Category Archives: Seattle

Timeless Favorites…

On Friday it’s time to look back and think about the good things in our lives. I’m joining in for Friday’s Fave Five with Susanne at Living to Tell the Story.

My Timeless favorites are all wrapped around Family, Food, Friends, Flowers and Fellowship!

Last Saturday Dear and I had to change our yard/house work plans because the roofers were still here. We headed to Snohomish to do some antique shopping eating a good breakfast on the way. On Sunday Josh and Laura came over and we barbecued a meal to have together and got caught up on our lives. The weather was beautiful in the Seattle area on Saturday and Sunday. It brought out the best in people!

On Wednesday a few of the girls from MGCC were on a tour of Seattle so I popped downtown and met them for the morning. Don’t be surprised with all the photos of the food I’ll be showing you that we indulged in. Warning: If you haven’t eaten you might want to step away and come back later. Food, fun and fellowship galore around the table!

Breakfast at the Edgewater Inn where the girls were staying. After breakfast they grabbed their umbrellas and I grabbed my rain coat and we headed to Pike Place Market.

First stop was the original Starbucks. We were already on coffee overload from our breakfast so we just stopped long enough for a photo.

Marg seemed to know someone at every stop we made. Before we headed into the Market proper we went downstairs so I could show them the famous gum wall below the market.

It was refreshing to see all the beautiful flowers in the main thoroughfare of the market after the disgusting interesting gum wall. Flowers at the market are one of the best things in my opinion. Because it’s April and tulip season in Washington the majority of the flowers were tulips.

The Market was easy to navigate because we did not have the summer or weekend crowds to contend with. This walkway in the market can be wall to wall people.

Marg and Judy

After the Market and before the girls had to be back at the bus to continue their tour we stopped a Macrina Bakery. We were just going to have some coffee and a pastry but in order to sit at a table we had to order lunch so…what’s a girl gonna do? We ordered a cup of soup which was delicious along with wonderful baked fresh bread.

Remember that pastry we were just going to have? Instead we ordered their pie of the day with lemon infused cream. We split it three ways cuz that’s what friends do to help each other…

We walked back to the hotel and the girls got their spots on the bus and I jumped into my car and headed home. On the way I got a little peek of the Space Needle that has returned to it’s original Galaxy Gold color in honor of the anniversary of the 1962 World’s Fair.

I hope to get a photo from a better angle before the World Fair Anniversary events are over. Hope you are focusing on good things to be thankful for this week, too. Blessings…

Kasey Keller Day!

Today is the last home game for the Seattle Sounders Soccer team. The governor of Washington and the Mayor of Seattle have both issued proclamations making October 15th, 2011 Kasey Keller Day. Kasey Keller is the goalie for the Sounders and this will be his last home game since he is retiring after this season. Kasey Keller grew up in the state of Washington. He has had a long successful career as a goalie. Keller played at numerous major clubs in England, Spain and Germany, including Leicester (1996-99), Rayo Vallecano (1999-01), Tottenham (2001-05), Southampton (2004), Borussia Moenchengladbach (2005-07) and Fulham (2007-08).
Keller became the goalie for the United States national team, starting for the U.S. team at the 1998 and 2006 World Cups, and the 1996 Olympics.

We are looking forward to a fun night at Century Link Field (formerly Qwest Field) honoring Keller! It’s also Fan Appreciation night. There is usually a record breaking crowd of 34,000 at a game. They have already sold over 60,000 tickets for the game tonight.

Thank you Kasey Keller! It’s been great watching your saves the past 3 seasons!
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Kasey Keller Seattle Sounders FC v San Jose Earthquakes
source: Getty Images

Other Than Food…

…here’s what else was photographed while we waited for our tasting.

We were a little early for our food tasting yesterday so we took a little drive around the area of the wedding venue to see what we could see.

Isn’t this an inviting sidewalk for a stroll?

The wedding venue doesn’t have the best of views because this boat garage blocks a lot of it.

If you peek through the parked boats you can see Gas Works Park across Lake Union.

