We have had such a marvelous time with Carla here for over ten days..and we have spent quality time together as
well as sight-seeing. Our road trip was to visit my cousin on the Olympic Peninsula, with our first stop in the quaint town of
Poulsbo, where Carla has a good friend (from back in Burke VA, Carla's first call after seminary). Robin had us for dinner and a marvelous walking tour of this town - and we want to go back another time. With the kind of rainy cool
weather we have, flowers are just magnificent everywhere, and
Poulsbo was no exception. Our time with Carl & Sue was exceptional - a visit to Port Townsend with all its cute stores and sites, hiking to
Marymere Falls, and the most spectacular trip to Deer Park - where it seemed we might be falling off the edge of the earth. It was both eerie and gorgeous, and we were so high!
We have also toured the Chateau Ste. Michelle winery, with lunch at the Red Hook Brewery nearby; visited our neighborhood pub a couple of times, worshipped at University Pres in Seattle with our friends, Peter & Diane Wilson, and special friends of Carla's who worship there, Jessica & Mike.
Last Sunday, we were joined by Jane & Joe
Skeen, who have been mentioned in previous blogs. It was such a fun reunion for Jane and Carla - when we all lived in Marshall MO, Jane used to baby-sit with our daughters...and tho we have kept in touch over the years, the girls probably had not seen each other for over 30 years!
This week Jerry and I had a treat - we were able to join two dear friends from our Wichita KS congregation for lunch at Cutter's, down on the water near Pike Place Market. Sharon Moore and Sandi Simon had been hiking on the Olympic Peninsula for several days and had this free day in Seattle. We were so grateful to spend some time with them catching up. We are always grateful when friends keep track of us and let us know when they are in the area!
Tonight we just finished having dinner with Brian, a friend and colleague of Carla's in the Kansas City area, who is here visiting his family. They enjoyed a Mariner's ballgame this afternoon, and now Carla and I are packing...because tomorrow I am leaving to accompany Carla on a drive down the coastal highway as far as San Francisco...and really looking forward to the beautiful sights along the coast.
We have had such a marvelous time with Carla here for over ten days..and we have spent quality time together as 
well as sight-seeing. Our road trip was to visit my cousin on the Olympic Peninsula, with our first stop in the quaint town of Poulsbo, where Carla has a good friend (from back in Burke VA, Carla's first call after seminary). Robin had us for dinner and a marvelous walking tour of this town - and we want to go back another time. With the kind of rainy cool weather we have, flowers are just magnificent everywhere, and Poulsbo was no exception. Our time with Carl & Sue was exceptional - a visit to Port Townsend with all its cute stores and sites, hiking to Marymere Falls, and the most spectacular trip to Deer Park - where it seemed we might be falling off the edge of the earth. It was both eerie and gorgeous, and we were so high!
We have also toured the Chateau Ste. Michelle winery, with lunch at the Red Hook Brewery nearby; visited our neighborhood pub a couple of times, worshipped at University Pres in Seattle with our friends, Peter & Diane Wilson, and special friends of Carla's who worship there, Jessica & Mike.
Last Sunday, we were joined by Jane & Joe Skeen, who have been mentioned in previous blogs. It was such a fun reunion for Jane and Carla - when we all lived in Marshall MO, Jane used to baby-sit with our daughters...and tho we have kept in touch over the years, the girls probably had not seen each other for over 30 years!
This week Jerry and I had a treat - we were able to join two dear friends from our Wichita KS congregation for lunch at Cutter's, down on the water near Pike Place Market. Sharon Moore and Sandi Simon had been hiking on the Olympic Peninsula for several days and had this free day in Seattle. We were so grateful to spend some time with them catching up. We are always grateful when friends keep track of us and let us know when they are in the area!
Tonight we just finished having dinner with Brian, a friend and colleague of Carla's in the Kansas City area, who is here visiting his family. They enjoyed a Mariner's ballgame this afternoon, and now Carla and I are packing...because tomorrow I am leaving to accompany Carla on a drive down the coastal highway as far as San Francisco...and really looking forward to the beautiful sights along the coast.
