Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
I want these shoes. A performer – Kate Lynne Logan – wore them at the Juan de Fuca Festival last weekend.
If I had them, would I wear them? I dunno. But I’d certainly try clicking my heels, saying “There’s no place like home!” and seeing where I wind up.
Here are more shots from the Juan de Fuca Festival. Here’s the fiddler from The Burren Boys, left, the group that kicked off our day yesterday.
I loved the music. If you want to hear audio clips, check out the Juan de Fuca website for links that will lead you to performer music. But I also loved the visuals. This was a play of light against Anna Tivel, a gifted musician, singer and songwriter.
Here’s Anna in the flesh.
There used to be a bumper sticker that read, “Use an accordian, go to jail.” Music snobbery, now dated. This woman from The Barbary Ghosts from San Francisco rocked it with sea chanteys, ballads, and drinking songs. I was completely taken with the beautiful detail of this accordian. It wasn’t your father’s accordian, that’s for sure.
It’s Memorial Day weekend, time for the annual Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts, four days of live music, dance, and art. It kicked off yesterday. We love that you can get front row seats if you arrive early and hear music until your ears get full. We’ve heard great local and regional groups in addition to bigger names from further afield. Four days of virtually nonstop entertainment.
The Shook Twins from Portland, a terrific act with great music.
We’ve had some beautiful weather lately. We broke a record last week with 80 degrees F. The warm days haven’t continued, but blue skies keep breaking through each day. That’s fine by me.
I chose the Sequim Daily Photo’s resident woodworker as the subject for today’s City Daily Photo theme day. My husband grew up in a home where artistry and self-sufficiency were a given. Need something? Make it. What he has done the most over the years has been woodworking, much of it commercial, and most of it cabinetry. And, like the proverbial shoemaker’s child, I’ve gone barefooted.
If you’ve followed SDP you will know that my husband recently completed constructing the hull of a 12-foot Scamp sailboat. And you may have wondered, “How’s that coming along?” In truth, it hasn’t gotten much further. There was this office – mine – that was just ever so slightly classier than the bricks and boards that kept my life off the floor in my earliest apartments. And though his was only slightly better my office envy resulted in an agreement that he’d complete a functional office for me either before his boat-building class or as soon as it was over. What you see above are the final stages, two ever-so-welcome drawer units. They match a functional work surface, and two open book shelves. I’d proudly post the finished product here except I’m still moving back in. At long last I’m no longer barefooted.
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It wasn’t just a puddle. It was dirt heaven! It was churned up! There were great big clumps! There was mud! Mud!!
And Mom was a veteran. She knew what to expect. She had a camera. And clean clothes in the back of the car.
The wedding’s over. The guests have gone home. The honeymoon’s over. The pressure’s off. The perfect time to get your wedding pictures taken. And what prettier setting than the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival?