PICTURE OF THE DAY

Our adventure to Wales (and Beyond)

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Sunday, November 8, 2026 We used to sometimes go to the American Legion in St. Paul Park to eat the creative burgers the chef there created. Alexander got their weekly announcements...

Home again

Saturday, November 7, 2026 My grampa Fritz was born 130 years ago today. Wow. We got home just after 3:30 this morning. It was kind of fun to ride home with no other cars on the...

Goodbye Seattle

Friday, November 6, 2026 We lazied around the house today. Keith and Kristine worked on future travel plans/airplane tickets. Mike and I nodded and said sure a lot. Kristine and...

To Ballard we went

Thursday, November 5, 2026 We enjoyed a slower morning before setting out to see the last Seattle-area troll. As we found parking near the National Nordic Museum, Mike suggested someone...

All Over

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 Greater Seattle has 5 trolls. Jakob Two Trees stands in Issaquah, Kristine and Mike’s town. He was our first troll, seen last year when we trained...

Winning

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 It’s election day. We voted before we left. I tried all day not to think about it, because if a giant blue wave did not soak the entire country, I...

What is this?

When we first left our almost adult children and traveled away, I demanded they send a picture every day as proof of life. I worry. It became the rule that anyone who is traveling is required to send a picture of the day, so it seemed logical to call our blog by that name. Will there be a picture every day? I don’t see why not. Pictures are best.

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Our US contacts – email, text, cells, even home phone are still intact, but we might be lonely and forgotten, so you can write us friendly notes, comment on the posts, ask questions, or tell us about your day.