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Well here we are officially summer.  It looks like we are going to have good weather for the 4th of July.  That doesn’t happen too often.  A good time to break out the BBQ’s and enjoy a fun day with family and friends. Traveling Neighbors Laurie and Kaare are in France, they should be in […]

I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend. Shortly summer will be upon us.   The longer days are one of the best things about summer in the NW.  The long evening and twilight are fantastic. Book Club Unfortunately, because of the busy schedules of the book club members the May book club was cancelled.  […]

Happy May Day These are a few photos of our beautiful landscaping currently showing.  Enjoy Book Club Book club was at Edy’s home.  We reviewed Cartographer Of No Man’s Land, written by P.S. Duffy. Edy knows the author so she gave us some background information which was interesting.  Edy’s served a real treat for our […]

I hope everyone is enjoying all the blooming trees and other colorful shrubs and bulbs.  It will be time for the tulips in Skagit Valley to show all their glory soon. A good day trip to enjoy all the splendid color. Book Club Book club convened at Myrna’s home.  There were seven of us.  Myrna […]

We certainly have had a mixed bag of weather of late.  But that is not unusual for our part of the world.  So, sit back and enjoy the sunny days, find a good book to fill the time on the rainy ones and be happy we don’t have 3 feet of snow or the same […]

Rain, rain and more rain.  I guess it is time to get out of town and get a bit of sunshine. Book Club We met here at my house on Jan 8th. We had nice chat about the book du jour, A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towels.  I think it was enjoyed by most […]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope 2018 will be as good as 2107 has been.    Didn’t you just love the white Christmas? It was so beautiful and such a surprise. The annual Christmas Pot luck was a raging success.  Lots of wonderful treats to sample and a great time to get together and share good conversation […]

Well we are winding down to the end of the year, only 27 days until Christmas and a few more after that until the end of the year.  We are obviously into winter mode, wind and rain seems to be now the norm.  I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving weekend.  Such a great […]

The beautiful display of fall leaves is just about gone, with the wind and rain we have had in the last couple of days have all but blown them away.  We certainly can’t complain, it has been a beautiful fall. We even had some snow flurries here this AM. Maybe winter is going to come […]

Fall has finally arrived, with it a bit of rain but also some beautiful days of cool mornings and sunny afternoons.  It is my favorite time of year, I love all the fall colors and uncertain weather.  With this weather brings soups, braises, hot chocolate and a curling up with a good book. What I […]