We have had a good week in spite of all the negative news going on. We often watch the late night talk show monologues on YouTube since we don’t have live news. “A spoonful of humor helps the yuck go down.” (Apologies to Julie Andrew’s.) This morning I woke up thinking about the tranquility of…
Tag: France
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 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…
This week back home, mostly
We got off the ship last Thursday, then headed for San Diego to visit family and meet a new addition, our three month old grand-nephew. While we were there we visited Presidio Park. It is the location of the first permanent settlement in California, a fortified city, built in 1769. The park also has the…