A very mossy bus stop kiosk on Bainbridge Island.
Wow - where has the past week gone? We've been busy moving from one housesitting assignment to another and the days have just flown.
We went into Seattle one day to see a lovely couple who used to live in Manhattan Beach, California but have moved to Seattle. Those of you who have been following my blog for all this time will remember that house and the two gorgeous Siberian Huskies. We've been housesitting for them at least once a year for the past five years.
We LOVED that house...it was a couple of blocks from the beach on a "walk street". The houses on either side of a walk street face each other but no cars are allowed. It's great. They had a roof deck that overlooked the ocean. You could see all the way from Catalina Island to Malibu from that roof deck. It was spectacular.
A walk street in Manhattan Beach, CA
Their house in Seattle is equally awesome. Uber contemporary. And I mean "UBER"! Lots of concrete and glass. You do have to love that type of architecture. I do. But then, I love all kinds of architecture from Victorian to Cottage to Southwest to Craftsman to Contemporary. All of it.
Their new house is perched on a hill in the Capital Hill district, you can see the mountains AND the ocean. When we arrived, the dogs (that we haven't seen for more than a year) went ballistic! They remembered us and jumped up, licked our faces, squealed with delight. It was really fun.
We had a gorgeous lunch. Salad, scallops in a wine sauce of some sort and quinoa pilaf. Yum! Then there was a delicious dessert that, for lack of a better description, was ganache with citrus fruit. Oh man...to die for. I have the recipe and I will make it (at some point) and then post it.
Long story short: We're settled in our new location on Bainbridge Island. It's the house with the lambs. Those two cuties are already about twice the size they were when they were born. They're in with the rest of the sheep, now, and it 's hilarious watching them bounce around. Like they have little springs on their hooves! And guess what...two new lambs were born yesterday morning. Little guys. Coco and Gaucho. It was raining lightly so I didn't take my camera when we fed them but I will, hopefully, tomorrow. There are also three Maine Coon cats that are just beautiful. I'll snap a shot or two of them, as well.
So that's the scoop. I've got lots to do. There should be no shortage of photo ops and adventures to report.
Stay tuned.
8 comments:
What's more precious than baby lambs? Can't wait to see your photos.
Wow - what a fantastic house to house-sit! And those dogs are gorgeous.
Sherry, you are right...they are precious.
LadyFi - housesitting is great. It's like having part-time pets!
What a great way to experience all different kinds of settings and lifestyles. It sounds like you're working hard but having a gtreat time. I envy you!
What a great thing to be able to do. Sounds just wonderful. I love the moss covered bus stop.
How fun!
Cheryl, I'm relaxing with your blog, seeing what you've been up to as I've chasing my tail. First up, the walk street: to die for, as they say. It must be pure heaven to wake up to that view, perhaps a bundled up walk later...I enjoy uber contemp...am always amazed at how it's somehow individualized, perhaps the colors and the character of the lines. The dogs are precious. Happy they went ballistic...a really fun moment.
Ms Sparrow - Yep, we are having a great time. Gets us out of the cold Minnesota winter for awhile.
Ms Fiddlesticks - That bus stop is a favorite of mine. There's a mailbox down the road from here that's moss covered, too...will try to get a picture of it while I'm here.
KK - It IS fun.
Kittie - So glad you're relaxing. You had your hands full with all that snow! I totally agree about contemporary architecture...it can be very warm if it's done right.
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