Anniversary Vacation

Posted Apr 19 2008 in ,

My hubby and I are off for a one-night trip to the San Juans for our anniversary. We missed the organ/piano concert at Rosario last time so we’re going back for that. We’re taking some friends with us. Unfortunately, we can only stay Saturday night. We’d love to stay longer. I’m going to be picking […]

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San Juan Islands–Day 4 & 5

Posted Mar 28 2008 in , , ,

Sorry I didn’t post the last day, but we left early on Wed. to catch the ferry. Both “The Dance” and “Who’s Been Sleeping in My Bed” are set on a fictitious farm on Orcas Island that is in danger of being developed into a world-class resort. On Tuesday, Dennis and I drove to Deer […]

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Rosario–Day 3

Posted Mar 25 2008 in , , ,

In 1904 at 47 years old, Robert Moran was told by his doctors that he had only a year to live. The stress of running his successful shipbuilding business and being the mayor of Seattle had taken their toll. Moran left his ship-building empire and retired to Cascade Bay on Orcas Island. He called his […]

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San Juan Islands–Day 2

Posted Mar 24 2008 in , , , ,

Monday Morning Even though the weather report said rain all day, it barely rained at all. There were even periods of sunshine. We spent a lazy day, having lunch and dinner in the lounge and walking about the grounds. We also moved to another room. This was a much nicer room with a beautiful view […]

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Day One–San Juan Trip

Posted Mar 23 2008 in , , , ,

Dennis and I caught the 1:15 ferry to the San Juans yesterday. It was a beautiful ride over, pretty warm for this time of year, and sunny. The ferry trip was about an hour as we stopped at Lopez and Shaw Islands before we could depart at Orcas. Here’s my husband on the ferry trip […]

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The Last-MInute Adventure

Posted Mar 22 2008 in , , ,

Recently, my husband and I talked about a little trip for our anniversary, which is next month. Of course, I wanted to go to my favorite place and the setting for two of my books, Washington’s San Juan Islands. Thursday, I started checking reservation information and realized if we went to the San Juans before […]

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Hawaii, Saturday Report

Posted Dec 16 2007 in ,

Our last full day in the Islands. BUMMER!!!! Debbie and I were all dressed and heading out the door for a horseback ride on the range when the guide called. They had to cancel the ride as it was raining vertically and blowing on the other end of the island. So we headed instead for […]

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Hawaii, Friday Report

Posted Dec 15 2007 in ,

Dennis and I went to the beach while Doug and Debbie went to work on Friday AM. It was a lovely little cove that you have to hike into over lava flows. After that we walked a short distance to a marina and met them at a pub for lunch. We had great plans for […]

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Hawaii, Thursday Report

Posted Dec 14 2007 in ,

Guest Blogger, Dennis: Once again we packed our useful items into the car and off to the Beach. We arrived at the Hilton Hotel to see all the beauty we had heard so much about. It was picturesque to say the least and one of the first things you see upon entering is a huge […]

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Hawaii, Wednesday Report

Posted Dec 13 2007 in ,

Guest Blogger: My husband, Dennis Waking up to the smell of coffee brewing is one of the better things in life, don’t you agree? As we were drinking our Kona coffee on the patio we began to consider our options for today while eating freshly cut pineapple Doug brought us. Shortly thereafter Pam and Doug […]

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