Since last Thursday, Hubby and I have been in Washington's Bavarian Village of Leavenworth for the International Accordion Celebration. The town, and just about every building is decorated with scenes Bavarian, inside and out. We stayed at a different hotel this time, and it has a plethora of decorated doors. Starting with the entrance door. …
We are in Washington’s Bavarian Village for the International Accordion Celebration. This is the view from our hotel room balcony. Beautiful Leavenworth
In my reading and listening, I came across a set of words of wisdom that very much impressed me. Reading them, it seems like the one who said them had a very good grasp of morality, and human behavior. The wise person who handed down these words was an important person, and wanted those who …
Continue reading Who do you think said these words of wisdom?
The header photo shows the level of gasoline prices in my neighborhood of Western Washington. Our Dictator has said nothing about the high prices, probably because he is happy with them. He thinks that, the higher the price of gas goes, the more of his subjects will buy expensive electric cars. And he is happy …
I understand from Terri's Post this week, that June is Outdoors Month. The photos below were taken outdoors in places we have been. I am frustrated that my bad knee prevents me from doing much walking these days (re-injured my repaired ACL in left knee last week). In any case, I'm no athlete, and the …
Let it be hereby known to all present that I Hate Pink! I never wear pink, I don't buy pink furniture or accessories, and I don't like pink precious stones (red is my color). However, that doesn't mean that I ignore pink things around me, and sometimes even admire them. For instance, when I bought …
Continue reading Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge: #Pink?
We are truly blessed to live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. We are surrounded by water and mountains on all sides. In our small city of Everett, Silver Lake is just a mile from our home. Martha Lake is another couple of miles south of our house. To the west is Puget Sound, with its …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #203: Local Vistas
She wrings her hands and cackles: "Yesssss, she played right into my hands with this week's black-and-white challenge. Little does Cee Neuner know, but our house is stuffed to the gills with things piled and stacked. It was just a matter of choosing which stacks!" Let's start with the bedroom shelves. Every one of these …
Just this last weekend, Hubby and I took a drive through Carnation and the Snoqualmie Valley on the east side of Lake Washington, ostensibly looking for flooded land. We didn't find much in the way of floods, and all the roads were clear (in Spring, the Tolt, Snoqualmie, and Sammamish Rivers often overflow their banks, …
Continue reading CFFC: Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Abandoned Buildings or Barns
For most of my adult life, I have been a lover of classical music, and especially chamber music. I got my first taste of playing chamber music in the sixth grade in school, as my string quartet played for other classes of students. I remember being awfully proud of being able to play beautiful music …
