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A subtle armed forces memorial in Tumwater

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Washington, Our Home

Boy, do a little research and it’s amazing what you might learn. Nearly every day, I drive past the Odd Fellows Memorial Park at the corner of Custer, North and Cleveland (Yelm Highway) in Tumwater. Most people know it as “The Pellegrino’s intersection” or the “Artistry in Flowers” corner, or “the one right by Baskin-Robbins, … Continue reading »

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Illahee State Park: Right in the backyard

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Washington, Our Home

Last weekend, we took a trip into Kitsap County to see my Uncle Verne, who lives at the Department of Veterans Affairs veterans home in Retsil, outside Port Orchard. The facility was built in 1910 on a 31- acre bluff overlooking Puget Sound. According to the website, “Today the Veterans Home is a state-of-the-art, non-institutional facility providing a ‘Resident … Continue reading »

Categories: Puget Sound, State Parks, Western Washington | Tags: Amy's On The Bay, Highway 101, Highway 16, Highway 3, Illahee State Park, Kitsap County, Lacey, Mt. Baker, Mt. Rainier, Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, North Cascades, Olympia, Port Orchard, Port Orchard Bay, Puget Sound, Retsil, Shelton, Sheridan, Sinclair Inlet, Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Uncle Verne | Leave a comment

Finally, the hunting begins

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Washington, Our Home

My alarm went off at 4:30 in the morning, and my first thought was, “You’ve got to be kidding me.” Even though I had gone to bed relatively early the night before, I still didn’t get much sleep since it was the night before my first real hunting trip. Fortunately, the excitement of the coming … Continue reading »

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Ocean Shores, and the short drive to Quinault

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Washington, Our Home

Last weekend was my parents 40th anniversary, so Kelly, Parker and I spent the weekend at their house in Ocean Shores. I realized that I’ve never written about Ocean Shores in this blog, and it was about time I did. I guess we travel there so much, it’s lost some of its initial charm. Ocean … Continue reading »