I should mention that my Victoria post above was typed in a hurry at a bookstore internet cafe, after it swallowed a much longer post...Grrrrrrr!

Now Judy B and I are safely back in Maine. The place still looks familiar. Our two cats still recognize us, and their are fresh claw marks on the catdoor deck surround. I don't think the little raccoon bandito gang ever made it in but they sure were trying.

I also led "The Old Fiddle" at the Nautical Song Circle which has to be my favorite song from the twilight zone of C. Fox Smith. But we got to get someone to accompany it with an old sailor's fiddle.

Metchosin-

Thanks again for your hospitality and the intense discussion of bathroom renovation. I'm glad you feel in love with "Pacific Coast." I'm convinced that this is one of C. Fox Smith's more personal songs, nostalgic in that she's back in England far from the Victoria she loved and lived in for almost 10 years. I'm also convinced that she had the traditional sea ballad "Rolling Home" in mind for the tune. Be aware that I've dropped out one of her verses and made a few small changes to what she wrote. My website should clarify much of that: Click here!

Genie: ;~)

Hopefully, it won't take us another 10 years to revisit the Pacific NW.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble