K is for Katie!

K is for Katie K is for our Katie. Katherine on her birth certificate. This photo was taken by Jamie Spiro. This is a repost from a few years back but I was stumped for the letter K and am always ready to share about our wonderful daughter Katie. Our Katie has an amazing amount [...]

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Port Townsend Yard Art!

It’s been a long time since I’ve been out and about with the opportunity to see some good yard art. This last Saturday while Dear and I were driving up and down the streets of Port Townsend, Washington, we spotted a few gems… This house was serious with two of everything plus a surveillance camera [...]

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The Washington Monument

I’m trying to finish posting my Washington D.C. photos. These are the shots I got of the Washington Monument. The Washington Monument is the most prominent structure in Washington, D.C. and one of the city’s early attractions. It was built in honor of George Washington, who led the country to independence and then became its [...]

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Port Townsend Architecture and Gardens…

Lots of photos for you and few words to go with them. I’ll just let you enjoy. I think this was my favorite home we happened by on Saturday morning. I love the porch and the great yard. It was interesting to see how many inns and old homes were up for sale. We wondered [...]

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Port Townsend, Washington ~

On Saturday Dear and I left very early from our house to catch a 5:35 a.m. ferry from Edmonds, Washington across the Sound to Kingston. After disembarking the ferry we had an hour drive to our destination. We arrived in Port Townsend a little before 7 a.m. with time to kill before breakfast.  Besides Dear [...]

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Savior, Teach Me Day by Day ~ Hymn

Savior, Teach Me Day by Day Savior, teach me day by day Love’s sweet lesson to obey, Sweeter lesson cannot be, Loving Him who first loved me. With a child’s glad heart of love At Thy bidding may I move, Prompt to serve and follow Thee, Loving Him who first loved me. Teach me thus [...]

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5:35 A.M. Ferry to Kingston!

Who chooses to get up on a Saturday and head out at 4:45 A.M. without a fishing pole? Dear and Ellen B.! I’ll share more in the next few days on our adventure… Hope your weekend is going well!

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FFF ~ Summer?

Friday already and time to look back for a week and think about blessings in your life. Thank you Susanne for the reminder to think on good things.           1. I’ve had the chance to enjoy summer vicariously in seeing photos like these my niece in California shared. Our daughter Katie [...]

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Thomas Jefferson Memorial

Have you noticed when playing the Alphabe-Thursday Meme how fast the weeks fly? We are already on the letter J. Thank you to our hostess Jenny for a good reason to remember our ABC’s. J is for Jenny and for the Thomas Jefferson Memorial. Thomas Jefferson In the thick of party conflict in 1800, Thomas [...]

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Folk Art ~ We the People…

Can you read this? Isn’t it clever? This was in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. This was one of my favorite museums to visit in Washington D.C. The truth of the matter, is my favorite museums and places to visit were ones that weren’t over the top noisy and filled with 20 or [...]

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