Specifically, if you're retired you don't ordinarily worry about the weekend weather too much. We made it through an overcast weekend from Canada Day July 1 to Independence Day July 4 with only a few of the tiniest sprinkles of rain.
Some grandkids and we watched a parade in Blaine, viewed the fireworks all around Birch Bay, and even exploded some of our own small-scale pyrotechnics in the back yard. Suddenly it's Tuesday and warm weather has arrived in the Northwest, supposedly topping out in the high 80s later this week.
Time to get out and enjoy the rest of our five-day weekend, known to some as Monday-Friday.
Kathy and Brian
Two retired educators alternating joyfully between seeing the world and enjoying our eight grandchildren (in order of birth), Jake, Avery, Taegan, Lily, Peyton, Riley, Blane, and Jace.
Kathy and Brian met in the clarinet section of the University of California (Santa Barbara) Symphony Orchestra several decades ago.
Brian's Western Canadian roots and Kathy's Colorado ties resulted in their making beautiful music together along with producing a cross-border crop of descendants.
Kathy spent a year studying in Vienna at the Institute for European Studies and the University of Vienna.
Brian started the school band program in Hope, British Columbia, and later became the high school's vice-principal for 6 years and subsequently principal for 15 years before retiring in 2001.
Kathy, in between raising our three children, taught kindergarten and first grade, middle school, and high school - mathematics, computer studies, ESL, and her first love, band, before retiring in 2001.
We enjoy sharing our travel experiences and providing the odd travel tip to friends, relatives, and visitors.