Seattle goings on
God help me, I hate shopping malls. But I needed new clothes, I have been wanting to learn what all the fuss over H&M is about, and sometimes, there is nothing for it but cross a giant swath of asphalt and dive into the belly of the suburban consumer beast. Our biggest nearby mall is …
The Burien Firefighters were holding an open house when we passed through which is why we parked the car, got a seat on the curb, and watched them slice up a car as though were a Thanksgiving turkey. They were demonstrating a simulated rescue on an 80’s Mazda two door hatchback – they popped off …
On the right, a neighborhood girl and her chicken, Neptune, outside Makeda Coffee in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood. Neptune is a frizzle bantam. She stayed on her leash, tied up to the bench outside until the girls got their drinks. I asked one of the owners about pets in the shop. “I think I’d draw the …
Disclaimer: Tonight’s Fish Wednesday is sponsored, unofficially, by Three Olives Vodka. Why? Because they sent me the sample vodka I used in the recipe. Just so you know, I’m not much of a drinker, so I’ll bypass the deep analysis of the vodka and tell you what we had for dinner. Penne with Vodka is …
Downtown in the summer rain, stylish girls are wearing rubber boots – yellow and paisley – with miniskirts. On the bus, an old Chinese man in a pale linen jacket and a baseball hat that says “#1 Grampa!” And a family, Peruvian, maybe, with wide Indian faces. The boy, six years old, I’m guessing, has …