Up a Country Lane - A rich visit to the Northwest, including an evacuation By Evelyn BIRKBY Dec 2, 2009 Dec 2, 2009 Updated Dec 10, 2019 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save November is the rainiest month of the year in Seattle. For us it has also been a time of celebrations as we have visited our family in the Northwest. kAm%9C@F89 2 ?F>36C @7 @G6C42DE 52JD[ D@>6 5C:KK=J 27E6C?@@?D[ 2 76H 962GJ 5@H?A@FCD[ 2?5 6G6? D@>6 DA@C25:4 DF?D9:?6[ H6 D6EE=65 :? 7@C @FC E:>6 :? 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