Washington State International Kite Festival

Long Beach is the home of this fantastic festival, lasting a whole week!  While I was only able to be there one day (and spent most of that in the chili dog booth for the South Pacific County Humane Society) others were able to enjoy and take photos.  Check this out! 

If you were here and have photos, I'd love to see them.

What a week....

It's only Thursday but this has been one heck of a week. Woke up Monday morning with about a dozen bites of some sort on my right leg, 2 or 3 on the left. Itched like mad. By that night they were blisters and really red. Spent a lousy night and went to urgent care Tuesday morning. Got antibiotics and something for the itching.

Tuesday evening I was walking the dog, minding my own business, and suddenly WHAM, I'm doing a face-plant on the pavement! Don't even remember tripping. Blood, pain, cracked glasses. Good samaritans stopped and helped me up, walked the dog home, drove me home. A friend took me to the ER where I received the first stitches of my life. Man, do I have a black eye!

Blues and Seafood Festival

What a great time I had in Ilwaco WA Friday and Saturday nights.  The annual Blues and Seafood Festival, provided a huge crowd with great blues and fantastic food from local restaurants.  The Ilwaco Merchants Association did a great job putting this all together.  The weather was perfect! Start planning now so you don't miss it next year! 

Why this blog?

My friend, Nansen Malin of Seaview WA suggested that I start a blog of the things I do and see in this absolutely beautiful area.  I have done a bit of blogging on my real estate site, Discovery Coast Real Estate, but most of that is about real estate.  Contrary to popular belief, I actually have a life outside of real estate. I'm going to try and chronicle some of the fun activities and social events I am involved in. 

I live in Ilwaco, my office is in Long Beach and my life spans the entire peninsula!  I am a Rotarian, weaver, spinner, knitter, golfer.  I absolutely love the South Pacific County Humane Society and try to help out where and when I can.  I love to cook, enjoy my garden (although the credit for the garden goes to Tangly Cottage Gardening), have six adorable cats that will pop up in these posts and a beautiful Boxer named Porsche.

I hope you will enjoy life at the beach with me!