This week – Three years ago


We are feeling a bit of nostalgia today. Three years ago, Sunday, March 13, 2022, we left for France. After a lot of planning, dreaming, and a COVID induced two year delay, we were off. There was a lot of excitement, fear, and uncertainty, but we were on the way. So today I am reflecting…

This week in The Pearl – spring is coming


The buds on the trees right outside our fourth floor window are growing every day, new leaves cannot be far away. Last Saturday was such a good day. We visited Adam in the morning, then a quick stop at New Seasons to pick up the fixings for Sunday lunch – large portobello mushrooms and Yukon…

This week – stormy beginning


Sunday we went with Alexis and Joe to Newport on the Oregon Coast, for her birthday lunch. It was a stormy day, with wind gusts in the 50mph range. The rain was coming down at an angle, I even succeeded in slipping on wet grass so spent the day with soaked Levis, it was a…

TheTravelsketchers Tuesday Tip


Today’s tip comes from the blog of Mark Alan Anderson, Just Sketching. His blogs and posts on Instagram are always motivating and instructive, which makes sense as he is a teacher. Just follow this link. Finding the Unexpected in a Sketch Here is one of his sketches from the blog post. I hope you find…

This week in Mukilteo


Today is Friday, we are in Mukilteo, we will pack up the last few things from the storage shed we had while we were in France. Tuesday we drove up, met friends in Mountlake Terrace for lunch, then had dinner with other friends at our favorite place in Mukilteo, Cabernets and IPAs. Tuesday Tricia had…