Christmas 2021

2021 was slightly better than 2020! We were able to get our vaccinations and therefor felt reasonably safe in some activities.

We moved from Bremerton back to West Seattle on January 4, 2021. Traditionally, we travel to a beach to spend Christmas, but this year we decided to stay closer to home. We have two beaches within a few miles of our apartment.

We went to downtown Seattle's tree-lighting ceremony at Westlake. There were a lot of people, but not a crowd. Almost everyone was wearing their masks. We rode the World's Fair Monorail up to Seattle Center for dinner. The traveling exhibit from Lego is there. It is on our list to visit.

We were able to re-start the Westside Presbyterian Church Handbell Choir. They haven't played since we left 16 years ago! There are members who still remember us ...

Here is our Christmas tree. 

Dress-Me-Up Ernie got a new Christmas sweater and gazes out the window at the parking lot.

We went to the Woodland Park Zoo Lanterns exhibit in Seattle. It is different from the Tacoma ZooLights. They are both very nice and Christmas-y.

We took the Argosy Christmas Boat tour. We were treated to a wonderful concert by the Dickens Carolers Quartet.

This is the closest "Christmas Light Show" in our neighborhood. There aren't as many of these as there used to be.

We went out walking the beaches from our home on Christmas Day. This is Lincoln Park Beach. We had a very nice, sunny day! That night, we got 4 inches of snow. It has been a week, and the snow and cold are still here ...

This is Alki Beach. It is the second beach near us.

On New Years, we took our usual walk through Lincoln Park. As you can see, we have lots of new snow in the Olympic Mountains.

Best wishes to all of you in the New Year!