7.10.10
Lake Quinault Lodge deep in the Rain Forest
The resort features 92 guest rooms, a lobby with a Grand River Rock fireplace, an indoor heated swimming pool
and a front lawn overlooking Lake Quinault and the Olympic Mountains. Lake Quinault Lodge is open year-round.
The artistic work decorating the beams is enjoyable to appreciate.
The old lodge is a peaceful place.
There are no TV's, but there is internet service which is iffy..
Rooms are comfortable, and breakfast is very nice. I had sweet potato pancakes with bacon and eggs.
Yum!
Lake Quinault Lodge, I'm helping pick out new carpet for the stairs and hallways.
Built in 1926 on the shores of Lake Quinault, within the heart of one of only three temperate rain forests in the world, Lake Quinault Lodge is a rustic, historic resort in the Olympic National Forest.
With access to more than 250 miles of hiking trails in the Quinault Valley – 15 miles of which are within walking distance of the lodge – Lake Quinault Lodge is the perfect starting point for exploring the emerald green forests and surrounding wildlife on and around the lake.
On June 9, 1926, construction on this lodge began with forty-five craftsmen from all over the Pacific Northwest.
Crews worked around the clock to complete the construction before the rainy season hit.
Fifty-three days later, on the evening of August 18th, a grand celebration with 500 people officially announced the opening of the Lake Quinault Lodge.
18.9.10
15.9.10
A piece of my past...in Japan
I thought I'd post a bit of my past here today.
This is a link to a restaurant I was in in Japan many years ago. 1992
I almost married the man whose family this restaurant belonged to, and I have fond memories of this city in Nagaoka prefecture.
http://www.arkbell.net/imatsu/access/
I might scan some photos of Japan long ago to include here oneday.
I think I have a photo of me being fitted for a kimono at a kimono show here.
Ok, I have a few of me here in Nagaoka (prefecture) I'll post today to go with this link..
I have so many stories I could write about this time of my life, and Japan could be a mysterious book of it's own. What a beautiful country Japan is.
Oh, the story of this kimono pattern which is very ancient, and my own porcelain bowls designed with black and white twisted ribbons, (of my own intuitive inclinations) was the very reason I met this man to begin with. Neither of us knew then that this pattern was Japanese, or ancient Japanese for that matter.
It made for an intriguing discovery in Japan, and a romantic foreshadowing it was in retrospect for a couple who meet over a few interesting bowls in gallery in a West Texas town, and who fell in love.
Not the usual topic of this blog..but maybe it adds some needed spice...!
I liked these photos done in black and white, for some reason. The kimono I am pictured in is silk, black and white, and it is hand tied dyed, it's called shibori. Later an obi in red's, greens and gold was added, colorfully depicted with chrysanthemums.
(Now I am trying to cultivate, beautiful Japanese chrysanthemums.)
This photo was taken at my fiancee's restaurant which was very popular in town, and served a special very popular dish, shabu shabu. Which I think means to wash. Thin slices of meat and beautifully prepared vegetables would be washed ( slightly cooked) at your table. I have other photos I could scan in, I think showing the process.
This is a link to a restaurant I was in in Japan many years ago. 1992
I almost married the man whose family this restaurant belonged to, and I have fond memories of this city in Nagaoka prefecture.
http://www.arkbell.net/imatsu/access/
I might scan some photos of Japan long ago to include here oneday.
I think I have a photo of me being fitted for a kimono at a kimono show here.
Ok, I have a few of me here in Nagaoka (prefecture) I'll post today to go with this link..
I have so many stories I could write about this time of my life, and Japan could be a mysterious book of it's own. What a beautiful country Japan is.
Oh, the story of this kimono pattern which is very ancient, and my own porcelain bowls designed with black and white twisted ribbons, (of my own intuitive inclinations) was the very reason I met this man to begin with. Neither of us knew then that this pattern was Japanese, or ancient Japanese for that matter.
It made for an intriguing discovery in Japan, and a romantic foreshadowing it was in retrospect for a couple who meet over a few interesting bowls in gallery in a West Texas town, and who fell in love.
Not the usual topic of this blog..but maybe it adds some needed spice...!
I liked these photos done in black and white, for some reason. The kimono I am pictured in is silk, black and white, and it is hand tied dyed, it's called shibori. Later an obi in red's, greens and gold was added, colorfully depicted with chrysanthemums.
(Now I am trying to cultivate, beautiful Japanese chrysanthemums.)
This photo was taken at my fiancee's restaurant which was very popular in town, and served a special very popular dish, shabu shabu. Which I think means to wash. Thin slices of meat and beautifully prepared vegetables would be washed ( slightly cooked) at your table. I have other photos I could scan in, I think showing the process.
Below, a photo is me at a french restaurant in Nagaoka........
12.9.10
24.8.10
23.8.10
Been a berryin and shopping veggies in the country. LaConner, Swanson Brothers Produce.
Menu Today:
Boiled red potatoes dipped in a sauce of half mayo and half stone ground mustard
Grilled fresh salmon with dill tarter sauce
Swiss Chard sauteed in Butter and garlic
Boiled red potatoes dipped in a sauce of half mayo and half stone ground mustard
Grilled fresh salmon with dill tarter sauce
Swiss Chard sauteed in Butter and garlic
I have enough for neighbors now, too.
And I'm wondering what to do with the beets. I used to get them for my neighbors at my old neighborhood.
Do you eat beet greens? These are beautiful.
Picking late Chester (black) berries in LaConner tonight.
I haven't picked in a few years and I've missed it. The berries are now 2.00 a lb. I used to pay 1.00 lb.
The berries open in July with Catata berries, a sweet blackberry, Waldo blackberries, boysenberries, raspberries of course, and strawberries...The blackberries are usually over 1.5 inches long each. And the vines are thornless. It's like picking jewels from a vine.
Swanson Brothers Farm also sells; chard, beets, kale, potatoes (of several varieties) including yukon gold, russets, and reds. Also carrots, onions, squash; zucchini and a few yellow varieties, cucumbers, both eating and pickling types, green and yellow beans, peas, and apples. One year one of the brothers gave me free rhubarb.
The LaConner turkey's hatched some new 'turklings'. Mom was cute helping her chicks cross the road.
On the way home a beautiful sun set and a full moon rose. Another lovely day.
Tomorrow blueberries in Snohomish.
15.8.10
3.8.10
From the trail at Fort Ebey
It's a bluff hike and there are warnings to stay on the trail. But we all know human nature! And it's obvious here that the wear to the edge is well worn.
In all fairness to innocent inexperienced hikers and children, I think the sign should show how an overhang appears to be safe from on ground, but can easily give way.
This is the other end of a hike I take a lot on Ebey's Landing.
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