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| Thursday sunset (Clarkston) |
Our
drive took us from the rural southeast corner of the state of Washington to the
urban northwest corner. It was Friday, March 23, and at 6:23 a.m., Mike, Bess,
and I were off to the big city – Seattle – in our little VW GTI, arrangements
having been made to board Nellie. Mike had an appointment for an amendment to
the GTI at 1:00 in Seattle.
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| Thursday sunset (Clarkston) |
We
wended our way over curvy country roads in agricultural / ranching country. We
were halfway to Seattle before we came to the divided highway that blends the
traffic from northern and southern localities into one, and then once again we
traveled a two-way highway across the vast interior of central Washington
State. On we went until we came to the freeway that carried us over Snoqualmie
Pass, where it was snowing, and on into the city.
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| Little Tudor |
Finally, just before noon, we
arrived at the little brick Tudor where Hallie and Nick live. Mike
went off to the GTI appointment while I settled in to wait with Bess and Primo,
our grand-dog, until everyone would begin to come home. Hallie and Nick both
had to work.
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| Bess in the fireplace |
Bess and Primo had to get acquainted, of course, scuffling in the process. At length they settled down. Bess managed to pull a dog pillow into the fireplace for a cozy nap.
It
turned cold on Thursday, and I thought I should probably take my winter coat –
just in case. “Nah,” I decided, “it’s not going to be so cold that I need my
coat. After all, it’s spring now, and the car is so little, and I can do
without it.” So, there I was in Seattle without my coat – and it WAS cold.
Well, I had my old fleece jacket and my raincoat, and I had taken a pair of
gloves and my warm undershirt, so I made out all right. The weather on Saturday
was warmer, convincing me that I’d made the right decision after all.
We
spent Saturday doing things with Hallie and Nick – and I’ll talk a little about
that tomorrow. Sunday came all too quickly – time to go home. We headed out
about 10:00 a.m., doing our route in reverse – out of the city and back to our
quiet country roads.
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| Campground at Lyon's Ferry |
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| Near Lyon's Ferry |
We
arrived at the town house at 3:30, just after a shower. We quickly unpacked and
then settled down to wait until time to pick up Nellie at the boarding facility
at 5:00. Mike went to get her, and she was so happy to be home! – dancing and
prancing all about the house. We then went for our customary late afternoon
walk, and Nellie ran the whole way – so relieved to be back home and see the
familiar places. (At 14, Nellie usually saunters along. Running more than a short distance is unusual for her.)
Mike said that Nellie earned a good report from the boarding facility. They said she was a sweet girl. KW
2 comments:
I don't know why, but a trip to Seattle always soooo long! Glad you had a good time and made it back home.
It IS long. And even though central Washington has an interesting geological history, it doesn't make for interesting scenery.
Actually, our home location is remote. It's not easy to get anywhere from here because of our topography.
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