Leaving Margarettaville

Sadly it was time to leave our friends ( see above video of our friends and neighbors in Whale Pass) and head East to Montana. With hugs and kisses we said farewell and got on the road by 10AM. Our GPS said we'd be in Spokane by 3 in the afternoon. We arrived a few miles before Spokane at 7:30 PM. I'm afraid all the big stores just kept calling us to come inside and walk around. So we obliged. Home Depot, Safeway, & Walmart.
The weather was good. Some rain, but not bad. We checked into a pet friendly motel, so Dude is beside me watching FOX news. Got to love that cat. BTW Dude sends her love to Aunt Laura and Uncle Pat oh and xoxoxo to Reba.
We had a great time in Oregon and looking forward to reading more of Critter Cabin Blog. It really is a great get away.
Good night to all.

Countdown 3....2...1

We had fun up North visiting the kids. Went to
Wassila to visit Josh, Erin, and Baby Chance.
Then flew to Juneau to see Tristan, Adam, and
Terry. Had a fun fun time. Well the trip wasn't all
filled with fun. Pam got sick on the flight up North.
I got a cold the last half of the trip.
Well, we leave for Bellingham tomorrow. Still need to get things ready and nowhere close. It's been blowing 50 and raining for awhile now.
I finished the painting and see too many mistakes to keep looking at it. I'll be giving it to Laura and Pat. They enjoy them.
The state ferry was working on installing Internet on the ferry we'll be on. Hopefully they'll have it finished. If so, I'll have plenty of time to blog on the way down.
Dude will be traveling with us this yr. She does pretty good in the truck. Just need to see how she does day after day.
The two day ferry ride to Bellingham got a little rough in a few spots, but not bad. Arrived in Bellingham and the border patrol was there checking a few people.
Now we're visiting with Pat and Laura. We're enjoying our visit with them.
Our next visit will be with Ron and Stormy.
Till next time....

The Adventure Begins

The house is closed up for the Winter and the snow will be falling soon in Whale Pass. We had a few high winds.....117mph at Lincoln Rock in Clarence Strait and several other storms with high winds for several days. A few power outages and one humongous lightning strike across the bay that also took out the power. Hopefully those events weren't the start of a bad Winter.
This year we'll have 'Dude' our cat traveling with us. That in itself may warrant a lot of writing. Right now she's in kitty Hotel in Ketchikan while we're in Anchorage visiting Josh and his family. We're enjoying our time with Josh, Erin, and especially Baby Chance. Today Grandma and Chance put up "A really BIG tree" as Chance keeps saying. He's excited for Christmas and I guess children's enthusiasm is what makes it fun for us adults.
We'll be leaving for Juneau next Thursday to see Tristan and Adam and spend Thanksgiving with them for a few days.
Then back to Ketchikan where we'll catch the ferry to Bellingham, Washington and on to Oregon to see our neighbors from Whale Pass....Pat and Laura.
I've done several paintings, but I don't have my computer here with me to upload them. I'll do that when I get back to Ketchikan.
I hope everyone has a good Thanksgiving and have a safe Holiday season.

40 Days..40 Nights....Finally A Ray Of Sun

Been laying low for a few weeks now. Been raining everyday so not much production around the house.

We'll be leaving to go visit the kids around Nov 14th and then head South to visit friends and family for a few months.

The sketch on the right is of a fisherman who fishes in Alaska. He and his wife Nancy were a fun couple to have on float 12. Those were good times with all the fisherman there each Summer.

No snow or signs of snow yet. Hopefully it'll be a good Winter here in Whale Pass for everyone.

Been working in the shop, but now that it's getting cooler, so is the shop. Wonder if I should install a stove.

Fall Is In The Air

Sometimes a gentle breeze will bring down a leaf, but not last week. 100 mph winds did along with large Sitka Spruce trees. In Craig , a small town 90 miles South of us) the wind blew 110 mph.

As for the painting to the right, it's of a photo my daughter, Tristan took.

Getting closer to leaving for a few months. Will be glad to feel the sun again.

We've had rain every day all day for the past week and a half. The sun is poking thru right now, but not for long. Still a lot of clouds around.

Wind, Rain, and Painting

Last Summer was busy for us.....water shed for water tanks, rebuilding porch, beams and footers under the house (still), and having adventures with our neighbors Pat and Laura

On the right is one of 3 paintings I've been working on this past week. Just need to finish a few items and then it'll be done. ( Finished painting the one on the right, but don't have a photo of it yet) I have several ideas for more paintings and hope to start on them within the next few days.

Looks like we'll be headed South soon. Probably just before Thanksgiving. Visit the kids first up North, then come back and catch ferry South.

Dude is doing good and she'll be with us this trip. Now is when we would like a 5th wheel, but we'll see how this goes.

Suppose to blow 80 tomorrow. Blowing a little today and the past week. Storm warnings past few days and now bigger winds. Had one blow that was over 100 a few yrs ago on Hollloween. That's when I stayed up all night thinking a tree was going to come down thru the house. Guess trees did come down on a few houses and several micro burst brought a lot more trees down close to other houses.

Hope everyone is doing good and I'll try writting more on this blog.

Summer 2010 What I Didn't Do

Yep, the painting on the right is what I didn't get to this Summer....fly fish.

Did get to go a few adventures with our neighbors Pat and Laura.

Pam and I are working on the porch and still pouring footers and working on the foundation. Seems like that's a never ending chore.

We took an ETT class a few weeks ago. Not too many people wanted to do it so we decided may as well.

Things are slow here in the bay since so many people have left.

I'm at the library working and have lots to do so better get on with it. It's be nice to have Internet at the house and just blog as time permitted.

I'll be back when I have another painting finished.