Today, I took in:

a couple episodes of Galavant

a few chapters of Heartsick by Chelsea Cain

I made:

pirate flags and beach rock burials on the beach with my friend and her two lovely kids in Tacoma

Today, I took in:

the second half of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

I made:

my first tarot reading, with friends, after a good dinner

Today, I took in:

the view of the city from a ferry on the way to Bainbridge Island

I made:

a comfortable afternoon drinking a beer and reading a book by the waterfront

Today, I took in:

a video on Seattle’s part in the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897 at the tiny national park on the gold rush in downtown Seattle

the iconic Seattle view from Kerry Park — including Mount Rainier!

I made:

a wobbly bike ride down a canalside path after teriyaki and beer at Fremont Brewery — a pretty Seattle experience, I’m told

Today, I took in:

half of the movie version of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

a great tour of the Ballard Locks and fish ladder

I made:

a call to a friend now that we’re temporarily in the same time zone — so much easier!

Today, I took in:

I rewatched parts of Moana and Stardust

I made: 

play time, story time, dinner time, and bath time with my friends’ 13-month-old — good times

Today, I took in:

Despicable Me 3 — it was an easy thing to fall asleep to

I made:

an intermittently frustrating drive from LaConner down to Seattle to return the car and start the second part of my trip here

Today, I took in:

the beautiful Ladder Falls, Gorge Creek Falls, and Diablo Lake

I made:

short walks through the woods

a walk along the bridge at Deception Pass

Today, I took in:

In Red Ink, an exhibition of contemporary Native American art, consciously responding to the stereotypical images of Edward Curtis and others

I made:

the wise decision to try the blackberry vanilla swirl ice cream at the parlor in LaConner