Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Autumn arrives


We had such a nice time in Victoria, we're already planning our next trip.  In February, the Pacific Opera is presenting La Boheme, and the dates happen to correspond with our 25th wedding anniversary.  We were lucky last night to get seats online for the Sunday matinee.

Opera in Victoria will be a nice mid-winter treat, especially since we didn't renew the Seattle Opera this year. We'll take the Clipper up again and stay two nights in a downtown hotel so we can walk everywhere.  February is low-season, so I can't imagine it will be all that crowded.  Sounds relaxing, and now we know the good places to eat. 

I'd originally planned a more ambitious winter trip to Hawaii, trying to use my Alaska Airlines perks. I gave up after many wasted hours searching for condos (the nice ones sold out) and flights (all wildly expensive.) It was just too much work and trouble. Apparently even six months isn't enough time to plan for the popular winter destinations.  So many people traveling these days and competing for the same few places.


It's raining in Seattle! The first real rain since June and you can hear the parched ground slurping up the moisture.  It's also chilly-- we're about 10 degrees below normal.  However, the first weekend of fall looks perfect with sunny skies in the 70's.  Good thing, because John has an outdoor project.


We came home to this sad sight on Sunday afternoon.  A kid smashed a hole in our fence with a GUITAR, and left it laying on the sidewalk in front of the house.  Really??  Did he think he was Jimmy Hendrik or something??

A few nights ago, someone threw a pumpkin on the front porch, waking me up with an awful fright. This is becoming a very strange neighborhood.

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