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31.12.10

My New Years Trip Mt Rainier, Mt Baker, Kingston Ferry

Hurricane Ridge

Mt. Rainier

Hurricane Ridge

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We have sun!!

21.12.10

Merry Cookiemas.

Backyard Bugs Nordic Ware Cake Pan
And I love these caklet pans molds from Nordicware.

Making crissmiss cookies

Nordic Ware Holiday Bundt Tree Pan

I also like baking with Nordicware caklet pans.

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The bird tree us ready for fresh roses.

Almond Roca for Crissmiss presents.


Maverick CT-03 Digital Oil & Candy Thermomter

Hoping for a better New Year.

Whew.
One portion of a lawsuit brought on by 'The' new homeowner in the neighborhood (5 years ago who cut the trees here) has gone to court and I won.
The ruling has been that this is a case of fraud.
Well, no kidding. So after all this time plus so much money being spent and lawyers being paid large sums of money, finally there is the go ahead on this issue of fraud which no lawyer should even have taken because there was no case.

It's amazing things like this are even possible.
If it weren't for people who have a sense of entitlement this would not occur.

I'm being vague for a reason of course but still letting people know a bit of what's been going on here.

Still these same neighbors are trying to take property as well. They are as tenacious as dobermans.
They first tried to take another neighbors property. This, as soon as they moved in the neighborhood.

I can't tell you how grueling this has been. And how expensive. But this one court date was $10,00.00. Total it has Been more than twice that. Three lawyers, one with a conflict of interest, who died.

This couple, neighbors, are professionals, she is an orthopedic surgeon in Everett. He an engineer at Boeing. I'd love to name them to be honest but feel the timing is not yet. They have cut trees here more than 3 times, not only with no real consent, but without even asking, just caught three neighbors in the back yard one day, with a pine topped and daodora's all cut unprofessionally, 9 of them.  When caught, he said," well I knocked, but no one answered the door". Honestly , this is what he said. He was told never to do it again, but was caught several more times. He claims that as a prospective buyer, he received permission to cut the tree anytime he wanted. He had the sellers and realtor sign statements that there was a formal meeting where this was agreed to. I feel like I'm dealing with people from Mars.

Then they decided to sue for lack of view and to take property. They ran up legal bills etc and basically made a menace of themselves, and because they have more money. I'm so very tired of this. The stress has made me ill.

So I'm not blogging so much these days, or traveling much or anything. The quality of my life has been punctured by aggressive neighbors.
Thank goodness for this win. I honestly hope these people have to spend time behind bars.
This has been extremely injurious.
I am just exhausted.
So let me wish any friends who show up a Merry Christmas Season and a Happy New Year!!

15.12.10

A local Bakery I found recently. Hungarian

14.12.10

Thanksgiving in Austin with my daughter Daphne and family.



We went to this Koi garden/nursery, and Shirley, the owner from Scotland and I became friends very quickly. It was lovely here. We bought some ficus pumila for Daphne's pond areas.
Ill add some pics of her garden area, and pond.

We had a quick lunch at Chik Fil A on this day.. umm, I had forgotten all about Chik Fil A.
 I had to have these certain foods you know; like tamales, and barbeque, Schlotzsky's, and Chik Fil A.
The tamales were heavenly, from a conviences store!
A friend drove from Dallas to visit me, and we went out for Bar be que one night.
Thanks Mark!! It was good to see you again.




Pretty yellow flowers
Daph and I hung out here for a few hours, but mostly we just stayed around the house with family, and enjoyed the yard and visiting.
 Her home is very lovely, a garden that is just plain relaxing. And the kids and all of us had a marshmallow fight. We had to pick up the mess though so the dogs wouldn't eat them and get sick. We had fun.
Thanksgiving was ver very nice. I had missed family occasions so much.
She has invited me back for Christmas but I haven't made plans yet.
 I was also invited to California, I guess I had better decide.



Nice sculptures





Daphne cooks, but many hands help out..





The pooches like to sun on the stairs



Daphne who says she isn't photogenic.



Karen, who is apparently going somewhere. All teens are always going somewhere. :)
I stayed in Karen's room, That was very nice of Karen to share her room with me.

Here are the pooches getting a drink in the yard


This is Fancy...
..and this is Paco
I miss you all......!
I'm sorry I just forgot to take more photos..
we had so much fun visiting, and cooking, shopping, etc.

Umm, nice evening..wish you were here..

A Little music, good food, a glass of vino..Christmas Shopping can be fun!



I little restaurant with live music in Snohomish..

13.12.10

Surf is so relaxing..


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This is almost as good as being at the beach...