Spokane wrap up

 I'm sitting here waiting for Jesse and Erin to stop in to say goodbye, bon voyage, see you soon - with pizza.    They made us a wonderful farewell dinner last night....steak and a very special bottle of wine,  but I think we need just one more goodbye dinner, don't you?

Lewis is staring at me, waiting for his dinner, but I'll just use this time to show you the last pictures of our time here in Spokane.    Not a popular decision but delayed gratification isn't necessarily a bad  thing, right?

beers for three at Das Stein Haus

As you know by now, there was much eating and drinking.   We were here during Spokane's Restaurant Week so we just HAD to take advantage of the smaller, three course menus offered at restaurants we wouldn't have thought to go to.   Scratch, Left Bank Bistro,  Das Stein Haus, etc.   When Erin got back home, we all went to what became one of my favorites - Vieux Carre.  I took no pictures of our Shrimp and Grits, Red Beans and Rice, Cornbread with Come Back Sauce, Beignets and Bourbon Bread Pudding....we were entirely too busy.  burp

the world's best left overs thanks to Jesse's and Erin's creativity

our odd assortment of wine glass choices

There was work done.    Dave continued to work with Jesse, helping to add some beautiful touches to their already cool old house.     Our "living room" tv gave up the ghost during this time also.     Mr. David's A-1 TV Repair Service was able to get us a new one and then come over after his dinner to install it.   Right now his affiliate service - Mr. David's A-1 Sewer and Valve Installation LLC is outside, changing Beluga's black/grey water valves.    I hope he's finished before Jesse and Erin arrive with the pizza.    I was going to offer him a piece as compensation for his prompt attention to our needs.

hefting Erin's new desktop into place

old tv gone, waiting for new

There was time spent with Dexter, their funny, sweet cat.    He's always part of the scene....

he's always watching.....

he enjoys his daily maulings.....

naptime in the living room....

Last week we all took a day to explore nearby Green Bluff (Spokane's famous fruit/vegetable growing area) and the up to the top of Mt. Spokane - after brunch of course.

I took few pictures of the fruit buying part of the excursion.    Suffice it to say Green Bluff is a picturesque and fertile area not far from Spokane.    We stopped at a few stands and bought delicious peaches, melon, pears, plumbs and tomatoes, etc.     Dave and I enjoyed ourselves so much that we took another drive up there by ourselves later in the week to visit a couple places we'd missed (Walter's Fruit Ranch - for pie) and revisit one that we particularly liked.  

 

the top of Mt. Spokane as seen from Walter's Fruit Ranch

The paved road leading to the top of Mt. Spokane was very narrow but afforded beautiful vistas of the surrounding lakes and hills.    I'm happy I wasn't driving....I felt safe in Jesse's big truck and in the knowledge that he'd done this before and knew the way.      Dear friend Jodee took a different route to the top during a previous visit.   gasp

 

  

That's about all I have until we're back on the road tomorrow.    It's been a wonderful and relaxing summer and we're already looking forward to next year's visit.

Here they come!