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Elko’s Blog:  There’s No Whining In Washington

One of my mom’s favorite movie lines is “There’s no crying in baseball” from A League of Their Own.  Lately she’s been saying “There’s no whining in Washington.”     My dad has been unhappy with the weather since we left … Continue reading

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Past and Present

We returned to the states to Kayak Point County Park north of Everett.  It is a nice wooded campground and our site had a view of Port Susan through the trees.  Unfortunately the trail was quite muddy from persistent rains … Continue reading

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Children of a Common Mother Playing on an Island

During winters in Arizona we have become friends with a few Canadian couples.  We are Children of a Common Mother as indicated by the inscription on the Peace Arch at the border near Blaine, Washington. We met Catie, Gordon, Dave and Linda … Continue reading

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“SEA-uh-tle”

We had a student from Paris stay with us many years ago and her father called Seattle  “SEA-uh-tle.”  Randy and I have referred to it as SEA-uh-tle ever since.  Seattle is a great place to visit but a hard place to … Continue reading

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Family and Chocolate

We knew from years of experience that spring weather in Boise can be highly variable.   We survived a Sunday morning snow in mid March. While Randy stayed in Boise to finish his treatments, I went to Vancouver to spend time … Continue reading

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Big Winners!

If only Randy and I had known we were big winners before we left Las Vegas!  No telling what we could have done with that information.  The only clue we had was that Randy won an eBay auction for the … Continue reading

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Variety in Vegas!

We timed our trip through Las Vegas to attend the Mountain West Basketball Tournament. Both Boise State teams were high seeds and we hoped to watch quite a few of their games. We arrived in Las Vegas in time for … Continue reading

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Loving Arizona: The Epilogue

We had a terrific month in Mesa!   There is so much to do in the Valley of the Sun. Even though I wrote about a lot, there was still more.  We enjoyed seeing Randy’s brother and his wife each … Continue reading

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Chapter 5: Yours, Mine and Ours

For those who remember the 1968 movie Yours, Mine and Ours, this blog isn’t about kids. We have one “kid” and she is ours. This blog is about three museums, one in Randy’s wheelhouse, one in mine, and one that … Continue reading

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Chapter 4: Gotta Get Those Tickets!

I started looking at the Cubs’ Spring Training ticket site in December.  I knew from experience that Cubs’ spring training games frequently sell out.  Since the Mariners were going to be playing the Cubs just once while we were in … Continue reading

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