After a not so restful night, I’m exhausted but it’s only 7:22 p.m. which I feel is too early for bed. So, I’ll share a few photos of my week, which had some (not all) positive moments. Such is life, right?
John captured this not-so-lovely picture of me next to Scarecrow Dolly. Why did I cock my head that way? And my black leggings blend into the cube behind me. We ended up spending $7 for our trip to the Fair: two delicious scones from under the grandstand, free entrance, shuttle down from a Park and Ride and all the free sights the event had to offer. We’re old folks, thus we ooh and ahh over the flowers, the art and photography, the animals (chickens are beautiful and piglets are cute!), the Japanese Internment Exhibit (Puyallup had a temporary facility called Camp Harmony) and the people watching. In the internment exhibit, both John and I recognized names of prominent local farmers and businesspeople whose families still live in the area; I wondered if any of them got their properties back after they were released.
There were so many dahlias of all different colors and styles.
Is this some kind of dahlia too? Whatever it is, I loved it!
John and I were impressed by the Washington State exhibit. Look at all these apples! I hadn’t heard of some of them. My favorite: The Cosmic Crisp. It’s spoiled me for anything else.
Beer! 🙂
My week has also included chilling with the grandsons. Ian is pulling himself up to stand now and crawling everywhere. He’s such a smiler and full of personality!
With increased mobility come many more mishaps. The poor little guy’s face is a little battered. Still grinning though, as well as drooling. His teeth are coming in fast and furious.
I’ll see these dudes soon for Sharky’s soccer practice, followed by a date night for their parents. Hopefully, I’ll survive trying to get them to bed!
We’ve moved into autumn temperatures in the morning and Mari is delighted to have *her* fire on. My Ireland friend and roomie bought me a coffee cup warmer as a thank you gift. I don’t think a metal mug is the best use of it though. I’m going to switch to ceramic.
My local hardware store has pumpkin spice popcorn? And Chai latte? No, thank you!
Anders gets an M&M when he uses the potty; he always chooses green which is his favorite color. When I go to the bathroom, he insists that I MUST have a treat, and it has to be blue, my favorite color. I don’t turn down chocolate and Anders loves it when I make my tongue blue.
Next on my agenda: The Seahawks play tomorrow and John is making chili. He doesn’t like mine which offends me a bit. I put in a variety of beans and corn whereas he just uses pinto beans. Our tastes vary on several things: some foods (oysters and clams for him, NOT for me), music (easy listening for him, different types of rock and some pop and classical for me) and apparently, CHILI.
After over eight years, I think we can make this relationship work. 🙂
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