December 21st Solstice we had a party at the Grange and invited the whole community. And they pretty much came. Everyone wants to celebrate the return of the sun. I am writing this post five weeks later. Still waiting.
Christmas Day was very quiet for us. We celebrated with children and grandchildren the following weekend in Everett.
New Years
A day and a half later, the gang came up to celebrate the New Year. They brought the party with them with fireworks, masks, scavenger hunt prizes and plenty of food. Fun was had by all. Then they left and it was very, very quiet around here for a few days.
So I had another dinner party. This one was Sicilian themed. Alice and I made arancini and I served a full Italian: antipasta, pasta, fish, spumoni. Our guests joined Roger with their instruments and made sweet music together. Good way to get through the winter doldrums.
All through this my neighbor and friend with a young Aussie have come over once or twice a week to play with me and my puppy. Suki and Maggie are BFFs. At least I hope so.
And then this happened:
Smart Car?
Maggie’s First Snow
Dogs love snow. At least most dogs I know. This snow was more than we normally get, but only a few limbs came down and the snow left very quickly.
Flooding Creek
Followed by a ton of rain. Rain, wind, rain, wind, rain, you get the picture. All the ponds are full. All the streams are rivers. No roads are washed out as yet. But more storms are approaching.
Cama Beach
In the middle of this, Audrey turned 10 and we took her to a very stormy beach on Camano Island to celebrate. The ferry was an hour late taking us home due to high winds.
That’s what is happening here at Thornbush this month. If you would like a more meaty report you should try my brother Joe’s: https://barrecavineyards.com
He had a lot of snow, too, but that got him thinking . . .
Roger and I have switched from NPR every morning to listening to music or podcasts like Hidden Brain. And in the evening we stream tv shows from the 90’s and Ken Burn’s Country Music series. We’re looking for the calm.
Thornbush Report 