in Seattle.
I started writing this post last Wednesday, Aug. 5. We’re home now and I’m finishing it up, but I decided to leave it as is. If you’ve wondered why posts were few and far between in the past week, it’s because I’ve been on the road for our long-awaited road trip to Seattle by way of Yellowstone, Mt. Rainier, and Canyonlands National Park. Tonight is our last night staying at the home of Jim’s sister Carol, where we’ve been reunited with Gideon as he’s finished his internship for the summer. Tomorrow we’re planning to get up early to get to Mt. Rainier, go hiking, and then get on the road to home by way of Canyonlands. It’s been a wonderful trip so far. I’m sitting here after dinner out with Jim’s Uncle Jim and Aunt Sandi, an extended affair that included a separate trip for dessert. It’s a good thing we’re planning on a lot of hiking tomorrow. (If you read the post about the book Delancey, you might be interested to know that our first destination, the one at which we devoured pizzas, salads and starters, was that very place. It was so much fun to look around and remember some of the stories about how this simple little place came to be. The line started forming well before the opening time of 5:00, and by around 5:30 the place was full–pretty good on a weeknight.)