There is More to Life than Renovation

We have had a wonderful summer. The weather has been great ... much better than is normal for the Great Pacific North-Wet.

Since man (and woman) doesn't live by spending all time and money on their house (though they could); we had a few short, fun trips this year.

First, in May, we took the motorcycle over to Wenatchee. We were very tired and ended up spending our long weekend vegging-out. But it was fun. It did rain on the way home and traffic was terrible on I-90, but that's normal.

Then in August, we attended a family wedding (yes, an Elvis wedding) in Las Vegas. We saw 3 shows and enjoyed ourselves. I made 50 cents on my slot machine adventure. Hah Hah! It's a good thing I don't depend on gambling for my retirement!

Yes, you _can_ fit 2 bicycles in a Mini Cooper!

In September, we took a long weekend to Westport. We packed the folding bikes into the Mini and had a great time. Our hotel had a view of the ocean. We walked the beach, bicycled, and experienced "30 Miles of Junque"; a very large garage, yard sale spread over many sites in Westport, Grayland and Tokeland.

October had a long weekend to Montana to visit a friend. We were actually going to do that in September, but there were too many fires in the area, so we went west instead of east.

The moral of this story ... not by renovation alone does man live, but by small escapes to relax the brain!