Category Archives: Out and About

Pitch-and-putt

July 5, 2013

Last weekend the weather here was so wonderful. It was hot if you can believe it but I was not complaining, I was enjoying every moment of it. On that Sunday Walker and I had planned to go pitch and putting as part of his continued birthday celebrations.

First, though, we had to say bye to a friend who was leaving for Nepal! More on that later. Then we took the bus up near Green Lake and walked in the hot sun to the course. We even spotted a garage sale on the way and I got a few fun things!

I came out strong with a swing that got my first ball right on the green! Wow! Walker started out rough but soon figured out his swing while I lost mine. He ended up winning by 4 or 5 swings but we had a lot of fun. Next time though maybe we should go with a group so we have a little more competition.

I then talked Walker into walking to one of the Green Lake beaches where I swam. We then took 2 buses home and decided we needed to have a margarita in the sun. We spend the rest of the day on the couch watching movies.

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Strawberry picking!

June 28, 2013

Upon returning from all of my Michigan adventures strawberry picking was at the top of my list (although I don’t know how you can top picking fresh, wild strawberries that were warmed by the sun).

My friend Sarah was game so we headed out on Saturday morning and made a day of it. We were blessed with perfect weather, dare I say a little hot in the sun? We both picked a few pounds and headed off for lunch and some thrift store shopping in Carnation, WA. We both got a few treasures (I got lucky at a garage sale-getting really nice wool yarn at $.50/each).

The drive there and back was lovely and I spent the rest of the day relaxing with Walker. It was really nice. Now to plan my next berry adventure. I want to pick all the berries! Luckily I think almost all of them grow around here. Woo!

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A glass bottom boat tour

June 27, 2013

The day before I left Michigan to come back to Seattle my dad suggested we go on this glass bottom boat ride in a nearby city along Lake Huron. The interesting thing about some of the Great Lakes is that they stay very cold so when a ship goes down it stays preserved very well underwater. The city of Alpena, where the boat tour is located, has set up a marine sanctuary intended mainly for divers to explore. The boat tour gives people with no diving skills or know how a chance to see a few of the sunken boats. It was interesting but truth be told they could have done a better job. At the very least it was a fun boat ride on Lake Huron.

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