WENATCHEE AND CASHMERE

First tonight, my Kathe wants to say thank you to everyone who sent birthday wishes to her today. I know she was trying to forget about getting older, but look at all the fun we are having, Jim and I made her favorite blueberry pancakes this morning and the day just kept getting better.

While I was sleeping, they slipped out to explore a couple of nearby towns. In Wenatchee they visited the Pybar Public Market. A really interesting market with lots of food and crafts for sale. The market was in a quiet area along the river and the city park.

Cashmere is the home of the Aplets and Cotlets factory. They visited this place several years ago and wanted to go back for more of the delicious candies. They didn’t take a factory tour this time. They just ate samples and bought boxes of candy. The last time they were here the town was deserted and now there are new buildings and businesses down every street. Sadly, the “Cowboys Barbecue”was replaced by another not so great restaurant where they had lunch.

They discovered a giant antique shop on the other end of town and spent over an hour looking in all the displays. For a while my Kathe got lost because were so many tiny rooms to explore.

Tonight the cocktail was a key lime martini with a graham cracker twist. And for the birthday girl a crab fettuccine dinner.