Seattle Vacation

I am enjoying some time in Seattle with Elisabeth and Zach.  I am making friends with my new "grand-dog",
Chewie.  He is an Australian Shepherd-Golden Retriever Mix.  He looks like a caramel retriever with chocolate drizzled over top.  He and I spend some special times together; like when he gets restless in the morning and Z and E kick him out of their room and he comes upstairs and curls up outside my door.  Then I let him in and he lays next to my bed till I can get dressed and make coffee.  I haven't figured out how to get him on the airplane back to Tucson.  I am allowed 2 free check-ons but I don't think he would care for the accommodations or the luggage carousel.  Zach and I gave him a bath today, which he detests.  But he is soft and shiny again.  I made a pair of new covers for the Ikea barstools in their kitchen.  I have also canned pickles, dilled green beans, blueberry syrup and blueberry jam over the last couple of weeks.  Tomorrow Elisabeth is off of work again for a few days, including her birthday on Sunday.  We will probably go out for dinner at a nice Italian restaurant.  On Tuesday we go to the outlet mall and Dakota Pastel Store.  Wednesday we babysit for a friend of her's baby girl named Treska.  I have never heard of the name before.  Wikipedia says it's a river in Macedonia.

2 Weeks from today I will be flying into Phoenix and then driving home, sans dog.  Maybe we can Skype!  Woof, Woof!