Washington

Mark Davies, my ex-husband, passed away due to emphysema complicated by COVID.  As his daughter Jennifer put it, "The doctor asked Sarah and me what Dad enjoyed, and basically it was everything in life that [...]

Mom appreciated the trip away from her independent living community, which has been on virtual lockdown during the COVID pandemic.

Olympic National Park is obviously one of our favorite places in the world.  We hit three major spots in the park - Sol Duc Falls, Lake Crescent and Hurricane Ridge.  We only had to wear [...]

Because we're lucky to travel so much, we eat out a LOT.  Which means that we really savor home cooked meals (hint! hint!)  Luckily, we know some pretty great chefs!!

Our normal CLUB (Contractors, Laborers, Union and Business) golf tournament was cancelled this year, so we rounded up our foursome and did it ourselves at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, WA!  We did make [...]

We decided to do a Build-A-Library baby shower for Sarah, at her new home.  As Dr. Seuss says, "Fill your house with lots of books, in all the crannies and all the nooks!"  The baby [...]

Our annual Christmas shenanigans in Seattle!

We like to pack in the events when we hit Seattle - this was a great three days of friends and family.

With Sue in Scotland, Mike took a 55 mile hike from the south to the north end of Olympic National Park with Wildland Trekking.  On an eight day trip - only three days of rain! [...]

Sarah's been working at Amazon Web Services since February of 2019, so she invited us to "Take Your Parents To Work Day", where we had a chance to see her in action, and absorb some [...]

A little golf and a little wine.  Eastern Washington at its finest.

Kayaking in Friday Harbor wasn't enough excitement.  Mike had to catch a rock fish with his bare hands!