(baked by my SIL Carolee)
First leg of our journey complete.
Mary and I made it to Okanogan via Seattle and Wenatchee Washington to be with our brother David and his wife Carolee.
It’s a long way from New York City. We got diverted to Minneapolis for a couple of hours but we were fortunate to make our connections. A little more excitement than we needed.
Here’s the article about what happened on our way to Seattle. Alaska Air couldn’t have been nicer to us.
Morning view in Okanogan
Seattle Airport- The Olympic Mountain range in the distance
Orchards from the Bombarier 400Q plane
Ready for the winter, firewood pile
Where we sleep in the Yoga Studio
Coppelia Cuban Diner open 24-7 where chefs dine after work
14th Street between 7th &
8th Ave
Cafe Con Leche
Freshly baked pastries and cheese rolls
Dos Huevos (over) Cuban Toast Chimicurri Home Fries
After breakfast we walked along the Highline where we saw this
Artist Tony Matelli’s sculpture Sleepwalker Sleepwalker sculpture wakes you up article
Here’s the view from my sister’s apartment.
Just minutes between the shots.
Reverse order save last one but blogging from phone and it seems too difficult to get them in chronological order now. 4-3-3-1-5
Mary added an empty frame on top of window
And getting ready for bed after a long day on the train I saw this view
The holiday has begun.
Steve holding the fort at home.
Here’s the view from my sister’s apartment.
Freedom Tower at Dusk in frame.
This afternoon I left a Shop ‘n Save where I don’t usually shop. I saw these eyeballs staring out of the dark frames.
The building is unoccupied. Just thinking about why they were painted there.
You write the caption……
On Sunday, my family drive through Durand IL (pop. 1500). It’s the place my family drive me every summer of childhood.
My son took a photo of his four kids in front of my grandparents house. He asked for an old photo of the house to compare. I rediscovered this picture of my maternal grandmother.
I wonder what she’s reading.
Grandmother whose China went to Laura post
Then I went and googled her and a her name comes up. The people I want to call and ask, are passed.
Charlotte Baker Rowley 1888-1980
Born Jun 1888 in Winnebago, Illinois, USAmap
Daughter of Eugene Baker Rowley and Mary S Smith
Sister of Clair S Rowley, May Rowley, Edna Rowley and Cecile Rowley
Wife of Judd DeWitt Vansickle — married 16 Nov 1908 in Winnebago, Illinois, USAmap
[children unknown]
Died Jun 1980 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States of Americamap. But her children are known. My mother was Marian.And no mention of Charlotte’s middle name Elizabeth.
I must ask my older cousin, John. Maybe he’ll know
I’ll list their children
John Rowley Van Sickle b 1910
Marian Van Sickle b 1912
Robert Eugene b 1914
The Pennsylvania wildflowers were painted on her beehives -see the Wildflower paintings on Beehives by Joan
Here’s one jar of the thirty pounds of honey she harvested with the help of two fellow bee experts.
They brought their extractor with them to show and teach her how to harvest the honey.
She shared the honey with them and learned how to do it herself but was best with the team. (I’m sorry I don’t recall how long it took but a few hours.)
And I can tell you that it tastes beautifully delicious, full of summer flowers. I’ll have to ask Joan what she does to prepare the beehives for the winter.
In case you want to learn how watch video
Meet John. He restores metal downtown. Lots of metal.
I spoke with him when I was downtown for lunch on jury duty selection day.
John used to teach shop but it was difficult to land a full time teaching position.
How about these doors that have been restored?
Here’s the BEFORE. Check out left top corner 
I have to return to photograph some elevator doors he has restored. I should have asked him if he redtored the ones in the City County Building?Bronze elevator doors post, my guess? yes.
