More MAUI!

Wow what fun we are having in this island paradise! Audra and I went to Hana yesterday, spent the night in a remote shack and drove back today. Good times!

Getting Here!

Wow, long first day. As the previous posts attest we got here safe and sound and had a chance to walk on the beach, go for a swim, and generally enjoy Maui life. Chris & Linda's house is special - the woodwork, the lighting, the spaces - all are amazing. I am really looking forward to kicking back and watching the waves and sunset this trip.

airplane

The girls have all their gear out and are hhaving a ball at 34 thousand feet. We are lucky that they are such good travelers!

The complimentary mai tai's will certainly help me be a better traveler. Although on a 6 hour flight it is going to take more than one!

Good times

5dollar gourmet

At the airport

So far so good! We made it here in plenty of time to grab a bite and a cup a jo. Maui here we come!

Flooded

I love living out here. The proximity of the ocean, the mountains the trails - but about twice a year the Snoqualmie River floods and messes up traffic in a very serious way. It's been pouring for 5 days and, like clockwork - the river overflows its banks.

Pick up

Apparently somone has been leaving all their shoes around the house....
a subtle reminder to pick up my stuff.

Manhattan

Manhattans! It is cold outside. It is raining - nay it is pouring - NAY it is coming down so hard that the newsman asked us not to use our washing machines, our dishwashers nor our toilets (that is if you are having a rather bad spell)

It is November in Seattle; time for flood warnings, time for going to work in the dark - coming home in the dark, time when its not so much the Emerald City as a cold, dark, damp metropolis. Time to fully understand the real reason Lewis&Clark called their westernmost camp Cape Disappointment. The clouds are oppressive, the rain is unceasing, the inky blackness consuming. Why do I live here again?

The Manhattan shines a bright bourbon scented light into the brutal sky. Chill two glasses, fill a boston shaker with ice and add to it:
2 Parts Bourbon
1/2 Part Sweet Vermouth (or one part if you like 'em sweeter)
a dash of Bitters

Shake it up and let it sit for a moment while you add a couple maraschino cherries and a splash of the juice to the glass.

Pour and enjoy.

Halloween

Spooky times in the neighborhood last night. First I took Olivia and Kati down to visit Paige, Tessa, Lauren, Brooke and Chloe - oh sorry - I took Glenda and Dorothy down to visit a Pop star, a purple haired witch, another witch, a tiger and Hannah Montana.

After that we did a run around the neighborhood just to make sure we'll have candy until the cows come home.