Seattle goings on
The Seattle shootings were four blocks from my front door. We walk by that house All The Time on the way to visit neighbors. Even though I’m not there, I feel really – well – it’s awful. I feel like I should say something, but the only pale thing I can coherently state is this: …
A few years back I was working in the Eastlake neighborhood. I walked to work almost every day, down the stairclimb, across the treacherous I-5 onramp, and down the hill to the startup by the lake. One morning there was a flyer posted at the top of the stairclimb – an Eastlake neighbor was looking …
I rented a tiny studio in this building about 10 years ago. My place had lots of windows, it was surprisingly sunny in there. It also had a kitchen that was big enough for two people to eat in. There was a giant walk-in closet and loads of built in cabinets. For a miniscule apartment, …
There’s no explaining some architectural design choices. And some juxtapositions just don’t work. We decided to go for Mexican.
Those of you who are not familiar with my obsession for baked goods, well, you don’t even know me, really, do you? No matter. When I read about Minoo in today’s paper, there was only one thing to do: Hop in the car to Lake City and get some sugar. I ate a bamieh and …
There’s a bit of work going on in the house lately and sometimes it pays to just clear off. Today the floors were being sanded. Down the hill, M’s got painters in, so we trundled into her car and headed south in to the fog. Destination? The Weyerhauser Bonsai Garden. Who knew? What a gorgeous …