Farmer’s Market

We didn’t make it to the water taxi, being distracted by more land-based activities, but we did make the opening day of the farmer’s market. A duo played classic tunes on banjo and standup base, a young man with a impressive amount of product in his hair handed out tiny cupcakes, and earnest environmentally minded …


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City

Dear Capitol Hill

We miss you a lot, your convenient supermarkets, your fabulous hipsters, your proximity to our friends and neighbors. But we do not regret trading the cruise-y elegance of Volunteer Park for the much wilder beauty of Lincoln Park. A 15 minute walk from our door and we are standing on the edge of the sound, …


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Death of a Sale. Man!

Did you find this searching Evans Glass or Eurocraft windows? Be warned! Do not let the Eurocraft window guys into your house unless you are willing to buy windows from them that day. They use will high pressure sales techniques and waste a lot of your time. I can not speak to the quality of …


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Back to Life, Back to Reality

Today’s the day I go back to work. This is excellent news for the wallet. The last two months have been extremely hard on the bank account. It was an unfortunate coincidence that my last project wrapped just as I started to write checks for the new home. Naturally, I’m delighted to return to an …


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West Seattle Coffee House and Treats Round Up

We still don’t have a usable kitchen, that explains it, okay? Bakery Nouveau: The Best Treats, uncontested. They totally need to fix the interior though, it’s just wrong. Sugar Rush: Okay, it’s cozy in there and the coffee is good, but the treats we tried left us totally nonplussed. Capers: This is an oddball place, …


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