More family

Matt and Lindsay got here Friday.

Elise, Conner, Cameron, and Taylor.

Elise already lives here in the Pacific Northwest with Tony and Teigan.  Conner and Cameron came from Colorado.

Brian and Becky, Tony, Teigan.

Tony and Taylor.

Mister Kitty.

Elise and Teigan test driving the zero gravity recliners.

We’re all gathering for Kyle’s wedding tomorrow.

Ribs for dinner at brother Bill’s

The ribs were wonderful.  Ate till I was full, then a little while later, had some more for dessert.

Good company.

Tom and Kathy, Bill and Pat, Suzanne.

It’s always worth a walk through the garden.

Now there is a convertible in his garage for the summer months.

Evening light.

Had a mechanical issue

Suffered a blowout a week ago.  The hamstring on my left leg popped.  I’m otherwise wonderfully healthy, but the muscle injury is restricting my mobility.  We’re sure it’s only a partial tear because I can still use it if I’m careful.  Suzanne got us in to the E.R. at her hospital to see a physician and get a referral, then used her superpowers as a patient advocate nurse to get us in to see a sports orthopedist in the U.W. system next week.

That should keep us rolling.

We were chilled on the coast

Temperatures in the fifties and sixties with a breeze off the Pacific.  It was good to get a little inland.  Less wind.  A few degrees warmer.  In fact, there is a heat advisory in effect here.  It’s going to be 80 degrees, or almost 80 degrees for three days in a row!

I can tell you what we call temperatures like that in South Texas.  Morning.

Edmonds, WA

Summer Solstice.

2026 Summer Trip Map

Christie and Andy’s house.

The van fits right in their back driveway. 

We can hang out at their house for home base and still retire to sleep in our own bed.

Had a family get together at dinnertime.

Teigan and Elise, Tony, Kyle and Alexis, Christie and Andy.  Teigan, Elise, and Tony, all from Colorado, share an apartment together here now.  Close by, so it’s easy for this group to congregate.