May 29, 2011---Weekly report

On Tuesday the 23rd Walt got our truck serviced in preparation for our departure on May 31st. The month has gone past so rapidly. On Tuesday I had an appointment to get my hair cut with Bonnie's hair dresser. It is so nice to have someone who is good at their trade. Wednesday was the day for a very good dinner at B and T's with a couple whom they had traveled with in the past. They were a fun couple and we got home so we talked, drank wine and got home very late. Bonnie's meal had a Greek flavor and it was amazing. I did get the recipe for the chicken and Orzo. I hope I can do the meal sometime in the future.

On Thursday we took a trip to Tacoma, Washington, with B and T. We visited the Tacoma Farmers Market, the Old Railroad Station, The Art Museum with the Norman Rockwell Exhibit, and the Tacoma Glass Museum. It was a great day in Tacoma.

We drove to Tacoma and parked in a parking garage along the Electric Trolley Cars. We climbed on the trolley and rode to the downtown area. Our first stop was a few blocks walk to the Farmers Market.

A view from the top of the parking garage

A watercolor picture we saw in a shop on our way to the farmers market.

Another neat watercolor. If I had a house I would have had a problem passing on  these pieces.

The Farmers Market with flowers, plants, baked goods, Food Stands, etc.

Tacoma has many old building with a lot of character.

The Old Train Terminal which is now a Federal Court Building with Dale Chishuly Glass Art.

Round circle of art---close-up view.

Another beautiful design--my favorite

This is the glass sculpture which made up the previous picture.

Glass art hanging from the center doom

Chishuly Glass Art at the Tacoma Art Museum

More Chishuly Art

Astounding

Glass balls in a mirrored room with a tiled floor

Albers Bros. Milling Co. which is now renovated for Lofts.

The dome which houses the glass blowing room of the Tacoma Glass Museum

The Glass Bridge which is a creation of Chishuly

Ceiling of the glass bridge---yes it is separate glass pieces

The walls of the bridge had sealed glass cubes with contained art pieces

As we entered the Tacoma Glass Museum this greeted us---a pool filled with glass pieces.

The glass blowing studio in the Tacoma Glass Museum

The Glass Art that was made while we watched---Cheeseburger Glass

Glass panels as we left the Glass Museum

We left the museum and started our trip home. We had a dinner date at five pm, but we were going to be a little late, so we stopped at the house and took Bart out for a walk and quickly freshened up and then went to B and T's and then drove to Maple Valley to friends and had a lovely dinner. Then after dinner we drank wine and had a very cheerful evening.

On Saturday we met at B and T's for a cookout with their sons and their families. It was a very quick 5 hours of talk and catching up with our nephews and their families. On Memorial Day we will plan to meet B and T's daughter and her twins for a dinner at Red Lobster. More about that in next weeks edition.

More of our travel saga to follow in a few days. We start traveling in 2 days so keep an eye open for our blog.