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We arrived in Washington 25th Sunday and had several hours to kill before we could check into the hostel so we went for a wander in Washington. We walked down to what we believed to be the White House but was actually the building next door for the treasury but silly us were convinced it was the actual White House! Needless to say we felt a tad foolish when we spotted the real thing!
The White house is really close to the Washington monument and the Lincoln Memorial and the big pool of water that's in Forest Gump (which Liz can't actually remember being in the film silly Liz!) which is called the Reflecting Pool. It is memorial weekend here (although we are not 100% sure what that is!) so there were loads of people and, strangely, about a million bikers!
Later on we went for tea and a walk and came back 12 hrs later after getting well and truly lost and being hindered by Liz's feet (which are swollen up like melons!)
Today (Monday), we went out on an open top bus tour around Washington and neerly got decapitated by low wires and killer trees! Parents- it was like the cheesegrater!!!
We leave for New York tomorrow (Little Mermaid baby!) and will update you from there.
There are some pictures up now of our trip- try to ignore the big hair- no hair straighteners or hair dryer!
Love Liz and Carolx x x x
ps thanks again for the messages and keep them coming!
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Jen Joey - Hi Linda, I am curious and cufonsed. Are you from the Willow's Nest in Buxton Oregon? But now in Texas? My husband and I used to stop in every year when we made our trip to Seaside from Boise,Idaho. We finally moved to Oregon in 2005. Since then have had a number of residences in the greater Portland area..as far south as Albany, until we finally landed in Vancouver. Where it feels right. A city we lived in when we were young with young children back in 1980-81. Since we were living south of Portland our trips to the coast took us to Lincoln City and Newport rather than Seaside and actually haven't been to Seaside in years now. I'm sure that will change sometime soon since we are in Vancouver now. I have googled the Willow's Nest a few times and this time found a bit more information. But still am not quite sure of the particulars. Do you still have your place in Buxton?Wherever you are living now, I am happy to see you are still doing what you love and sharing the art of the birdhouses and vintage lifestyle with the public.Thank you and Sincerely,Joey