A Fun Day

It's hedge pruning time in the garden, and we've been working hard, so it was time for a day off.

Langley, on Whidbey Island, has an annual arts fair called Choochokam.   It has been tens of years since we attended, the timing being never quite right.  This year I put it on my calendar well in advance, and even though the cabin is rented out, we traveled to the island, just for a day trip.

It was a gorgeous day,  This is the view from over the marina toward the North Cascades.

First street was lined with artist stalls.

 There were lots of people in town, enjoying the shopping and the views.

 Me too.

We found some ideas for some projects we could try, like these skirts made out of vintage table cloths

 And for Tom, this drift wood bird feeder.

 We listened to fun music by Million Dollar Nile.

The blown glass is beautiful but very pricey.  We'll stick with our recycled glass creations.

 I did buy a tee shirt from an artisan I like.

We lunched at Useless Bay Coffee Company.  Well, Tom did.  I sneaked in my yogurt and apple.  I'm really trying to lose a few more pounds before my family returns for another visit.  But I did enjoy a 'skinny' latte.

We finished up the art fair and then stopped by Bayview Garden Center, a favorite nursery near our cabin, before heading for the ferry.  There I picked out an early birthday present.

I've been wanting a rooster to grace my vegetable patch.  I found this guy, which was just what I was looking for.  He's already installed in the garden, with a little embellishment I found in Irene's stash of dress up accessories in the playhouse.

We got home a little after five, stowed our stuff away, and then went to eat at the local Red Robin.  I was planning to have a salad, but with my the Red Robin Rewards program, I was entitled to a free 'birthday burger' this month.  It was not exchangeable for a salad, so, too bad, I had to have a burger.  Yum!  And just to be good, I only ate a few of the fries and about 3/4 of the burger.  But it was hard leaving it on the plate.  I had to cover it with a napkin while Tom finished his salad.

We were back home by 7:00, so we decided to get the lawn mowed.  I needed exercise after that burger, so instead of raking up the debris on the lawn first, I went ahead with the rotary mower, and them Tom followed me with the fancy, self-propelled reel mower, which I refuse to 'drive'.  I hadn't mowed the lawn in a long time, and it was actually fun.  We puttered about doing as few more things outside before I came in to download my pics from today.

Now I'll hit "publish" and then go catch up with the last part of today's Tour de France, which I recorded before we left this morning.

It was a fun day.