl Like You by Foreigner

Name Playlists

Songs Named After Men:

• Alejandro by Lady Gaga
• Arthur's Theme by Christopher Cross
• Bennie and the Jets by Elton John
• Cuban Pete by Kubrt
• Daniel by Elton John
• Fernando by Abba
• Freddy My Love from Grease
• Hernando's Hideaway from The Pajama Game
• Hey Jude by The Beatles
• Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry
• Levon by Elton John
• Marvin Gaye by Charlie Puth and Meghan Trainor
• Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) by Billy Joel
• Sloop John B. by Beach Boys
• So Long Jimmy by James Blunt
• Tom, Dick, or Harry from Kiss Me Kate
• You Don't Mess Around with Jim by James Croce

Songs Named After Women:

• Angie by The Rolling Stones
• Barbara Ann by Beach Boys
• Billie Jean by Michael Jackson
• Come on Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners
• Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles
• Jolene by Dolly Parton
• Lola by The Kinks
• Maggie May by Rod Stewart
• Mary Jane’s Last Dance by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• Melissa by Allman Brothers
• My Sharona by The Knack
• Oh Sherrie by Steve Perry
• Peggy Sue by Buddy Holly
• Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac
• Roxanne by the Police
• Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond

Lady Liberty

I painted a canvas of Statue of Libery with a flag:

July Garland and Stars

I loom knitted a garland for July with the red, white, and blue yarn:

I bought some wooden stars at Walmart and painted them, red, white, and blue:

July Mask

I loom knitted this mask for July and sewed an old white sock as filter into the back:

One Hit Wonders

One Hit Wonders:

• Afternoon Delight by Starlite Singers
• All Right Now by Free
• Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) by The Looking Glass
• Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners
• Don't Worry Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin
• 867-5309/Jenny by Tommy Tutone
• Funkytown by Lipps, Inc.
• Hooked on a Feeling by Blue Seude
• How Long by Ace
• In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry
• Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas
• Love Hurts by Nazareth
• Magic by Pilot
• Major Tom (Coming Home) by Peter Schilling
• My Sharona by The Knack
• 96 Tears by ? and Mysterious
• O-O-H Child by The Five Stairsteps
• One Things Leads to Another by The Fixx
• Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry
• Ring My Bell by Anita Ward
• Safety Dance by Men Without Hats
• Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum
• Tubthumping by Chumbawamba
• Vehicle by The Ides of March
• Venus by Bananarama