Pane d' Amore

I woke up this morning to sunlight & seagulls calling. Well, at least I THINK it was seagulls! Maybe I should call them "sea birds" until I get that vocabulary down too. Not a bad way to wake up... A bit later, I went outside to speak with Richard, the innkeeper, and finally saw the deer that he's been telling me about. There are deer all over PT. Initially I thought there were only three of them but now I realize that there are groups of three roaming all over town. Richard had told me that they liked to snack on the garden behind my place and that's where I finally saw them. Earlier in the year, the online version of the Leader (or was it the Peninsula Daily News?) had a photo of an albino baby deer. Haven't seen him/her yet - must see if anyone knows its usual haunts.

I realize I'm rather slow on the uptake at times - particularly when there's a few pressing details almost daily - but it finally hit me today - it's QUIET here! When I went out to get the papers this morning I realized that there aren't any DFW jets about to land overhead. They never bothered me in Texas, but I'm realizing their absence is probably what makes the sea birds' calling stand out. It reminds me of the days just after 9.11 when there were no jets overhead - other than the military variety patrolling the skies. Peaceful. There ARE aircraft at times - I was told the noise overhead one day was a Coast Guard exercise and there are small planes, probably from Jefferson County International Airport. I was told that JCIA was at one point the only international airport with a gravel (or was it dirt?) runway. Haven't checked out that lore yet, but sounds plausible to me.

Today's photo is of Pane d'Amore. What can I say about it? That this precious neighborhood jewel will be 1 1/2 blocks from the house? That it is organic? That the most delicious bread and pastries come from its ovens? I didn't realize it was open 7 days a week until today. These people work so hard and just before I got up here they had a spectacular fundraiser for the people of Haiti. They now have three locations - PT, Sequim & Bainbridge Island (where the ferry lets you off on this side of Puget Sound). I will NOT divulge what I bought/ate as research for this blog entry, but suffice it to say THEY were simply divine!

Hope your weekend was all that you wished! More progress photos tomorrow...