
The biggest thing that happened in the beginning of June was KrisDi’s and my anniversary getaway. We got a VRBO in Verlot, WA next to the Stillaguamish River. Once again, we planned out a bunch of meals with beer based on The Beer Lover’s Table cookbook, and once again it was awesome. I won’t list everything, we took pictures of most of the stuff.
The weather was kind of cold and rainy. We had basically one morning where we could really go hiking. We went to the Old Robe Trail, which was nice, aside from KrisDi falling and smacking her shin.
Other minor things about the trip:
- Coffee maker was missing a basket, so I rigged up a tinfoil-based pour-over system that just used the coffee maker as a stand.
- Lots of birds. I got some pictures of a woodpecker.
- There seems to be some neighborly conflict where we stayed.
- The cabin had an upstairs (which we had no use for), but the stairs were comically narrow.
Other stuff that happened in the beginning of June:
- Chilkoot’s scouts troop had an emergency services events where they got to talk to cops and firemen, learn about what to do in emergencies, wear/play with some equipment, go into a SWAT car.
- Moles returned to my yard.
- We had an increasingly problematic tree growing in the green belt right next to our house that was rubbing up against our roofline and wall on the south side. The city (or whoever is responsible) sent somebody to cut it and a few others down, which is a relief. Although it was strange to have someone climbing the tree immediately behind me while I was working.
- Chilkoot has remained interested in Rubiks cubes and is now able to solve the 3×3.