This week we are camped within a mile of my maternal Grandparents’ home in rural Stevens County Washington. Stevens County is tucked in the far north eastern corner of Washington State. It is rugged, mountainous and very rural. We are camped in a primitive campground on the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge. We have a fire ring and a vault toilet at our disposal.
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Fish On
We have disconnected from the world for three days at a little National Recreation Area campground on Lake Roosevelt, the lake behind Grand Coulee Dam. The park is right where the Gifford ferry crosses to Inchelium on the Colville Indian Reservation. There is no cell phone, no internet, no wi-fi, no Wal-Mart and no electrical hook up. The park is set in a lovely Pine forest right at the water’s edge.
Sunshine
Sunshine! Glorious sunshine! Now we have figured out what we have been doing wrong. We have been on the wrong side of the Cascade Mountain Range.
Mothers:
I know, I am falling down on my blogging this spring. We have been sitting stationary for a month now and I just don’t get much chance to get into trouble and therefore have something to write about.
Lemons:
Actually the full name of this blog is “The Great Lemon Meringue Pie Bake-off.” For the whole world to know, Saturday was my 66th birthday. Over the years my lovely wife, Judy, has been in the habit of creating my special favorite desert for me. A “Lemon Meringue Pie.” This year, perhaps in honor of the double six birthday, both my lovely wife, Judy, and my equally lovely daughter, Renee, created a lemon meringue pie to celebrate the day. Judy, to produce her classic recipe with the usual half dozen modifications to accommodate the locally available resources, and Renee reviewed her favorite cooking channel chef to create her masterpiece. Now is this a win-win situation or what?