Monday, August 16, 2010

Vacation at Home!

The Pennsylvania family visit was a whirlwind of summer vacation fun!  Coincidental to the plane landing was a dramatic heat wave--summer arrived in full force with temps in the mid90's.  I know that pales in the face of the mid-western & eastern summer-to-date--but that's notable here, especially following the no-show summer we've had so far.  We were a little surprised--and opinions vary.  Some of us were pleased for the heat (like me!) but true Puget Sounders are not impressed by summer & begin to visibly wilt!  Regardless, we prevailed--and filled the days with food, fun & catch-up.  My sides still hurt from all the laughter!!

We started out in Langley on Thursday for a stroll through town, outdoor dinner of mussels, garlic fries & great water views.  
Included was a side trip to one of our favorite stores that has a trunk of the most amazing hats.  Aren't they the greatest?! 

A big part of the weekend was the festival.  The juried show was impressive--it gets better every year (even if this year Jim didn't get a ribbon!).  The street fair was better than usual, too, and really takes over the town.  
Here's one of many streets full of creativity, great tastes, humor & most excellent people watching.


Aren't these cute shoppers?  
We ended up back in Seattle for a final big family dinner, plus a game of Dictionary (thanks for hosting, Richard!)  The plane jets away today--over so quickly...  Thanks for coming, guys, and come again soon!

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