Couple of Coffees

On the road again, believe it or not

We packed, then unpacked, and now we're repacked and on the road again, in Sequim, Washington, of all places. The timing worked out for my parents to come out to the Seattle area for a Music Box Society International conference. They arrived a few days in advance to spend time with us, including this jaunt up the Olympic Penninsula and into Victoria, British Columbia, tomorrow morning.

The van is different this time around, because it's full of four people's stuff and snacks. Plus I've been riding in the back seat. Yesterday we drove up to Aberdeen, Washington, to visit sister-in-law Donna and sweet niece Krista, who found her bed short-sheeted last night and text messaged us sometime past 1 a.m. to let us know. She wouldn't have gotten this surprise, of course, if she had done her blogging about her trip with us for this very site, as had been requested of her several weeks ago. On the other hand, she's apparently been busy knitting her very first, and most gorgeous, sweater, and doing sudoku. Oh, and with a job and being co-captain of the marching band's color guard. We better give her some slack. Perhaps she would e-mail us a picture of her sweater so we could post it in lieu of her What I Did on My Summer Vacation essay. Otherwise, it'll be more short-sheeting for her.

On the way to Aberdeen, we explored Olympia, always a favorite haunt, especially Wind It Up, Archibald Sisters and the scrumptious farmers' market. We're counting the days until our peaches ripen. We spent today in Port Townsend, poking our noses in and out of shops and checking out the town festival going on. People constructed living rooms out on the main Uptown Street, so gawkers and locals alike could come sit on the furniture, visit with friends and eat their lunches. The Tyler Street Coffee stop was, as always, a delicious highlight. I had fresh, oven warmed gingerbread with homemade whipped cream. Jonathan savored his americano. My parents also had coffee and a lovely not-sweet roll full of fruit and nuts.

Tonight's a room picnic with salmon from a local cart, which is apparently a local favorite at the food co-op. Mmm.

Whatever shall we do when we get home and don't have any more trips planned? And whatever shall we blog about?

posted by Laura the Writer @ 9:35 PM