Sebright

 As I've written in the past I'm a big fan of hostas. I love collecting them! I have over 300 varieties at this point with hundreds of unnamed seedlings. When I discovered my favorite online hosta nursery was on the way to Portland (where we were flying out of) I had to stop. What an experience! Sebright Gardens has over 1000 varieties of hostas and I was like a kid in a candy store. I knew I wanted to buy some and attempt to fly them home in my checked luggage, the question was how many could I fly home? We stopped at a thift store and I bought a large hard sided suitcase with the intention of cramming as many hostas in it as I could. In the end I think I bought 12 hostas. Sebright was nice enough to bare root them (rinse off all the dirt) and I wrapped them in wet paper towels and plastic bags. The airport had no problem checking them onto the airplane and they all made it home in perfect condition. It was a fabulous stop! 

These are used as sprinklers and I love them! I'd like to weld some up.

 

Oregon

 We can't seem to stay away from Oregon. With the wedding in Washington we decided to head south and stay a few days in our favorite place, Cannon Beach. It's truly a magical place. But along the way to Cannon Beach we discovered St. Helens, Oregon was the location where the movie Twilight was filmed (one of the many locations). Since Max and I are both Twilight fans we decided to stop. Turns out Halloween Town was also filmed in St. Helens and Max was excited to see those spots too. It was a fun stop. 

 

We then proceeded on to Cannon Beach for a few days. This time we stayed in The Waves lodging. So far it's been my favorite. Right on the beach. 

Washington Wedding

We traveled to Washington for my nieces wedding. What a beautiful state! It was so nice seeing everyone together for such a special occasion. Congratulations Claire!