We
always say we’re going to Seattle, but my sisters actually live in Monroe and Federal
Way. They willingly drive us up and down
the freeway between their homes. This year while in Monroe, we were able to see
five of Kathy’s six children and some of their family members. And while in Federal Way, we had lunch with
Tamara and her daughter, Cindy.
We
ordered up a week of PERFECT weather. I
kid you not. The daytime temps were
between 72 and 74. It dipped to about 60
in the evenings. Clear, blue skies and
lots of sunshine. Very low humidity. Thank you Seattle, WA,
for giving us perfect weather.
Highlights
of the trip include: tons of game playing at Kathy’s, delicious meals, spending
time with her family, freshly-picked homemade raspberry pie at Kammy’s,
shopping at Deseret Book, attending the beautiful Seattle Temple, going to the
Chihuly Garden and Glass Exhibit with Kathy, eating at Salty’s with Tam and Cindy while
looking out at beautiful Puget Sound, and of course, many walks with Kathy’s dog,
Teddy. Russ tried to be helpful to
both my sisters and ended up spending a good part of two days on a deck project
for Kathy. Just one reason I love him so much. He is awesome at giving service and does so with a smile.
I
wish we could squeeze the middle USA states together so that TN and WA were almost
touching. I would visit the Seattle area
much more often. But for now, I’ll just
cling to the wonderful memories of this year’s visit.
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| Kathy and me at her home in Monroe |
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| Playing "Slide Five" with Kathy and her son, Scott |
Below: a few of the pictures I took at the Chihuly Exhibit
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| Kammy's homemade raspberry pie |
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| Lunch at Salty's with Cindy and Tamara |
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| Only pix we had with the Puget Sound showing |
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| Inside Salty's with my sister Tamara and her daughter Cindy |
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| Space Needle at Seattle Center Seattle, WA Temple
Thanks for the memories, Seattle, Sisters, and Company.
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10 comments:
thanks for the pics.
turns out i have heard of that glass artist. they have one of his works at Abravanel Hall in SLC.
Joel, thanks for the great link.
Brad told me my sons would have heard of this artist---my daughters had not. So far, two out of three. We'll see if Troy has heard of Chihuly.
oh yeah.. he was at the de Young a few years back:
http://www.weloveartanddesign.com/2008_05_01_archive.html
Sigh.. need to get back to Seattle.
Yea! Three for three. My culturally astute sons. So proud.
Troy, did you go to the exhibit last time you were in Seattle? It's pretty impressive and BIG. Inside, as well as in the gardens. Thanks for the additional link. I'm going there now.
Listen, just because I'd never heard of Chihooey doesn't mean I'm not culturally astute. I did watch a glass blowing demonstration at Dollywood a few weeks ago, after all.
Nice report, Mom. :)
ok, I didn't recognize his name, but I know his work. Great pictures!
Okay I don't remember the context in which I said that but let me say I know my sisters are cultured too! :)
looks like a great trip. One of these days we'll get there.
I loved your pictures! Yes, I have heard and seen some of the art but never been to the Chihuly exhibit you visited. Will be on my to do list next time in Seattle. Your sister's pictures bring back memories that go back 50+ years...and I'm NOT that old!
It was so great to see you and Russ! Thanks for coming to visit and for all your hard work while you were here! Great pictures!
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