Miscellaneous Comments & Observations

Back in February or March I was in a meeting at which we were discussing monthly activities for the women at church. The group wanted to have a "garden party" the second week of June and were discussing where it might be held. A number of people commented that we had to remember that it might be too "cold" to have it outside in the evening. "Too cold?" I was amazed. A "cold" June evening just doesn't compute in my experience. Guess what? We had the activity this week. It had to be held inside, not because of rain, but because it was too cold!

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Speaking of cold - This fleece jacket is part of my daily attire, almost year round. At least it was our first year in this area, and has been so far the beginning of our second year. It's almost the middle of June and we're both still wearing long sleeve shirts and usually several layers.  I was wearing my winter coat until just last week.  Joe agrees that it is downright chilly here. We have the furnace set in the mid60s. It still comes on some nights. We enjoy these moderate temperatures. 

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Say "Seattle" and most people think "rain." Check out the blog posts labeled "weather" to see what we've written about the rain. Columbus actually gets more rain than Seattle. It rains more days in Seattle but overall there's about an inch less rain than in Columbus. Seattle's rain tends to be more of a drizzle than a downpour. As long as you have a hood on your coat, you're set. Umbrellas usually aren't needed. 

I bought this coat decades ago when I was in Salt Lake City for a genealogy conference. There was a HUGE Eddie Bauer warehouse sale going on at the Salt Palace Convention Center. The coat is a wonderful weight and I love the color - and it has a hood!

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Joe and I don't always have the same ideas about decor. A few weeks ago we were in Leavenworth, Washington checking out some details for our family reunion. Walking by one store, Joe was captivated by a toilet paper holder he saw in the window. The two foot tall monkey holds his nose, wears a plunger on his head (to hold more toilet paper), and dispenses toilet paper from a roll held between his feet. Just what every bathroom needs, according to Joe. We moved on and Joe kept talking about the monkey. We had lunch and wandered around for a while longer. We were going back to the car a different way when Joe reminded me we had to go back to the store with the monkey. We did. Fortunately the thing was so expensive that Joe had to admit we shouldn't buy it. So - the next day, he found the thing on the Internet and printed a picture for our bathroom. Nice touch, don't you agree? 

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