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| The garden at Pilgrim Firs Camp was alive with bees. |
Weather: It is a lovely summer day, warm and pleasant in the shade, a little too toasty in the sun.
Hold on to your horses: The politics in this country are so awful. AWFUL. Hang on. Don't get discouraged. Keep your head up. Volunteer your time for causes that help others. Don't spread misinformation. Don't believe everything you hear on TV or see in the Internet. Read a book, go for a walk, or watch a comedy show to distract yourself. Stay sane.
Northwest Stone Sculptors' Show: Our friend, Carol, took a week-long class on sculpting stones held at a camp near Port Orchard called Pilgrim Firs. She was a beginner but many of the other 75 participants were quite advanced. Yesterday the artists hosted an art show to show off their creations. We enjoyed seeing their works and hearing about their experiences at "camp". Below is a collage on some of my favorites.
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| My favorite stone was the honeycomb calcite seen in the top left, middle right, and bottom left and right. It seemed to shine from within. |
Mt. Rainier National Park: Earlier in the week, while Carol was attending her stone cutter's camp, Don and I took her husband and our friend, Ken, up to Mt. Rainier National Park. The day was exceptionally lovely. Don and Ken took a long walk up the mountain, encountering snow, ice, and slush. I stayed back at the lodge, still nursing the sprained knee I got from my trip last month. The day before we took Ken to a Seattle Mariners Game and just about expired in the heat. We are pretty lucky to live so close to both big city stuff, like sports teams and theater shows in one direction, and a beautiful National Park in the other direction. Both within an hour/ hour and half of our home.
Our grandkids: have been at our house several times these past two weeks-- swimming naked in our hot tub, pretending it is a pool. They've also gone to the zoo, and inner-tubing with their parents. Gotta love summer! (No photo of the skinny-dippin' boys!)
Books. Books. Books: Because of my bum knee and the 90+ degree temperatures during the days, I admit I am spending more time inside reading than I ever remember doing in past summers.
- I've completed in the past two weeks:
- The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea-- a Mexican-American family as they traverse the distance between two cultures.
- Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan -- a Family caught in the crosshairs of the Sri Lankan civil war.
- The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments by Hadley Vlahos -- a hospice nurse shares her experiences with her patients as they transition toward death.
- Currently reading
- Sarah Canary by Karen Joy Fowler -- a book club selection set in Washington State in the late 1800s, an odd, surreal look at medical and male attitudes toward women and people of other races. 66%, print.
- The Women by Kristin Hannah -- The Vietnam War and its aftermath through the eyes of a female combat nurse. 60%, audio.
- Blogging posts and review (click on hyperlinks)s:
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| Our grand-cat, one of four ginger cats owned by our daughters, Sasha, upside-down. |
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| Keep this in mind when you watch the Republican National Convention this week. |
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