Time Flys When You're Havin Fun!

This August seems but a blur. Earlier this week, I looked at the calendar and realized it is almost over... again I ask, "where does the time go"?

In the beginning of the month we were busy finishing up our trip around the Northwest. We enjoyed meeting up with family and friends on our journey... It was great to catch up with those we hold dear...reconnecting, catching up and making new memories.

Our final stop was Post Falls, Idaho.

The children relished swimming in the Spokane River while my husband was busy in meetings all day.

They especially enjoyed swimming with the geese!

We also celebrated my husband's birthday at a wonderful French restaurant, "Fleur de Sel", (meaning flower of salt).

Happy Birthday!

Sarah and her Daddy

It was a lovely evening and we enjoyed eating "Al fresco" on the beautiful patio over looking the golf course.

The view was beautiful
from on top of the hill where the restaurant is perched.

We did return home to a garden full of ripening produce!

The Zinnia's seemed to greet me with grand and colorful blooms to enjoy...

Mid month, another camping adventure with dear friends led us again into the great outdoors for a nice weekend of fresh air, campfires and streams to explore.

Dear friends are a blessing...

August is slowly slipping away... the days are getting shorter and the weather is getting cooler. All showing signs that the sweet days of summer are soon coming to an end.

On to Seattle

Next on our agenda, we made our way to Seattle. We spent a few days on the weekend at my sister's place. She was unfortunately out of town, but we were able to enjoy the comfort of her familiar home. The kids had a great time playing and we enjoyed cooking a few good meals...


We spent a morning downtown at Pikes Place Market. A favorite for my husband and I. We were hoping to give our children a good first impression, but there were too many people (several cruise ships were docked). They seemed to all have the same idea... we could not walk through without feeling a bit like we were in a mob...

In spite of the the crowd, we were able to make a stop at the fish market where the men threw our fish through the air to wrap it up for home. The kids loved watching the theatrics of the fishermen yelling out and throwing fish. We enjoyed very fresh Coho Salmon on the grill for dinner...

Sarah and Thomas enjoying the cool summer breeze
outside of the Irish pub we stopped at for lunch.
We all enjoyed wonderful potato soup and freshly baked
Irish soda bread for lunch!

Quote for the Day

"Bee Balm", in Portland's Rose Garden

"Rest is not idleness,
and to lie sometimes on the grass
under trees on a summer's day,
listening to the murmur of the water...

Sarah and Thomas taking time to listen.

or watching the clouds float across the sky...

The open sky in Eastern Oregon.


... is by no means a waste of time."

John Lubbock