It was way too short, I flew out to Seattle late Thursday and was back in Chicago by 3pm on Monday...a beautiful windy weekend up in the mountains with lots of fun and good food and wine...kayaking, hiking (even a 5 mile jaunt on a hilly mountain road is a hike for a flatlander like me!) drawing, playing with my new nephew Edgar (the furry one) and hanging out with my dear brother Carl and his wife, Linda. A colony of bees, also visiting for the weekend, didn't even spoil the fun. Sweetest pick on Highway 2: a peanut butter malt with extra malt powder from the 59er Diner...a photo would not have done it justice!