Cooper’s feet in seaweed
Mud flats, Olympia, WA
Oh my. Coming to Washington in the summer is like going to the most amazing dreamland when you thought you already had nice dreams. Our time with Cooper’s family has included: hiking through the dense woods and eating our way through thanks to Cooper’s mom’s vast knowledge about botany, going to the local farmer’s market and picking prime produce for dinner, buying the forever wanted wool yarn so I can attempt to felt a handbag, eating good home cooked food, eating a picnic dinner while listening to seals bark at us, watching hundreds of bats leave their day spot at dusk, trekking through the mud flats during low tide and feeling the incredible sensation not only of the mud but the soft seaweed under my toes, lots of eating, more eating, good conversation, family, homebrew, and the list goes on. I feel like a new woman after having spent so much time in clean air and beautiful surroundings. Who knew you could eat the flowers from a fennel plant? Oh, so good.
Tomorrow we plan to go to the Thurston County Fair then to Seattle to visit some SCU friends. What started as a dinner with a friend and his gf has turned into a little SCU reunion bbq. I can’t wait!Â
Three more days until another friend ties the knot.  Whooo hoooo Charliemann!! Whoo hoo.Â