Planting time!

The final stage of the project is underway! As our contractor and his team work on the punch list, the landscaping is beginning to take shape. I am so impressed by the progress that Michael Ward and Sons have  made in less than a week.

They're using huge slabs of variegated bluestone for the walks. The stones will be dry laid with some nice ground cover in between them. I've picked out a few larger plants including a beautiful stewartia, one of my favorites. I'll be moving many plants form the garden here in Seattle to fill out the beds. Brendan has promised to help get them in while I'm out of commission.

Moving weekend Chapter Two

Sunday was the big move. Our dear, did I say DEAR, friends Tom and Kathryn showed up at our home ready to ferry a large load from Seattle to Camano. Their truck has a big bed so they got a ton of things in, and they   moved it with great  energy and good cheer!

After a quick bite, they helped us empty the storage locker.

We filled the Volvo, and their truck, stuffing the stationary bike into the back of the cab!

Kathryn is a dynamo, but even she had to take a break!

Moving Weekend, Chapter One

Friday was a delightfully beautiful day, as are most of the days I've managed to post on the blog. As a disclaimer for you non- northwesterners, the weather this year has been unseasonably cold and unreasonably wet, aka YUCK! 

So  having all those blue sky pictures on the blog was just a little planning and a lot of luck.

The cameras clicked and the videos  rolled as we had our celebratory glass of Prosecco and settled in to our new reality. It is so wonderful to be here, to see the radiant evening light in the kitchen and the glow of the interior lights at night.

The wind began to whip up in the evening, as we watched the birds soaring and gliding in the last light.

As we went to bed, the wail of the wind was astounding, so beautiful.