Hello Everyone,

Boy, are we happy today. This morning when I checked the rain gage it said 4.25 inches. That was a shock but we will take all we can get. We thought we would be happy if we got an inch.
In September we flew to Seattle with two of our friends. We arrived at one and were me by our friend. Then it was off to the space needle restaurant. What a view from up there of the city. Next is was to find the Queen Ann farmers market. Danielle is doing an internship on an organic farm at Port Hadlock. It just happened that she would be selling vegetables they raise that day. She was so glad to see us. Then it was to our friends home on a lake near Bellingham. Our friend had it all planned out for day trips to Whidbey Island, Mount Baker, Boeing Airplane Factory, overnight visit to Victoria and just see the sights. It was a great eight days. Four of them went on the train from Vancouver to Montreal and we rented a car and headed to Port Townsend where we spent 4 days visiting Danielle before we flew home. We got to see the farm and the area where she is staying. We had a nice day trip to Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park where we had a picnic. Saw lots of deer and wild flowers. She will be coming back to Santa Barbara in November in time for Thanksgiving. Then she will be job hunting. Don't know if she will be going back to the farm in the spring or not.
On September 29th Ange had a knee replacement. He is doing just great. He can already bend to 117 degrees but has to work on getting the strength back in that leg. He uses a cane or walker but can walk by himself. He is using the tools to help walk so he won't fall. He finishes home therapy this week and starts working out here in Carpinteria twice a week. Gets his staples out next week too.
This is about all the news from Carpinteria. Is everyone planning to come here next summer? We hope so. Wishing you all a happy winter.

Love and hugs, Ange & Marie