Saturday, October 8, 2016

Our Saturday ritual

Linda, Sandi, Deb, me, Jann
We Vashonistas are taking a break today from our intense schedule of the past two days, with morning and afternoon writing sessions. In a little while, we'll have an afternoon session, but we spent the morning doing what has become our Saturday ritual: breakfast at the Hardware Store (a local restaurant) and then a saunter over to the Farmers' Market. Smaller than ever this year, the vendors were under tents to keep out of the rain. It was indeed still sprinkling a little, and overnight it rained heavily. We were fortunate that it had mostly stopped when we took the picture above. (Thanks to the passerby for the great photos.)

Since this is our fifth year, we had t-shirts designed by my friend Neil, a skydiving friend from years ago, who gave me a super deal on them. They are lavender (of course), since we are staying at the Lavender Hill Farm for the fifth year. Our shirts say: "Vashonista: 5th Reunion, October 2016."

We have one more full day here, tomorrow, and then Monday we will head back into our lives, with another wonderful retreat behind us. I am having a great time, with plenty of blog fodder, and much, much more.
:-)

16 comments:

  1. Love that photo of your happy smiling selves. And am thrilled (and unsurprised) you are having a lovely time.

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  2. great tees! and love the signage, too. :)

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  3. Great refreshing time for you, fun tee shirts and sign.

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  4. Am sure those tee shirts had many admirers.

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  5. You were there, did it and got the tee shirt. And for such a fun experience. Lucky you.

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  6. I love that you're posing under the Senior Citizens sign! It's fun seeing the Vashonistas each year.

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  7. What a happy looking bunch! Those shirts are perfect! :)

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  8. You know, I think many people could benefit from a group session like this whether it's writing or any other number of activities.

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  9. Love the photo! Glad you are having a fun time with your friends.

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  10. Love the t-shirts! Great shot of you all looking so giddy. The weekend is going fast. Enjoy! :)

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  11. Love those shirts. They are the perfect color and you even have your own sign as where to stand:)) Keep enjoying.

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  12. Those T-shirts are so beautiful. I love lavender.

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  13. Your shirts and signs are just so perfect. Glad you had a good time on your writing retreat with your friends.

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  14. You sure are a fun group and I love the design and color of those t-shirts. What a terrific experience!

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