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June 27th 2021 What a long legacy of love.  My grandparents eloped and got married in Missoula MT on June 27th 1944. 25 years later… My parents got married on June 27th 1969. They celebrate their 52nd Anniversary this year. They renewed their vows on their 50th at the exact same place my grandparents were married 75 years prior. We celebrated our 27th Anniversary this year-June 18th. We were married 25 years after my parents and 50 years after my grandparents.  Definitely a long legacy of love…something I want to remember so I’m writing it all out…my memory will fade one day. 

My pick…Pacific Bonsai Museum. We tried to go early but made it there around 1pm. It was only 97 out but the sun was high and hot! Luckily we took a bottle of water with us. My time in Japan is something I cherish and pretty close to one of my top ten favorite memories. I have always wanted to go and live there. Getting a peek of their culture, food, and art is something I try and do often. I miss Japan. I miss their sophistication. I miss their bath houses and the way they bathe. Mark took me to a beautiful Japanese house on a Bainbridge recently. Being back their made me crave the culture even more. When we arrived back home he purchased me a Japanese cookbook that is written by a American who married a Japanese man and went to live in Japan. I will have to look for a Keto friendly recipe from the book.  The Pacific Bonsai Museum was stunning. Each exhibit was a piece of art. The exhibit pieces always stated the date of origin; which is when the seed was born and began growing. ...

Charlie request. It was actually her first “out of school celebration” request. We don’t go to the zoo as much as we did with Valerie and Ethan. Valerie always wanted to be around animals, Ethan found them somewhat interesting and Charlie came along when the other two were past “going to the zoo is fun” stage. We forgot, we got lazy about doing these types of things with her. I’m glad she reminded us to go because I loved taking a afternoon to watch these predatory animals play and frolic in their enclosures. The tigers, a cute barn owl, and a adorable python (did I just say that) made the top of the list today. Unfortunately the Budgie exhibit, the Walrus’ and the Polar bears were closed/or gone. We did get to see the new Aquarium exhibit. Lots of money was spent on it and I still miss the huge open tank from the previous site.  Still Besties since 2nd grade! The Dad fish…according to Charlie! Beautiful Bamboo! Tired after -fun day. Snuggles with Hersey

Day 6-Thursday! We started out at La Crema at 10 am. The winery was recommended to us by our tour guide at Safari West. The winery was beautiful and the lands were gorgeous.  It was early for drinking but we had plans that night for the Francis Ford Coppola vineyards with reservations for dinner at Rustic (their dining room at the winery). Our server at La Crema was young but she was learning her ways around the wine and did a great job introducing the wines. We ended up with a bottle of Chardonnay and a Rose Noir. Both very unique in their flavors. From there we headed back to Kendal Jackson for another tasting since we loved their wines we wanted to compare them to some great wines we had tasted after them. We had a really great time both times at this winery. The seating area is beautiful and the grounds were immaculate, plus their pours are generous! Wr left just enough time to run home, get gussied up for Francis Ford Coppola (FFC) winery and dinner.  FFC was a total disa...