We flew home today.
But first, we visited a National Historical Park, Fort Vancouver, in Washington state.
There we saw a couple of anvils in a blacksmith's shop, so I took photos for Squirt, who likes anvils!
8-9-19
Today we left our cabin and took a ferry to Bainbridge Island from Seattle. There, we had lunch (crepes) and I visited a yarn shop. The drive off the island down to Portland was very long because of traffic. We spent the night in a nice hotel (it was great!) and prepared to fly out the next day.
8-8-19
We were determined to see the Cascades National Park since we were so close, so we drove as close as we could and hiked in, dropped a geo marker, then checked the map when we got back to the car. Yep! we made it into the park.
8-7-19
We drove up to Bellingham, WA with Jes and rented this cabin for a couple of nights. We took Jes to see her friend from high school and we had dinner with her and her husband and their two adorable daughters. We ate at a Beer Garden in Bellingham.
I had a hard time sleeping because the hot water heater made a noise- a very high pitched noise. You would think that in a cabin in the woods I wouldn't have trouble sleeping... but then there are these electronic things!
8-6-19
The crew came back from backpacking today and i was so glad to have them back. We went out to dinner. The first restaurant we went to had a great garden (see picture above of me and Jes) but it didn't have a table for us, so we went to a different restaurant which was pretty good. Jes was giving dating advice to Willy and Squirt, and the waitress enjoyed the conversation.
Afterwards we drove out to the spit and took some pictures looking back towards the town of Port Angeles.
This one below is looking away from the town towards Canada.
8-4-19
I used to dream of the luxury of being alone in a cabin. Now I have that luxury and I want to be home. I have books to read, the Internet, yarn, Netflix, Hulu, HBO, and a creek and a swing outside.... and a car and places to go if I want.... but being alone gets old. Being alone gets old. It's nice in small chunks but not bigger ones. Especially when there is no clay. It's amazing how much I do NOT want to work, to do anything related to my JOB, the one I get paid to do. I'm possessed by clay and being away from it is hard. I bet my mom feels this way about cooking.
8-3-19
Today I finished a business card design for my pottery business and ordered 100 of them from the company, Canva.
I also reviewed an article and finished my syllabus and Canvas course assignments.
Then I went berry picking and then went to the store and made a blackberry/thimbleberry crumble for the returning backpackers, and also made them dinner.
It was SO nice to have them back in the house.
8-2-19
I didn't leave the cabin today. I designed a business card for my pottery business using Canva (I think it looks great!), I worked on my Canvas course module and syllabus for Methods class, and designed and ordered a book for my mom. What else..... Hmmm..... I knit and listened to podcasts!!!
8-1-19
Malabrigo yarn... my favorite.
Making socks... my jam.
Today the crew left on their backpacking trip. I was determined to overcome my fears and get out of the house. So, I drove Squirt's car into town and parked and went to the yarn shop and bought some yarn... and had a nice conversation with a couple of women there. Then went to an art gallery where I met a potter that I'd been conversing with. Next week she's going to show me her studio. We talked for a long time and I bought one of her mugs.
Feeling victorious over my anxieties, I came back to the cabin in the woods and made a big tall glass of iced decaf, listened to The Potter's Cast, and knit.
Things I want to do while I'm alone in the woods...
1. Get my class ready for fall
2. Write my sabbatical proposal
3. Review that article
4. Design a pottery business card
5. Pick blackberries and make a cobbler for when the crew comes back
6. Design Mom's book
7. Drink decaf lattes, listen to podcasts, and knit
8. Not be scared
7-31-19
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