Home to Austin

On Saturday our return trip to Austin was long. We were delayed in Vegas for almost 6 hours; fortunately I had a book. When we walked out of the Austin airport at 1:30 a.m., the heat was intense, but it felt good to be home.

Mt. Rainier

We spent yesterday afternoon and today with Dee Broughton, who now lives near Mt. Rainier in rural southern Washington. We homeschooled our kiddos together, long ago.

Point Ruston

Last night we went with Bob and Laurie and Sam to dinner in Point Ruston to celebrate Laurie’s birthday and our anniversary tomorrow. This morning we drove across the bridge to Gig Harbor, an historic community that boasts a charming downtown and neighborhoods with...

Sequim Bay State Park

Monday afternoon we crossed the Hood Canal Floating Bridge to the Olympic Peninsula, where we visited the gorgeous Sequim Bay State Park. Yesterday we explored some of Olympic National Park, sans hiking. We drove up to Hurricane Ridge and then Crescent Lake. A full...

Tacoma

It was very hard to leave Vancouver this morning. But we did, and I had my post-surgical checkup. My staples are out, and I’m cleared for limited activity for the next six weeks. Tonight we’re lounging around our Tacoma hotel. This next week we’re playing by...