by Susan Matley | Jul 31, 2026 | Official Blog
Hey Lily! Hey 9! Are your heads still spinning from last weekend? Our schedule was packed to the point of insanity, but it was fabulous to breathe clean air! Why are our trips to Port Townsend always so busy? For one thing, they are always...
by Susan Matley | Jul 22, 2026 | Official Blog
Greetings! Our computer friends are taking a short break for setup, transfer, renewal and refreshment. Accordingly, the blog that they so kindly help us produce is on hiatus this week. Best wishes from Lily, 9 and me. We’ll be back next...
by Susan Matley | Jul 17, 2026 | Official Blog
Summer weather can be capricious, increasingly so as global warming (yes, it is real) sets in. Here in southeastern Washington State we’ve been getting our share of meteorological diversity. Intense heat. Downpours. Red Flag warnings (high heat, low humidity and high...
by Susan Matley | Jul 10, 2026 | Official Blog
Sometimes, you just have to say no. Maybe you’ve been feeling it “in your gut” for a few days, or even a few weeks, when there’s something you’re scheduled to do but something doesn’t seem right. I was going through one of these feelings big time on Monday, about a...
by Susan Matley | Jul 3, 2026 | Official Blog
These days, I have quite a collection of major and minor material items that make it possible to live and work the way I do. The major ones- -kitchen appliances, computers, and the like- -can be expensive to replace when the time comes, and the minor ones can add up,...
