Port Gamble Yarn Shop

Heidi grew up in this area, and she used to bike over to Port Gamble. Nowadays Port Gamble, Washington has a lovely yarn shop.

The Yellow/greenish skein on the right I bought. It was a one of a kind, and I immediately feel in love with the color and texture. The woman who owns the shop dyed this wool and spun it for me. It is a very scratchy wool!

Isn't this a luscious array of colors and textures?

And more color!  You can see why I was in heaven!

Here we are in he shop, and in back of us is a large couch that women would sit on and knit and chat.

Sher, Heidi, and Heidi's sister Mary ...

This is a brindle whippet. She lives at the shop. Her bed is made of sheep's wool, and she sleeps by the woodstove that is in the middle of the room. Her name is Gracie, and she is very gentle and lovely.  What a bed!

The Duck Bed and Breakfast on Mercer Island where we spent two or three nights while we attended the Pacific Northwest Shapenote Singing convention. This 1940s cottage is right on Lake Washington. We had the whole cottage to ourselves, and although traffic was not far away, we enjoyed the ambience of an electric wood stove and lots of neat duck oriented details, and a fully stocked kitchen! I hope you have enjoyed seeing a bit of our trip.

Seattle Bainbridge Mercer Island Trip Feb 2010

Hi All-- Seattle cityscape in the background, and I am
on my way to see Mary, Heidi's sister who lives on Bainbridge Island.

Here we are in Mary's kitchen sipping tea after
a long day of travel.

Mary's old farmhouse is filled with old, beautiful pieces of
furniture--all reminding me a lot of West Virginia and where
mom grew up.

Heidi and Mary enjoying sisterly discussion in the living room. Her place overlooks Puget Sound, which you cannot see, but it is outside the big picture window.

Mary  fed us so well while we were there 

Lovely setting fro breakfast--including the real pussy willows.

This wood stove sat in Mary's kitchen. Most of the time it was lit. I am really excited because I am having a stove just like this put into my new office, library, and I love the brick backdrop, so I am looking to copy what Mary has here.

Next up our trip to the Port Gamble, Washington Yarn Shop!!!!