Christmas 2009

Stewy & Ji

Tikki

Here you go Ben as promised a great pic of Shell!

Ji's birthday; she was a little christmas present 20 years ago! Yikes, I'm getting old!

Bellevue Arboretum

What would Christmas be without the lights!

Redondo Beach

Redondo Beach, WA at sunset.

Alaska Marine Ferry

Views from the Alaska Marine Hwy Ferry cruising the Inside Passage, Bellingham WA to Petersburg AK. We camped on the deck of the Ferry; it was like visiting a State Park with changing scenery!

Michael Jackson - The Little Prince?

OK, I confess I watched Micheal Jacksons memorial at work; It was playing in the background while I worked on a spreadsheet, I mainly listened to it but would take a peek every so often. I found Brooke Shields memories very touching and I loved the quote she gave from the Little Prince that reminded her of Michael;

“What moves me so deeply, about this little prince who is sleeping here, is his loyalty to a flower--the image of a rose that shines through his whole being like the flame of a lamp, even when he is asleep . . ." And I felt him to be more fragile still. I felt the need of protecting him, as if he himself were a flame that might be extinguished by a little puff of wind” . . .

I found myself using lots of kleenex through out the memorial but completely lost it at the end when Michael's daughter Paris Katherine spoke.

R.I.P. Michael

R.I.P. Michael & Farrah

We knew Farrah wasn't long for this world; but Michael Jackson passing on the same day! It's almost too crazy to believe! Did they conspire together to make huge Hollywood news day?

Whidbey Island Sunset

Collect all the pretty shells from the beach and you will destroy the beauty that was that beach. - a Thousand Paths to tranquillity

Top Ten Weekend Ideas

When confronted with the question; 'What do you want to do this weekend'? I am always at a loss. I decided to be proactive and compile a list of my top ten, however doing this at the kitchen table I had a lot of input from a couple of friends and my top ten turned into a top twenty ideas close to Seattle. We we go:

1) Oregon Beaches - any sandy beach!
2) Seattle Pike Place Market
3) Alki Beach- Seattle Seafair Priates land July 11th
4) Raspberry Festival, Lyden WA: July 17th & 18th
5) Gorge Outrigger Races, Stevenson WA: July 17th & 18th
6) Art Walk & Wine Gala, Prosser WA: July 18th
7) Columbia River Gorge Bluegrass Festival, Stevenson WA: July 23 - 26th
8) Any Western WA Day Hike
9) Leavenworth, WA
10) Coure de lane, ID
11) San Franciso, CA]
12) Victoria, BC
13) Rose Garden, Portland, OR
14) WA State Beaches: Kalaloch or Quinault Lodge
15) Langley, WA
16) Manor Farm Inn, Poulsbo, WA
17) Winthrop, WA
18) Renaissance Fair, Buckley, WA - 1st three weekends in August
19) Blackberry Festival, Bremerton, WA: September 5-7
20 Disneyland, CA (cause you're never too old)

Next... My vacation wish list!