Okay, the sound isn’t great, it’s muddy and the acoustics in the hall weren’t the best, the voices are under-amplified, but check it out: Our ukulele club played I Will Survive onstage at the Northwest Folklife Festival yesterday. It ruled. In case you’re wondering, I’m the bouncy one in the white flowered headdress and the …
Setting: In the car, in the alley behind Husky Deli. We’d just stopped to get ice cream to bring to the perfect summer BBq. I’m driving. Me: Whoa, check out the snappy looking gent at the bus stop. His tie matches the Easy Street pink star. J [Rolling down the window]: Is there anyone behind …
Flying Ruinair in Germany is like shopping in Aldi but knowing there is a Marks and Spencer or a Sainsbury store nearby where the prices are also Lidl. I wasn’t sure what was bugging me about Ruinair until I came across that particular passage. The book is funny, snarky, self deprecating, all thing things I …
I’m a sucker for an exotic cookbook. Our stunning variety of ethnic grocery stores means that here in Seattle, we are able to fearlessly ferret out the bizarre and nonstandard ingredients. And our diverse community means that even the local Safeway has quite an impressive selection of ethnic foods. A good thing, diversity is. I’m …
I’m not getting out much – too busy replenishing the coffers and envying our friends who are in New York or Cochin or moving to posh new digs in London. That’s why I’m hosting the Carnival of Cities. If I can’t get there physically, I’ll settle (for now) for a virtual visit. It doesn’t exactly …
The nice folks at Postcard Perfect like the idea of you sending postcards so much, they’ve given me a freebie code to share until Monday, the 26th. It’s good for US postage only (sorry) but you’ll get two domestic postcards for free or two international ones for 75c each. I’ll send you the code when …