It was a very busy summer and fall, thank you to all our wonderful
guests! We had people from all over the US Canada Europe and it was great to meet or revisit with all of
them!
Our summer season started with a vacation for Ron and I and our kids
going to Seattle to witness daughter, Jenna’s, graduation from the University
of Washington, Tacoma, with a masters in Social Work. We had purchased a
motorhome in Pasco,WA San Juan Islands
to unwind and have a good old family time in a great house on the beach! It was so fun!
Jenna has now moved back to Minnesota and works for the Alzheimer’s Association in St. Cloud. It is so
Fast forward to this week after spending a great weekend here with the
grandboys, Ron dropped them off and picked up his sister, Jan, to take “the big behemoth” to Hot Springs,
Arkansas where it will be stored until we come back to pick it up in February
and tour the gulf coast for 2 months. No worries, our wonderful in-keepers Cal and Bonnie will be here to welcome and take care of our guests during our absence.
Ron left just in the nick of
time as the snow started flying up here! Nothing is sticking to the streets yet and
hopefully won’t for quite a while. The dalias
were gorgeous this year and were flowering profusely right up until yesterday
when the 30 degree temps got them. Now time to dig and store. Planted garlic
yesterday from bulbs received from some wonderful California
Quick sidebar for a craft idea: I saw the
cutest checkerboard painted pumpkins on Etsy the other day. They used
artificial pumpkins but I bought a real white (ghost) pumpkin and thought I
would paint black squares on it like a checkerboard. Then decorate the stem
area with fall leaves, etc, How cute would that be?!
Okay, 2 rooms to clean, pay some bills, take the dog for a walk, do
some yard work and craft – maybe not in that order! Have a great day and always
be ready to see the surprises and beauty around you!
Karen