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Westbound in Wisconsin
We had a fantastic time at our college reunion over the weekend. Lyle and I met at Bible college, so it was a nostalgic trip for us, back to the campus our romance began 25 years ago this summer. It was great to reconnect with old friends to share memories of that long-ago time, and get re-acquainted. Now we’re headed…
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Mount Rainier National Park
It was a crystal clear day… a rarity in Seattle… and the mountain was “out”… so we decided to come home via Mount Rainier National Park. (please excuse the dirty windshield) Our first glimpse of the mountain this morning… Entering the Park… Pictures taken from the highway through the Park… The highway through the Park…
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First camping trip of the year…
There is still snow on the mountains but the lower elevations are finally turning green! This early in the season we practically had the campground to ourselves except for this mare and her foal. They were very curious… …and very friendly! The girls were thrilled! “Can I help you with that, mister?” Saturday was a lovely day for a hike.…
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Say what???
Sometimes I think my husband just dares me to blog about certain things… such as a couple of weeks ago when we passed this sign while driving down the freeway… First of all… am I the only one who had never heard of “green manure”? I mean, no, I didn’t grow up on a farm, but I do consider myself…
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Tulip Farms
We just got back from western Washington where I hosted the Sonlight booth at the Christian Heritage Homeschool Conference. The event was Thursday evening, all day Friday, and until 4:15 Saturday. I had told my husband that I wanted to visit the bulb farms in Mount Vernon (north of Seattle) if daylight allowed that evening. It was snowing off and…
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Cougars in the Woods
A couple of school boys, probably about 10 or 12 years old, were walking past our house a few minutes ago when I let the dog out. She ran out to chase them and it startled them, so I ran after her. I assured the little boys that the dog wouldn’t hurt them, and she backed off with her tail…
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Helgeson Place Hotel
One of my favorite things about traveling is the serendipity of discovering unexpected “vintage” experiences along the way. Summer before last we traveled over a long “forgotten” segment of Route 66… and then last month we had the fun of “going by train”. Our trip back in time this weekend features a stay at an old-timey downtown hotel in tiny…
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Train Trip
A couple weeks ago we had a delivery to make to Seattle on a Monday. We decided to go ahead over there on Saturday and make a weekend of it. Since we had plenty of time my husband thought it would be fun to ride the Amtrak train from there to Portland on Saturday, spend the night at a hotel…
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Weekend in Seattle
We enjoyed a family getaway to Seattle last weekend in celebration of our anniversary. Lyle found a 2-bedroom suite in a hotel in downtown Seattle. We had a great view of the Space Needle from our window! On Friday afternoon, on our way in, we had to detour to Renton to visit Lyle’s favorite place to shop: Fry’s Electronic Superstore.…
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Fall Colors in the Columbia River Gorge
We took the trailer down to Oregon this past weekend for our last camping trip of the season. We stayed at Memaloose State Park in the Columbia River Gorge. The weather was cool and damp, so we didn’t do much in the way of outside activities, but I thoroughly enjoyed the fall colors! We enjoyed some down time just playing…
