Apparently there is someone at P.'s employer who shares bad jokes on Friday. P. came out to share them with me. He's also taking photos of the fog that's eaten the Woodland houses; Boaty started singing at 5 this morning and has pretty much been a constant refrain since ( Read more... )

This morning a trailer was parked in front of the building, taking up two spaces; something is being built in the flat above us. P. has suggested perhaps a new trapeze, as they have broken the old one, or a reinforced floor for clogging practice. :D ( Read more... )

If you have to consult "Explain xkcd" to get why P. was laughing like a drain . . . .

The salad bar at T&C has reopened after two years!!! Lunch was tasty, good for us and the new containers are compostable. It is good to see local places thinking ahead. As P. had work to do, we drove down rather than walking, but that meant I could bring along ( Read more... )

- I've just bought three tickets for an Eileen Ivers concert in Mount Vernon, mid-March. As of 14 January a negative test is no longer sufficient for entry: proof of vaccination is required, masks to be worn at all times. P. suggested that rather than driving back to Seattle and having to contend with Boaty - still only one boat on the route! - we ( Read more... )

Happiest of days to cairistiona7 - may there be cake and presents and everything you like!

While looking for some veg to have with tonight's supper, I found an unsealed bag of green beans - with a "best before" date of July 2019. *facepalm* Welp, I needed to take the kitchen scraps can downstairs anyway, and now there is more space in the freezer. ARGH

Peas it is.

- if you've seen the news about the tsunami alert for the Pacific Coast, we're fine: Bainbridge (and Puget Sound) are far enough inland that we're not in the advisory zone. Neither is Fidalgo Island, though Whidbey and the San Juans are, something to bear in mind going forward ( Read more... )

There is a lot of it! Nothing's visible past the houses other end of the quad ( Read more... )

Last night was the warmup, according to the Times. Hoo boy ( Read more... )

I need some rain icons.

As some of you might have seen, the state of Washington has been cut in half on the east/west highway routes for the last few days due to mountain pass closures. I-5 south of Olympia was closed for a 20-mile stretch, leading to the following from DS:

You remember [Friend T.'s] dad's farm in Chehalis? Now he has a lake.
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