Coupeville on Whidbey Island had dairy farms, which seemed a perfect site for casein painting. “East or West, Home is Best” shows our yellow house on Haller Street with Lovejoy Point behind. Onions, cabbage and strawberries grew in the garden, as depicted on this Swiss-style corner cabinet. From the studio, we saw the Methodist Church tower, the Library and Penn Cove.

Edward Johnston said to look for inspiration in the hedge-rows. Ours had flowering quince and Oregon grape.

The Bosc pear tree next door yielded fabulous pear leather.

The ferry left from Fort Casey for North-by-Northwest in Port Townsend, where Liz Smith sold the folk art

Occasionally, friends would ask for a sign or a picture of their house.

In the end, we lived at Ebey Landing. We heard fog horns at night. The road washed out. The garden had scarlet runner beans.

This view from the old Pratt hunting cabin at Ebey Landing is on a miniature bent corner box made in Conway, WA. I gave the Landing a photo of it.