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- Boat on the beach, Port Townsend
- Quincy and Water Street, Port Townsend
- Hot dog, just off the highway, Port Townsend
- Art car, Port Gamble
Last week, two different people from two very different places asked me about starter ukes. I tell everyone the same thing: Get a Flea, I love mine, it’s portable, made of plastic (mostly) and fits in the overhead compartment on the plane, plus, it’s sturdy as all get out and does okay if you leave it in a hot car. It’s not super cheap, but it’s not irreplaceable either and it’s friendly, oh so friendly.… continued…
Sunday was perfect. A friend fed us fresh baked biscuits and jam for breakfast, we went for a walk through the market and shot some pictures, stopped for fish and chips at the beach, then went for cupcakes. We had made no plans for Valentine’s Day and really, it could not have been better.… continued…
I’m a decent home cook, if I may say so myself, but in order to eat seafood with any kind of sustainability, it’s also good to consider seasonality and going local, too. Salmon and halibut, we’re not seeing a lot of that right now, though thankfully, that will change soon. I miss it.
With local seafood mostly being frozen, I’m going with domestic shrimp instead. I stay away from the Southeast Asian farmed prawns, as much as I love them; shrimp farming practices are destroying the mangroves.… continued…
Left to right in this imperfect yet perfect photo are:
- Carel N: Founder, director and agent
- Pat K: Reluctant drummer, court jester
- Pam M: Stage frightened vocalist, mad strummer
That’s not the entire crew, there are four more:
- Gregg P: Actual musician and bass player
- Rod H: Cheerful guy who knows how to sing on key
- Dan S: Songwriter, lead uke, and music historian
- Sid the New Guy: Drop in accordion player and wearer of best hat
