That’s what we’ve been doing of late. Hanging out with my son Brian and daughter-in-law, Sharon.
We do a rerun of the “Twin Peaks” area, (I was there last year) which is actually Snoqualmie and North Bend, Washington, little towns about 5 miles apart. (The area where the tv show “Twin Peaks” was filmed about 25 years ago). That series will be back this coming April for a one season run. Filming for the new version was completed this past April.
We visit Snoqualmie Falls, and the Salish Lodge for lunch.
This time of year the falls is smaller. See the hotel in the upper left corner? In the Twin Peaks tv series this is the Great Northern Hotel.
But it’s really the Salish Lodge and Spa.
Rustic, with lots of plants. I like it. I probably wouldn’t like the room prices though!
Brian and Sharon at lunch.
I was able to order a squash sandwich!
Brian and I at the falls.
Snoqualmie Falls, closer.
We move on to North Bend where the R&R Diner from the series is located. Between the 3 of us we order one piece of cherry pie, because that’s what the diner….and the series was known for.
We don’t order the “damn fine coffee” (which it’s also known for) though, because when I was here last year the coffee was pretty damn awful….by my rather picky coffee standards. 🙂
In real life the diner/cafe is called Tweeds, (on the right) and that’s the twin peaks in the background.
There are 4 birthdays while I’m here! First, on the 13th, Joy turned 13 years young! That would be 91 in dog years using the 7:1 year ratio.
My sweet Joy Belle over the years.
Then Brian, Sharon, and her twin sister Debbie have birthdays, and we will be having a party later today.
There are some awesome grocery stores around here….3 that I know of within about 20 minutes of each other. PPC, Whole Foods, and Central Market. I went mostly to explore and be amazed, but of course I bought a few things…can’t resist when I locate hard to find vegan choices.
Monday it will be time to move on, and we are heading for Sisters, OR to visit “Kerry” and her pupster “Annabelle”. In June, about the time my back started giving me major grief, Kerry broke her leg. Managing doable dog walks will probably be our main occupation while we visit, is my thought.
I’ll be breaking the trip to Sisters up into two stops, the first in Ellensburg, WA, and the second in Plymouth, WA, which is at the Columbia River. Long drives are not my thing, and even less Joy and Shiloh’s thing.
Gotta keep these sweet fur babies happy!
Wandering Spirit 
Looks like a great place to visit!! Glad you are enjoying your visit. I’ll take your word for it on the “damn fine coffee” not being so damn fine, but Joy sure is lookin’ damn fine for 91 years old!!! Give those fur babies a hug for me…and one for you too. Thanks again for sharing your great adventures…
Hi Pat (Freespirit)
Joy is doing well, though she does have her problems, but don’t we all?
Thank you for the hugs, and we send hugs back atcha!
Ah, the cherry pie. Loved that series! And agreed, Joy looks marvelous. Happy Birthday to her!
Hi Cindy, make sure your tv is tuned up come April! I wonder how many people will be baking a cherry pie the day the new series starts! 🍒🍒
Joy thanks you for the birthday wishes.
This made us so happy – we loved that series! And we are jealous – we are in the Mojave desert and it’s about 100 degrees!! Safe travels!
Oh Nancy, 100 degrees…I am so sorry. We had a few of those not long ago, and they make us unhappy campers.
Now that I’ve been to the area, I’m looking forward to seeing Twin Peaks when it comes back on tv. It’ll be fun to say ‘look at that! I was right there!’ 😀
Aw… So glad you could spend time with your family. Looks like a memorable and fun trip! S
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Hi Sharon, yes it’s been a fun two weeks because we’ve spent a lot of time just visiting. Haven’t done that with Brian in a very long time, and was able to get to know Sharon better. Miss you all though!!!
So good to see Brian! Been a long, long time since Buddy Boy and I have seen him. Tell him hello for us. So good you can visit with he and his bride! Hug them for me. Love you too. Xo
Hi Denise, good to hear from you. Brian never has been one for pictures, says they steal his soul. ☺️ But he did agree to a few this time. We were recalling some old memories with you guys, and I showed him some of your FB stuff. He fondly remembers the back yard swimming pool you had.
Glad to see you enjoying time with family!! I sure miss ours! We will head back to Al in Dec!
That pie looked awesome…was it as good as it looked? Happy Birthday to 91 your fur baby!
The pie was pretty good, I really liked the crust.
Joy thanks you for the birthday wishes! 🐶🎉