Restoring Hope and Sanity....

Saturday, October 30th started out with clear skies and fall in the air.

A number of fellow Seattlites and I met downtown for the Rally to Restore Sanity gathering. We met at 9AM to coincide with the noon Rally in Washington, DC.

Yes, it's true. Kim and I watch the Daily Show fairly regularly to watch a master of critical thinking put a humorous spin on what's happening in our country.

We met at Westlake Center, a popular gathering place in Seattle.

We met up with friends Harriet (R), Barbara (center) and Deborah (L)

as well as many others.

There was a live video streaming from DC. H e r e' s Jon!

And here's the Washington Mall--brimming with many
Restoration of Sanity Seekers.

Here's Representative Jim McDermott, from Washington, representing us in Washington.

There were many, many signs. Here are but a few of my favorites:

Simply stated and so to the point.

This was really one of my favorites. But, I must tell you about another one that I wasn't able to capture which read, "I really don't have much to say so instead I drew a bunny...." Everyone shared their voice.

The Master of Patience and Tolerance.

Ummm, I am not so sure but we should be prepared every day for our last day.

Our future taking it all in....

Stephen Colbert tried to incite FEAR....

The crowd would have none of it! We won't be manipulated!!

Well, almost everyone....

Many important groups were represented...

More future, more hope!!

After the rally we wandered to the Pike Place Market and took in the
beautiful sights of autumn....

Oh yum, yum.

Not so yummy to me, but in a pinch, I know where to go for more brains as mine is running slow and low.

This was a really good day on many levels. And just in case you may be wondering, we were a proud and patriotic group of people who do seek the best for our nation. We seek kindness and respect toward one another. We seek to respect different opinions from our own in a courteous manner. We believe in critical thinking and seek an end to fear mongering. We believe in the teachings of Mr. Rogers.

WHERE THE _________ HAVE I BEEN????!!

Okay, okay. Let's not get our undies all twisted in a knot....I do know that it's been quite awhile since I've written. Time has flown by and I can honestly say that almost every day I have thought about writing and posting to this blog. Life took over: some fun, some hard, some good, some frustrating and I just got behind. As I thought of not blogging, I wondered how many times you would come to the site before you'd just give up? A little intermittent reinforcement has brought you back! Hooray! Now, what have I been up to?
B a c k in August, we got to take an unexpected trip down to the Oregon Coast. Readers will know that it's one of my most favorite places on earth...

We stayed near Hug Point and just enjoyed wandering the beach.

Take a good look. This is where I want my ashes disposed of someday. Please help Kim plan to take into account the wind factor...It does get pretty breezy at times--I'm just saying....

Enjoy some of the Earth's beauty and while we're at it, consider what YOU do to keep it this way?? HA HA!! It's my blog and I can wax political if I want to...

Can you hear the waves???
Do you see the bird?

There's more to add but who knows how long that will take?? So for now I will quit and hopefully be back soon. There is so much to say and so little time! Rats! When I was living the easy life in Italy I kept promising myself that this would not happen to me again. Sigh. I was wrong; here I am.