West Seattle, Monday
If there was a better place to be on Monday than West Seattle, I don’t want to know about it. In the morning, I met a new friend at Alki and in the afternoon, J and I walked the beach at Lincoln Park. It was perfect.
Giveaway: One Night at the Holiday Inn
In spite of the disappointing weather, we rather enjoyed our in town getaway at the Holiday Inn near the Space Needle. We ate chowder, watched the Looney Tunes marathon on Nickelodeon, wandered around the empty Pike Place Market, and in general, just enjoyed being some place else — sort of. You can do this too, …
What We Ate
Country House, Toledo, Washington: “I want to stop at the EAT, you know the one? Plus, for ages, I have wanted to take a picture of that dilapidated ice cream cone thing. You know?” If you drive up and down I5 in Washington, you know exactly the place I mean. Well, blinded by hunger, we …
Hospitality and Outer Space
The long drive in bad visibility gave me a terrible headache, by the time we reached our destination, I had a full blown migraine. I went straight to bed with a cup of tea for dinner, only, and waited for it to pass. Pass it did and about three hours later it had subsided to …
Downtown Renovations
Downtown Seattle ain’t what it was.
Seattle Getaway
When people tell me they want to visit Seattle, I suggest the same thing, always: August or September. It’s divine here during those two months, truly there is no place I’d rather be. But in winter, it can be daunting and our New Year’s weekend stay downtown was tempered by disappointing weather — umbrella challenging …