Monthly Archives: April 2019

Olympic Peninsula (Dungeness Pt.)

We only stayed on the Olympic Peninsula for two days and one night so we decided to splurge and stay at a nice B&B in Dungeness. It was quite pleasant and a bit different than our usual hotel or hired house experience. Major upsides include: B&B was a converted barn, nice in-bloom flower garden, and an magnificent sunset over the beach.

On day 2 we decided to check out the water rather than the mountains. There is a large spit out onto the Strait of Juan de Fuca called the Dungeness Spit that is both a wildlife refuge for waterfowl and a long hike on the beach. We had a very pleasant hike, but I suppose it was a bit nondescript, just a long sandy walk with gorgeous views.

Overall, it was a fun trip and we will certainly go out to the Olympics again. Next time, maybe even go deep into the rain forest.

As mentioned awesome sunset! With bonus background Canada.

Garden views.

This picture has two bald eagles and a hawk. One day I might get a nice telephoto lens, but the thought of lugging it around…

My favorite beach, one with lots of skippable stones.

We thought ahead and took a photo of both of us together!!!!

Mini Fitted Sheet

Some friends with children came out for a visit last month so we needed to find a way to make a toddler bed. Fortunately, we have a collection of floor cushions that make a very comfortable bed. To make them more bed-like we decided to make a fitted sheet. It was a pretty easy process as I already had the measurements from the covers. I took the cover pattern (minus the bottom face) and added elastic to the corners.

Measuring the fabric.

The flat fitted sheet.

The finished sheet on a floor cushion.

A Jasmine for scale.

I’m pretty happy with how it turned out – especially since it made a pretty comfortable toddler bed. If I were to do it again, I’d use more elastic. This seems to be how store-bought fitted sheets are made.

Olympic National Park (Lake Crescent)

We decided to go for a nice weekend trip since the weather looked like it was going to hold out for the weekend and were rewarded with a beautiful weekend on the Olympic peninsula. We hadn’t really gone out much previously but, as we now live next to the Fauntleroy ferry terminal, we have no excuse not to go out more frequently.

On day one, we drove and ferried over to Olympic National Park and went for a hike to some waterfalls and around Lake Crescent. It was pretty in the standard Pacific Northwest way with the moderately dense cedar forests, cascading cascades, and obscenely clear blue lakes. As always, we were highly amused by the trails full of people up to the first picturesque site listed on the map and then clear of anyone afterward. As a general spoiler, we consider the walk its own reward.