SPRINGTIME IN DOOR COUNTY

I spent the weekend here in Door County at the house of my friends, Mike Jury and Patty Walker, with my two lovely sisters. And we were delighted that Robin (a childhood neighbor) chose to spend a couple of days with us. Robin lives on Washington Island where she has been the owner/operator of Nelson’s, a historic tavern on Washington Island.

Robin recently lost her son, Sam, so we felt grateful that she chose to spend a couple of days with us. I cannot imagine another human suffering that goes so deep. Truth be told, it was one of reasons I chose not to have children. Being in the midst of that grieving with family members was just too much. I realized that I had a choice, and I decided against it.

We had a delightful visit with Robin. She’s a collector, like our Marie, as well as my friend, Barb, in Panama. They just go outside and collect things that they later incorporate into their home. I wish I would have captured a photo of Robin’s collection of stones, wood and other outside oddities, but she scooped it all up before I got to it. Perhaps she will share with me a photo of one of her creations.

This is another Robin creation. We couldn’t use it because the fire warning was high, so we just admired it.

Walking to Cave Point Park:

We had a number of lovely dinners, soaks in the hot tub, and played Catch Phrase. Never a dull moment. And I have some very nice leftovers to see me through Saturday.

How many kitchens do you know of that has one of these? It’s on my list.

It’s called a molcajete. They say the head is usually the image of a pig. Not sure if this is a pig or a dog.

Yesterday we took a hike through Peninsula State Park. This was the first I’ve seen the new tower/bridge/walkway.

And this was the Zentangle of the weekend:

Kathy and Michele left about 1 pm this afternoon. I stayed in order to accept delivery of a bed for Mike. Turns out the bed is being delivered tomorrow morning, but I am going to stay until Saturday morning. I am almost finished making the beds and cleaning up a bit.

I wanted to get all that done and get my blog caught up so I have the next three days to focus on writing the book. Now that Dan is involved there is a bit more accountability, which is not a bad thing. I think it’s time right now to visit the hot tub.