warning… sincere superlatives abound below.
Hello, America — you beautiful, magnificent, awesome, beloved country, you! It is so good to be home.
I have been enjoying the splendors of the Pacific Northwest, complete with chilly temperatures, misty sunrises, beautiful rainforests, tree frogs, hoot owls, yellow finches, rabbits (both domestic and wild!), serene pastoral vistas, rain, rolling dark clouds, and the joy of fleeting sunlight and blue skies. The best part though was spending time with my delightful twin sister and her husband. We had a lot of fun catching up (surprising how much catching up can be done between two people who typically talk at least once a day), making and eating really good food, sewing, baking, and lots of laughing, storytelling, and smiling.
Meredith put together this little montage from my week in beautiful Washington.
From left to right we have delicious vegetarian Pho from “What the Pho”; drinks at Tavolata in Seattle where we ate an amazing chickpea salad with celery and lemon, fingerling potatoes with perfect asparagus and egg in a balsamic vinaigrette, incredible gnocchi, English pea ravioli, and lighter than air lemon doughnuts; me digging in to a crazy salad from the Whole Foods Salad Bar; a tree frog found on Meredith’s back porch; homemade veggie sushi; a bunch of fresh-cut lavender from Sauvie Island; Meredith’s sunny little herb garden; a blurry 2am photograph of the owl which was the most magical woodland creature of the week; more sushi; and homemade scones with cheddar and dill.
It was truly wonderful!
I love the photo montage! What fun!
Any luck in getting to see you in Oregon? Welcome home!
Torturous! I can’t wait to be back. One month!
Don’t follow those owls into any lodges, black or white!
Welcome back! :)
sorry we missed seeing you Emily.
I didn’t think you should be around Scott.
He’s finally on the end of his sickness.
a little cough here and there.
looks like you enjoyed the northwest alright.
diane
holy bejeezus, those are not my scones!