HI CATHY, I TOO LIVE IN WASHINGTON STATE, OLYMPIA, BUT I GREW UP IN WASHBURN, WISCONSIN. PERHAPS I KNOW YOU. I HAVE FAMILY THAT LIVES IN BAYFIELD, WASHBURN, AND ASHLAND. YES IT IS GODS COUNTRY, MY MOTHER SAID THE TEMP WAS -13 THIS MORNING WITH CHILL FACTOR OF -30. SORRY I DO MISS THE SNOW, BUT NOT THAT COLD. HAVE YOU CHECKED OUT THE BAYFIELD QUILT SHOP. SHE HAS PAPER PIECE PATTERNS FOR ALL THE LIGHTHOUSES AROUND THE ISLANDS. STAY WARM. RITA