Port Townsend, Washington
May 2026
What a fun month! We celebrated my husband's 74th birthday, and my mom's 93rd. No photos, but we went out for a nice dinner. And there was cake (twice), too. My mom has been doing her PT for her hip, and her recovery has gone very well. So well that Rod and I decided to take an RV trip up to Port Townsend and the surrounding areas. Two of my brothers came to visit my mom while we were away, tag-teaming their time so she wasn't alone for too many days. Rod and I enjoyed our R&R, reading, walking, sitting in the sun, etc. Our good friends joined us in Nehalem for the last three nights, which was also fun. The weather cooperated for the most part, especially in Port Townsend, which made for enjoyable walks into town, as well as watching two eagles and a half dozen blue heron fishing on the spit. I even spotted a otter scampering down the sidewalk in front of our RV! He looked like he knew exactly where he was going.
You would have thought I'd get a lot of reading in, but I gave up on two books, and only finished one while on our trip. I'm about a quarter of the way in on my current read, and while I'm enjoying it, it's taken me over a week to read 150 pages. I'm hoping to make more progress today between folding laundry. I did manage to get a lot of reading in before our trip, and finished six books for the month. My favorite was Barbara Kingsolver's The Lacuna, which is excellent!
Books Read (click on the title for my review):
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver (4.5/5)
Kate & Frida by Kim Fay (3/5)
Wreck by Catherine Newman (4/5)
The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett (4/5)
Heart the Lover by Lily King (4/5)
Clear by Carys Davies (3.5/5)
Gave up on:
The Wild Beneath by Kelly Anderson
Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connor
Movies & TV Series:
Remarkably Bright Creatures - This is the rare case in which the movie is better than the book. My husband and I both got choked up at the ending.
The Nordic Murders - Meh. Not great, but not terrible. Not sure if we'll watch any more of this series.
Ted Lasso (Season One) - I know I'm late to the party, but I'm so glad I decided to give this another try. We watched the first episode several years ago and weren't impressed. This past month, I watched the first season by myself and loved it. Lots of laughing out loud, which is always great.
Detective Hole (Season One) - I haven't read any of Nesbo's books, but this series was quite good. Very gritty and dark, but very good.
Travel:
Nehalem Bay State Park, OR
Quinault River, WA
Point Hudson, Port Hudson, WA
Quinault River, WA
Neahkahnie Mountain
(looking toward Manzanita, OR)
