View of Saratoga Passage
Large kitchen
We loved all the windows
Our "magnetic bed" in the master suite
The deck was our favorite -- we ate all our meals out here
We saw this bald eagle two days in a row
Deer in our drivewayWhen we realized Denise and Roger had an extra day off (Denise actually had an extra TWO days off) we started looking for a house to rent somewhere with a view of the water. Luckily, we found one just a few days before the 4th of July weekend. It was on Camano (ka-MAY-no) Island -- northwest of Seattle.
So we headed out of town Friday morning (along with a few thousand other families) and arrived at the house about noon. Denise and Roger were about 10 minutes behind us and Roger's niece (Kendra) and her boyfriend (Nick) arrived a little later.
Nick and Kendra provided us a delicious meal Friday evening -- fresh halibut, salad, green beans, artisan bread, new potatoes, and fancy desserts. Wow -- a nice way to start the weekend and we enjoyed it out on the deck on a nice large picnic table. We ate all our meals there the entire weekend. What a view!
Saturday morning we saw a deer in the yard right next door to us, and then on Sunday morning Nick told me to get my camera, as he had spotted a couple of deer walking right by our driveway. We also got to see a bald eagle -- we could see him really well with our binoculars but he was a bit too far away for me to get a good photo with my camera. I must have taken about 50 digital pics and this one was the best of them all. (Perhaps the photographer needs more experience?) There were humming birds and huge dragon flies buzzing around all the time too.
Oh, yes, the magnetic bed... there was a little sign on the bedside table touting the fact that we were about to sleep on the best magnetic mattress ever made, and that it had healing properties, or some such statements. I thought all this magnetic stuff was gone years ago, but I noticed on the internet that they are still around. Well, I am definitely not convinced. First of all, it was so hard, I might have been just as comfortable throwing a sheet on the FLOOR. Chuck said he slept pretty good on it, and I did sleep, but getting to sleep was a challenge. AND, I did not feel any miraculous healing when I awoke in the morning; but my back didn't hurt either, so I guess it was okay.
We had a relaxing weekend in this house, watched the fireworks from the island on the other side of the water -- nothing huge, just local residents sending them off, but still pretty entertaining. Other than that, and a few trips "just down the road a ways" to the grocery store we just relaxed (and ate a lot of good food).
So we headed out of town Friday morning (along with a few thousand other families) and arrived at the house about noon. Denise and Roger were about 10 minutes behind us and Roger's niece (Kendra) and her boyfriend (Nick) arrived a little later.
Nick and Kendra provided us a delicious meal Friday evening -- fresh halibut, salad, green beans, artisan bread, new potatoes, and fancy desserts. Wow -- a nice way to start the weekend and we enjoyed it out on the deck on a nice large picnic table. We ate all our meals there the entire weekend. What a view!
Saturday morning we saw a deer in the yard right next door to us, and then on Sunday morning Nick told me to get my camera, as he had spotted a couple of deer walking right by our driveway. We also got to see a bald eagle -- we could see him really well with our binoculars but he was a bit too far away for me to get a good photo with my camera. I must have taken about 50 digital pics and this one was the best of them all. (Perhaps the photographer needs more experience?) There were humming birds and huge dragon flies buzzing around all the time too.
Oh, yes, the magnetic bed... there was a little sign on the bedside table touting the fact that we were about to sleep on the best magnetic mattress ever made, and that it had healing properties, or some such statements. I thought all this magnetic stuff was gone years ago, but I noticed on the internet that they are still around. Well, I am definitely not convinced. First of all, it was so hard, I might have been just as comfortable throwing a sheet on the FLOOR. Chuck said he slept pretty good on it, and I did sleep, but getting to sleep was a challenge. AND, I did not feel any miraculous healing when I awoke in the morning; but my back didn't hurt either, so I guess it was okay.
We had a relaxing weekend in this house, watched the fireworks from the island on the other side of the water -- nothing huge, just local residents sending them off, but still pretty entertaining. Other than that, and a few trips "just down the road a ways" to the grocery store we just relaxed (and ate a lot of good food).
3 comments:
all I can say is wow what an opportunity for you!
I could stand to live there for a couple of weeks/months. Nice. The eagle was looking for an opportunity.
The first thing I noticed was the wind chimes in the top picture!!! We have them all over and love to hear them ring in the breeze!!! Looks like a good place to be lazy!!! Love the animals too!!!
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