Wednesday, June 23, 2021

A Surprise Get-Out-of-Town for Jerry for Father's Day!

 A road trip to Woodinville for a couple night stay away from home.  The Willows will be our home for the next couple nights!  BUT, before we check in there, we have some wine tasting to do at DeLille Cellars!  Karen Gimse help me set it up and it was perfect!  Found three out of four that were good enough that we wanted to buy some to take with us.

After our tasting, we had an hour to to fill before we could check in.  Across the street was Chateau Ste Michele, another winery, so we walked the grounds there.  It was pretty... but boy, oh boy, way bigger and way more commercial.  DeLille was more to our liking... still was fun to walk the area.  

Checked in to the Willows...Such a beautiful place and so peaceful.  Walked the grounds, relaxed and then had a small dinner... and more wine!  Back in the room now, plan on going out later on to see the stars.  We think we're far enough away from all the city lights, the sky should be pretty... In the meantime, a photo journal of our adventures today!






Entrance into Chateau is pretty..




The Willows!







Above/Below  Artichokes!


Our Room....








Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Good Bye Oliver.... September 10, 2020...








Today you did the bravest thing
Today you set me free.
Thank you for showing me
The ultimate dignity.

I'm sorry that my leaving
Has broken your kind heart.
But we knew this day would come
The day we had to part.

Don't think I did not hear
Every word you said
Don't think I did not feel
Your loving hand upon my head.

Today you did the bravest thing
Today you set me free.
Thank you for a wonderful life
Thank you for loving me. ❤

Author: Debbie Gaskin

Friday, March 6, 2020

Diva's in Tucson Celebrating a Birthday and Just Being Together!

Little did we know, this was truly the last time we would be physically together.  When I returned to Washington, our state was pretty much the first place the Coronovirus reared it's head and seem to be spreading... a couple weeks later, NYC followed with even bigger numbers. By now, we were asked to quarantine in our homes, only going out for essential things   But, these photo journals show our trip to Arizona was a great memory we had to look back on!









Thursday, February 20, 2020

A Trip to Aloha Land - Maui...

What a great way to spend the first part of February!  Little did we know, in less than a month, our lives would be turned upside down due to the Covid-19 outbreak.  It makes our visit even more special... What follows are art pages telling some of our story!