Tall ships and August

Mount Baker above Pat's shoulder.  If you can make the image larger you might see it. I need a better camera than my phone!

 I will blogg only at the end of each month... just to let friends know we are still among the living. We were so very saddened by many events this month in our Nation.  It is hard to write about all the issues which face our Nation without getting into politics and science which I have tried my best to avoid, my darling son Ben says Momma you just have to what you think is right and keep on.  So soon you may see a blogg you want to avoid, I will warn you.
Our planned next adventure is to the Olympics just around the corner in these parts and the Pacific camping towards the end of September.
August was the month of cool mornings in the high 50s and warm afternoons, high 70s. We only had one day above 80 To keep Pat's mind off  of  the WAITING GAME, we went sailing on a tall ship. It was fun, the crew consisted of 4 females, including the first mate. Those little bumps you see up in the air is one of the women with two male crewmen unleashing the sails.  I talked to her a while and she said she will be doing this forever or until her body gives out and then she will captain.  They live on the boat which belongs to a nonprofit association out of Aberdeen here in WA and go up and down the coast with another ship doing these tours and sails. I told her Carol stories about her mother being a Sea Hen.

From the Tall Ship called the Hawaiian Chieftain you can see Olele Point. The property is around the point.  (left)

Pat out on property that is full of thistle and a noxious weed called common groundsel and tansy ragwort.  Tansy ragwort is very pretty, but it is poisonous and the other wild flower we have is foxglove. The thistle and groundsel ar the big problem.  Can't have my wildflower field where Pat is standing until they are gone.  We have seen Ben and Kelsey 6 times for walks and good food.  They came up and gave advise about how to get the weeds off the part of our land that was clear cut (rent goats, yes there are companies that do this, they put an electric fence around the area you want cleared of weeds and leave a heard of goats for a few days. Bye Bye noxious weeds), but first we still need to get the building permit and then it will be another 10 months before we move in.  I keep thinking ok I can do this! I can be patient for 10 months after all I waited 9 months for both Ben and Toby.

We had a wonderful dinner at the ForestFest event with the Jefferson Land Trust at Finn River Cider Farm.  The Land Trust saves the watershed by saving  farms and forests.  I think we will be coming more involved with them as time goes on.   https://saveland.org/save-land/farms-fish-forest-forever/

We have been to the Quimper UU 2 times.  They are a huge congregation 400+ members and another 200+ friends. Pat went to one choir practice but since they have two services we don't know if he can spend the time from 8:30am-12:30+ every other Sunday since we are trying to get by with one car.

Behind the altar at the Quimper UU

 We are 25 minutes away from the UU, a lot different than just driving 7 minutes.

This was a way the UU has been responding to the political upheavals in this country by making a huge hanging of Peace Origami doves to remind them they Stand on the Side of Love.

Beautiful beams in Quimper UU.

Flower Arrangement with Quilted Banners

We are living in the RV at a forested RV Park in Port Ludlow, grocery shopping is down the road at Port Hadlock 10 miles away and 33 miles away at SunnyFarms in Sequim.  Big Box Stores across the Hood Canal Bridge in Poulsbo, Silverdale.  If the submarines are going under the bridge you may be held up for an hour. 

Right down the road though is a little bay called Matts Matts which is great for kayaking. 

Port Townsend has lots of really good restaurants, music and culture, reminds us of a larger Port Jefferson, we go there to the farmer's market, see the contractor and take care of business like getting new licences. It is the county seat. Getting doctors set up here is just like back in Stony Brook. It takes 3 months for an appointment..

Ok so that is the NEWS.  Watch out for next months update.  Our address is for now 46 Village Way, PMB 230, Port Ludlow, WA 98365

Olele Point, Ben and Kelsey We Are Finally Here Just missing Toby

So we made it here to Washington and Olele Point  You can almost see the homesite except at Port Ludlow they are having an extreme weather heat advisory...in the mid to high 80s (don't laugh) but it is producing an inversion so you can't see the mountains, Cascades-we think, should be out there beyond.  The property needs a lot of work, but the eagles are still flying over.

 Somewhere in front of the log will be the house.

Ben and Kelsey with Pat  We had two wonderful days with them.  They are only an hour and half  away, brought us great soft cheese (has a special frenc name?) and home whipped butter, enough to last us a year . We hope Toby will join us sometime for all the future that is here.  We saw 2 eagles land in a tree and on the shore, they were fishing, nice and one on our property which needs a tremendous amount of work to make it the eden I hope for. ..Will keep everyone advised.