flat stanley visits the pnw

at the marina in coupeville on whidbey island
coffee from port townsend's maui girl
learning how to operate the boat haul in boathaven, port townsend
kicking everyone's ass in Farkle
...and in shuffle board at the Whistling Oyster in Quilcene, Wa

hand puppets shouldn't do drugs either
enjoying some local flora & fauna...salal
rhododendrons
learning to care for pets and get free rides
coupeville, whidbey island...a town that closes on tuesday's

(we got screwed!)

moving his family across the plains with wild donkey's, okay that's a little ambitious...visiting the famous Rockerie Muesum in Eaglemount Washington
proud stanley
storming the castle
new pal "stoney" the ass
don't even freakin' ask...check out the mittens



learning about pnw birds
and cougars
at the trailhead for Mt. Walker outside Quilcene, Washington
at the summit ~ 2805 feet in the air
looking towards port townsend from the top

stanley hosted an "adult" dinner party while he visited. Here he is learning to make his first manhattan, which ended up being his last as he was abducted late that night by a sticky fingered drunk guest and held for ransome...put that in a kids book!
making his herbed olive oil for the spaghetti & meatball pizzas
enjoying a little egg sandwich from port townsend's very own Bob's Bagels
playing dj for the party
playing dj at the bar in Quilcene

you are here
stanley bought his very first washington state ferry ticket and was unable to be in the photo with the booth attendent who was in the witness protection plan.
heading towards Whidbey Island with pt in the back & Olympic Mountains
welcome to Coupeville! home of penn cove mussels, yummy!
gettin' his grub on at Toby's Tavern in Coupeville

8 am joy ride

wake up port townsend! and git yer' bagels.

bagels ~ ohio style

Bob's little sister Julia is having her first visit to port townsend and also her first
"go" at the bagel window. Money in the tin is proof that she didn't eat all our proceeds!

sunday van party

bob and luke chose a real hum dinger of a day to work on the vans.

a rainy, chilly washington afternoon & lots of time tinkering with starters and batteries. but as we speak, i hear Rico humming beautifully outside...hard work paid off and so did the beer, pizza and most importantly...camaraderie!
hmmmmm, looks about right
hmmmmmm....looks tasty
greasy hands don't get to touch the good chocolate

popcorn, pizza & vans

greasy van hands don't work well with popcorn.

a mid work snack with cracked pepper, sea salt & nutritional yeast

whole wheat dough waiting to be shaped
pizza buffet toppings: black olives, pecorino romano, pineapple, dill pickle, green peppers, leeks & garlic, pesto and spinach/mushrooms
maria's saucey mc saucersons
all done!

pommes frites at brouwers

what a treat. both frites and many mayo dippings to go along. no challenge for a simons gal like me, as my soon to be brother in law Patrick says about my sister Meghan: if it's white and creamy, she'll order it. guess some things run in the family.
a quick shot of what a bourbon menu should look like ~ no early times here.
top three beers we tasted:
Walkingman Knuckledragger ~ Strong Pale Ale chock full of Simcoe and Columbus hops with a solid malt backbone.
Hair of the Dog
Anderson Valley ~ Hop Ottin IPA
Generous additions of high-alpha Pacific Northwest hops added during a vigorous boil, plus traditional dry hopping, with whole hop cones, give this ale a delicious citrus aroma, and an intense hoppy bite.