Still Standing

TESTING 1, 2, 3: How about that, the blog is still here!

I couldn't believe it when I looked and saw the past post was on June 1. I do believe this is the longest spell I have ever gone without posting.

Every morning I've been writing "BLOG" on the to do list, but every night I've been too darn tired to do it, it seems like. That, and we've been busy with a myriad of things, many of them having to do with CJ's finishing up his final quarter at South Seattle College. 

Truth be told, I haven't felt well for, oh, a couple months or so now. It has been one thing after another. And it's still persisting. It's kind of to the point where one starts wondering if they'll ever feel good again. But I'm hanging in there, and hoping to turn the corner sooner, rather than later.

And so, the blog has suffered. Bottom line is I'm trying to get better physically, and trying to get back into the swing of things, including the blog. Wish me luck. :)

SEASIDE: Last weekend we went on a little trip. It was our third visit to the beach house down in Gearhart, Oregon, that Christian's grandfather had built back in 1941.

We arrived on a Friday and left on Monday morning. This trip, we had my parents along. It's nice to be around others thanks to being fully vaccinated.

We were blessed with partly sunny weather most of the time.

We took a little beach drive, and visited the wreck of the Peter Iredale again.

We spent some time puzzling, including working this relic from 1965.

I think this was my least favorite puzzle ever! The pieces were poorly cut, and the image was unattractive (to my eye). I was just happy all of the pieces were there.

We had some fine food, and actually dined in a restaurant for the first time in about 15 months.

We also cooked up some tasty stuff at the house.

And we got some take out. All thumbs up for Grizzly Tuna.

And, of course, we relaxed, as that's what one does at the beach, right?

STORIES: One of the things Annabelle worked on this week was a couple of stories on a platform called Vocal.media. We learned about it via a Facebook ad announcing a contest sponsored by Fiskars. People were encouraged to share stories about creating happiness that involve using scissors. You can go to Annabelle's profile and read her entries, "Stitch by Stitch" and "Sweet Dreams." Here's a link.

HIVE MINDING: Our 'new' bees seem to be happy with their digs. Christian recently inspected the hive and found lots of honey and brood. 

We have clover all over for them to visit.

And our foxglove is a pretty source of pollen for them.