Crabby

“I fished crab until last year, I got injured, my eye,” says the muddy guy at the turnout above the beach. “But hey, go down to the pier and wait for the boats to come in. You’ll get a whole crab for six — maybe eight bucks from those guys.” He points at a boat …


…read more.

Raymond, Washington

Added to Photo Friday on Delicious Baby.

Sweethearts of the Rodeo

They were heading out of The Popcorn Factory while we were heading in — one of the girls almost backed into me. I asked them if I could take their picture and they were sweet as pie about it. “What do you have to do to become a rodeo princess?” I asked. “You have to …


…read more.

Giveaway: One Night at the Holiday Inn

In spite of the disappointing weather, we rather enjoyed our in town getaway at the Holiday Inn near the Space Needle. We ate chowder, watched the Looney Tunes marathon on Nickelodeon, wandered around the empty Pike Place Market, and in general, just enjoyed being some place else — sort of. You can do this too, …


…read more.

What We Ate

Country House, Toledo, Washington: “I want to stop at the EAT, you know the one? Plus, for ages, I have wanted to take a picture of that dilapidated ice cream cone thing. You know?” If you drive up and down I5 in Washington, you know exactly the place I mean. Well, blinded by hunger, we …


…read more.

2009 in Travel

January: We froze our butts off in British Columbia. But oh, I love to travel in BC and the freezing fog made for pretty pictures from the ferry. February: My mother-in-law and her travel buddy came to town. We took them to the Washington Coast, a place I never tire of. In spite of the …


…read more.