Florida Monday
It was chilly and windy on Monday in Florida, as expected. We had a leisurely morning enjoying the lanai overlooking the pool. And we finally managed to get into the car to go to the beach at the crack of 1:23. We headed to the Englewood beach, which was completely deserted. Here's a picture of the almost-empty parking lot, which had previously been jammed full. I decided to head back to Stump Pass Beach, where we'd waited in line a couple of days before. This time not only was there no line, but this parking lot was also almost empty. There were almost no people on the beach, and I loved to...

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Easter Sunday, April 17th, 2022
I started the morning with a run. Well, first I took a bunch of pictures/videos because the mountains were out for the first time. And so beautiful... https://youtu.be/YMiiEJm0zrk I started my run...
Just one more thing about the National Nordic Museum…
Look at this cool swan!!! Isn't it fabulous? Here's what they said about it on their site: On Thursday, July 7, the Museum welcomed Her Excellency Lone Dencker Wisborg, Ambassador of Denmark to the...
National Nordic Museum
In my last post, I had many photos/videos of the many sailboats I saw while running alongside the marina in Seattle on Sat. April 16th. That afternoon, Mom, dearly departed Stan and I drove around...
More Seattle excitement
I just counted the number of videos I took on Saturday April 16th while jogging along the Shilshole Bay Marina waterfront in Seattle. Thirty! C'mon, Grace, what's wrong with you? I can't imagine...
p.s.
After realizing yesterday that my spring banner was out of date, I managed to create a new one. But that picture of the Seattle mountains was sure pretty.
Thursday!
Tuesday morning I woke up feeling so much myself again with boundless energy. I'd been so drained that I'd forgotten how good it feels to feel good. I went to the grocery store for the first time...
dang.
After posting that last entry I looked at that lovely picture of the mountains on the banner and was dismayed to suddenly realize it still says SPRING. I know that summer just officially started...
Ballard Locks
On the afternoon of April 15th we drove to the BallardLocks, and once again, so many photos and videos...but I narrowed them right down. It was a cool place. It's called the Ballard Locks because...
Second Day in Seattle
Finally, here are a few snippets from the trip to Seattle that Mom and I took waaaaay back in April, back when I still had a gallbladder... On April 15th we were out on our patio talking to our...






