textures

from dates drying in the sun to the adobe bricks for the guest house, a beautiful texture emerges wherever the eye rests

Thanksgiving in Los Barriles

 Nearing the tip of the Baja California peninsula

 Scott and Kathleen's magical place above an arroyo just outside of Los Barilles

 My magnificent and comfortable digs

 Kathleen and Jacqueline's pretty touches in a corner of my tent

 the joy of the outdoor shower

 Oh golly, Sasha, you know how to make a girl feel welcome!  The boy knows how to make a margarita!

Excursion to the Skagit Valley

 Looking down from the bridge at Deception Pass

look who's on the rock down there

Lunch in La Conner:  Fried oyster sandwich and calamari with green parsley oil aioli

Quirky Edison, pop. 211    everyone seems to be either an artist or a foodie

The light!

Canning Day!

 Amy, the expert guiding the operation:  pickling green beens from Jacqueline and Sasha's garden

I made this rustic tart from wild blackberries Jacqueline and I gathered from near the house: superb!

Orcas Blue Moon: dinner with friends

Breakfast at Doe Bay

Orcas Island breakfast:  french toast with blueberry and lavender coulis,   house cured gravlax with latkes, farm eggs with garden greens!

Angel in my garden