Friends

I had lunch yesterday at a friend's home. She has a lovely home and prepared a very nice lunch. It was a chance for some "old work friends" to get together. We only see each other a couple of times a year so there was lots of GABBING going on. I am thankful for lasting friendships....especially when these friends are willing to listen to me gab on and on about my excitement for my 'soon to be' dream trip!!!

Bill and Jane Hipp

I had lunch and an afternoon visit last week with my very good friends Bill and Jane Hipp. I haven't seen them in a long time......it is terrible how I let time get away from me like that. They have moved into a senior living complex called Christa Shores in Silverdale. It is very nice and has a wonderful view. We had lunch in their dining room......very tasty indeed.
Wonderful afternoon with wonderful old friends!!

Grad School Roomie Visits

My friends Jean and Lou Buffardi came for a visit last week. Jean was one of my room mates at the University of Pittsburgh where I attended graduate school from 1969 to 1971. The Buffardi's currently live in Virginia. It was a fun visit.

Dairy Queen Treats

I went on a spur of the moment outing on Sunday. I met Melody and the kids at the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma. We had a short but fun visit at the Zoo and then the playground and then Dairy Queen. I just HAD to get a sweet treat for those sweet kids!!

Great Visit in Puyallup

I went to Puyallup to visit with Corbin, Melody, Elliott and Norah. I was there from Thursday through Saturday......and the days were filled with fun activities that really gave me a flavor of the community they have moved into. Everything we did was just a nice walking distance from their home. This place is SO perfect for them.

I had been to Seattle during Seafair and picked up some pirate stuff for the kids. They loved playing pirates.
Thursday evening we walked to Pioneer Park for a free evening concert. Grandma took treats of course. Both kids loved dancing to the music.


Friday morning we walked to the library for story hour and spent some time playing at the playground and having snacks.

Saturday morning we packed the kids into this cute wagon I had found at our Lakeland Village garage sale and were off to the Farmer's Market....also held at Pioneer Park.

The library was having a "Sidewalk Art" event so we participated in that also.


What a wonderful visit...........and I loved experiencing the things this little family does most every week now.

Summer Days

Practicing that "Hang Loose" sign for tropical days to come!!
Spending my days trying to stay cool and have fun with friends!! Floating, exploring, playing, clogging.......what a wonderful summer!!

Spent a day driving up the south shore of Hood Canal with my friend Jeanne.....ended up at the 7 Cedars Casino in Sequim for a bit.....even came out $9.50 ahead!

What a gorgeous day riding around in Jeanne's cute little Miata!!

The annual summer clogging picnic at Twanoh Falls on Hood Canal is always great fun. We danced for HOURS.......and it was HOT!!

What could be better??

I got to spend a lot of time with my grandchildren last weekend. Of COURSE their parents left on a date............so we just played and played and I did all those fun Grandma things!!