Bush House Inn |
Bush House Country Inn Index, WA
“The historic Bush House Inn, saved from collapse by new owners
in January 2011, underwent an intensive renovation plan to restore the last
remaining hotel and restaurant in Index, Washington as a vibrant business. Guest rooms were completed in July 2021, and
work continues on the event spaces and restaurant.
The
three story building had been closed since 2002 and plagued by age, weather,
and vandalism. The sale of the property in late 2010 came as a welcome surprise
to local residents who feared they had lost another local iconic structure. The
new owners, Blair and Kathy Corson are Index residents, have just completed
renovations on another community icon; the Index Tavern – now known as The
River House; an Outdoor Adventure Center for rafting and family recreation.”
Monday, 06DEC, finally
get a refrigerator repair person to fix our Samsung frig/freezer that crapped
out turkey day. Samsung actually has
dedicated repair personnel covering all of the Seattle area. Unfortunately they couldn’t get here for a
month and charge over $200 just for the visit, not including parts and
labor. Luckily we found local who got to
us in two weeks, and immediately knew issue was a drain tube plugged with crud. He had new factory “modified” parts that
should prevent problem ten years down the line; one hour and much less than
Samsung😊
Sunday, 12DEC, after lunch we head into Seattle Center to meet Rebecca, Raymond, & grandkids for two xmas exhibits – the Awesome Legos; & the Xmas Train (plus music). Both at the Seattle Center.
Lego exhibit was impressive but way overpriced! Xmas train and music was not impressive but was free. Since the evening was still early, we decided to find some place for dinner. Because of covid, it being Sunday and the rain; not much choice. After too much walking we decide on Thai Heaven which Dan remembered as the first Thai restaurant in Seattle late 80s? Fantastic back in the day, barely average now, compared to the numerous Thai throughout Seattle.
Brickman Awesome - Lego Exhibition
(awesomeexhibition.com)
“AWESOME EXHIBITION takes visitors
on a tour of some of the most AWESOME places and AWESOME vehicles
made completely out of LEGO® bricks! This interactive
exhibition of LEGO® models includes a 24.5 foot tall NASA SLS
Rocket, an orca whale, and the first life-sized LEGO® Harley Davidson ever
made. The 38 models are made from more than a million LEGO® bricks,
taking over 2,500 hours to build.”
WIKI - Carbles is a board game for 1-12 players that
involves cards and marbles, combining elements of strategy and
chance. The goal of the game is to be the first player to move all of your
marbles out of your “lot”, around the board, and into your “goal”. However your
available moves are determined by the cards in your hand - so use them wisely!
Friday AM head to Edmonds ferry to spend night with Rebecca, Raymond, & grandkids; not much done once we get there. Saturday AM off to Mason’s indoor soccer game; Jaxson has a bye week; back to Pitre’s house and some cribbage. Movie night steaming “Ron Gone Wrong” & making xmas cookies. Sunday, 19DEC, 40 Year Anniversary; pancake breakfast than off to catch Kingston ferry and home. Anniversary dinner at the The Repp, in Snohomish, WA. Monday Dan picks up Sleep Apnea test machine for home self test. Dan was tested for Apnea five years ago in Houma, LA; no apnea shown. But because of his April stroke; doctors want another test because people with apnea have increased risks of strokes and heart issues.
22DEC finally finish decorating our tree and setting up Xmas displays (just a little late?).
Thursday AM, 23DEC, off to the Pitre’s; both grandkids have mild stomach “flu” so not much done once we arrive. Raymond is at home taking care of the boys & Rebecca gets home after work. Friday (Xmas Eve) last minute shopping; then decorating cookies for santa; play some cribbage; & finally streaming Disney’s “Encanto”.
Saturday AM (Xmas Day) opening of too many presents, afterwards Rebecca’s traditional breakfast of French toast. Big hit for hot present is Oculus Virtual Reality Headset. Remember over a decade ago when Wii and Kinetic systems were the hot item, but seemed to disappear with two years? This year’s VR headsets are same situation.
This year’s Xmas feast was prime rib not turkey, excellent; after dinner back to the VR games. VR system is so convincing that Dan almost fell flat on his face thinking he was on a real coaster shooting at dozens of various targets on his ride.
Sunday wake up to dusting of 2 inches of snow; but snow keeps falling while we pack the truck for return trip home to Sultan, WA. Continuous snow on drive home keeps many drivers creeping along with flashers on; and snow results in state ferry’s being loaded and unloaded one lane at a time (not the normal two lanes). Almost unbelievably in spite of other drivers we make it safely home😊 and find house surrounded by eight inches of snow and it is still falling; snowing stops by dinner.
Monday, 27DEC, Rebecca
& Raymond brave the snow/ice roads to bring kids, Jaxson & Mason to our
house for last week of their Xmas school break.
After Rebecca & Raymond start the drive back to east Bremerton, we
start the process of keeping two high energy boys entertained for five days. Since Mason is dealing with a cold he stays
inside, while Dan takes Jaxson next door to sled on the neighbors hill. Temps will drop into low 20s tonight. Anyone remember snow-pocalypse
or snow-mageddon, that hit Seattle back in FEB2019 (see our BLOG link below)? This snow is as bad and Seattle area again at
a standstill because of snow/ice.
The
Ryan RV Express: 01-28FEB19 - Sultan, WA (❄⛄snow-pocalypse or snow-mageddon⛄❄)
Tuesday sub-freezing temps; Jaxson & Mason sled with four neighbor grandkids on next door property (enjoy themselves immensely!) Wednesday a little warmer; after lunch we head across the street to another neighbor’s to join their grandkids and sled a steeper/longer hill.
Thursday late AM, 30DEC, Dan grabs grandboys, Jaxson & Mason, for a ski lesson at Stevens Pass Ski. After four years of Vail Corp ownership, operation still piss-poor management everywhere starting with parking. When we get to ski area outside air temp is 9 degrees. But once the lesson started things went well & boys had great time. Drive up and back home is unnecessary challenge because of idiots who don’t know how to handle packed snow & ice on the road way.
Friday last day of the month & year; Rebecca & Raymond show up late afternoon; first thing is to get snow gear on so Jaxson & Mason can show them sledding next door. Turns out neighbors have made the sledding run better. After that it was into house for snackies/dinner prepared by Corrie & Rebecca. Then way before midnight (like 730PM) we fire-off some fireworks to make grandkids happy and to bring in the new year🙃
No resolutions made, but big change for Dan in the New Year is to volunteer couple times a week at Volunteers of America, Sultan Food Bank.
