Hello friends and family! The Whidbey Wagners are busy this spring. We continue to work with and on our sailboat. Jim is getting ready for the Round Whidbey Race on Cinco De Mayo week-end. He is still looking for crew, so if any of you want a chance to stay up all night and tell yourself how much fun you are having(!) while freezing in the May weather in Puget Sound, come on up!! He is also planning to race in the April series with the yacht club group. Those are fun races with lots of jokes at the end. He participated in the Valentine's Day Massacre race and lost his beloved Round Whidbey Race hat overboard. We did find a replacement, so he can still hold his head high. Virginia is busy with yoga classes, church altar guild and knitting. The pics are of hats and scarves knitted for the Seamen’s Church Institute of New York & New Jersey (SCI). Founded in 1834 and affiliated with the Episcopal Church, SCI is the largest, most comprehensive mariners’ agency in North America. If you wonder why she doesn't knit something for local marniers, she is working on that.
There are other knitting projects under way, too, but church activities do intrude on knitting time(and blogging time). Our Episcopal church lost its buildings because of a rift in the politics of the church. The "Anglican" church kept the building and all assets. Expecting the Episcopalians to go to other churches, (and many did) they were a little surprised to find out we were organized and planning to grow. We have been meeting in homes for two years, but now we are back in the chapel on the site of the original Episcopal property. Time will tell if litigation occurs and if we fight or abandon the project. We are busy getting ready for Easter in the chapel.
After Easter, we expect lots of company. Missy and Meghan will be here for Easter and Spring Break and we will get over to see Libby in West Seattle at that time. She is in Mexico right now for a week vacation soaking up the sun. Friends from California are coming during the spring, and we'll be busy showing them the island and other places in Puget Sound. There are plans to check out the Tulip Festival in Skagit County, and we hope to do some wine tasting on the Penninsula with a side trip to Hurricane Ridge. Life is good. We thought we would be still for retirement, but we find our days are too full. How did we ever work? Happy Easter to all from the Whidbey Wagners.
