There’s a saying up here in the PNW that summer begins July 5th, notoriously July 4th is cool, windy and rainy. But this year the sun god blessed Seattle with an amazing warm and sunny day, perfect for attending the annual Wooden Boat Festival at the Center for Wooden Boats on Lake Union in Seattle. Over 100 wooden boats from dinghies to […]
Capitol Campus
In the 18 years I’ve lived in Washington I’d never been inside the state’s capitol. We’ve driven by it dozens of times, walked the streets and lake around it but hadn’t taken the time to visit inside until this week. Wednesday was the perfect day, a beautiful 70 degrees and no commitments. So we dropped the top on the car […]
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Madison Falls, Olympic National Park, Elwha River Area Third Beach, Olympic National Park, La Push Area Thanks for reading.Nancy Cherry Eifert
Dosewallips (doh’-si-wall-ips)
Spring has finally arrived in the PNW with temperatures nearing 70 degrees (those of you in the south can stop laughing). Spring fever has us taking advantage of every nice day for camping or just day-hiking and last Sunday we opted for the Dosewallips River Trail. Dropping the top on the Miata (for the […]
Sidonie’s Cooking Classes
For the past three weeks I’ve had a wonderful experience attending and photographing Sidonie’s ‘Indian Cooking Class’ series in Port Townsend. The series consists of four classes each focusing on a different area of India. I have learned a great deal from her about the foods of each, the warmer, heavier cooking in the north […]
Meet Sekiu
More than 15,000 people voted in naming Seattle Aquarium’s new baby otter. Sekiu was the winning name from five choices, Willapa, Shi Shi, Elwha, Sekiu and Sequim. ‘Miracle’ didn’t even make the top 5. I voted for Shi Shi (pronounced Shy Shy) but Sekiu was my second choice. Last week I visited Sekiu, Aniak (mom) […]