We are experiencing this kind of weather today with lots of powerful gusts of wind. Our power went out this morning for a couple hours because of some downed wires or a downed tree on wires. The road I take to our church for Bible Study was closed so I had to find an alternate route. It all worked out just fine because many people were late and they adjusted the start time. Flexibility is a good thing…

Sneaks and Peeks…

Jill from Jill’s World of Research, Reaction and Millinery is visiting with us in Washington. We’ve been enjoying some of the sights of Seattle. On Friday we spent a full long day at the Lavender Festival in Sequim, Washington. I’ll share a little peek into our 2 days so far and you’ll get the full meal deal next week. I took 295 photos on our trip across the Sound to Sequim yesterday!

Here’s Jill introducing herself to the famous Fremont Troll who lives under one of our bridges in the Seattle area. That’s a VW bug he’s got one of his hands on. You can read more about our Troll here.

Jill and Katie on our way to the Lavender Festival…

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend. We have more fun planned and are still waiting on that sunshine we’ve been promised!

An Eyeful…

…on a 2 mile walk.

 

In lovely weather with the sun shining, my camera and I walked from the Pyramid Alehouse restaurant to Harbor steps across the street from the Seattle Art Museum. I love the details on many of the buildings downtown.

 

 

Occidental Park in Pioneer Square

 

 

 

 

Look closely and you’ll see the Space Needle.

 

 

The side of the Seattle Art Museum. The higher building beyond will soon be where Dear will be spending his days.

 

The Hammering Man at the Seattle Art Museum.

 

Dear’s future home away from home.

 

Harbor Steps across the street from the Art Museum. This is where I turn around and head the mile back to Qwest field for a Sounders game.

 

We call this building the ban roll-on building. Dear worked in that building back in the 90’s.

 

 

 

The Totem Pole in Pioneer Square. There is such an interesting history behind this pole and the original pole that you can read here.

 

 

The Pergola in Pioneer Square. Interesting facts about the Pergola can be read here.

The Pergola had to be replaced after a truck plowed into it in 2001!

There’s nothing quite like downtown Seattle on a nice day.

I’m linking up with Susan for Outdoor Wednesday.

Photobucket replaced all my photos with ugly black and grey boxes and they are holding my photos hostage until I pay them lots of money. I’m slowly going through all my posts and trying to clean them up and replacing some photos. Such a bother.

Butterfly House

I think I’m ready for Spring. How about you? Do you have any Spring plans?

I got a lot accomplished yesterday and today my hair will get a metamorphosis of sorts. Nothing as dramatic as this butterfly but a positive change nonetheless. Hope you have a wonderful Wednesday. Happy Birthday to my SIL in Dallas!!

Photobucket replaced all my photos with ugly black and grey boxes and they are holding my photos hostage until I pay them lots of money. I’m slowly going through all my posts and trying to clean them up and replacing some photos. Such a bother.

A Dry Day…

…at Seattle Center made for a nice walk with my camera.

 

On Saturday Katie and I went to a Bridal Expo at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall. It was a small expo and we finished up before noon so we decided to walk across the grounds to the Pacific Science Center to try to get into the Harry Potter Exhibit. The Exhibit was sold out till 7:00 P.M. so we decided to come back on a weekday when the crowds wouldn’t be a problem.

 

The 1962 Seattle World’s Fair, otherwise known as Century 21, gave visitors a glimpse of the future and left Seattle with a lasting legacy. The exposition gave Seattle world-wide recognition, effectively “putting it on the map.”

The Seattle Center is the site of the 1962 World’s Fair with a lot of expansion on the property since 1962. The Space Needle has become the major landmark of our Pacific Northwest Region.

 

 

After we found some treats at a BBQ cook off happening on the center grounds we popped into the Center House to get a drink. The Center House boasts a food court and a Children’s Museum. The Food court had a great variety of food choices and it also has a Starbuck’s so that’s where we headed.

 

When I was homeschooling Katie we had a membership to the Seattle Science Center so we could come and have hands on education there. We also enjoyed many plays at the Seattle Children’s Theater which is also on the grounds.

 

Hope your weekend was good.

Photobucket replaced all my photos with ugly black and grey boxes and they are holding my photos hostage until I pay them lots of money. I’m slowly going through all my posts and trying to clean them up and replacing some photos. Such a bother.

At 5:30 A.M.

…it’s still dark in Seattle.

I was here and then home again by 6:00 A.M. There are sacrifices you make for the beginning of a fun extended weekend. We’re heading to Dallas at noon today but first I’ll make the same drive I did at 5:00 A.M. to pick up Dear from work at 10:00 A.M. Things will look a lot different by then.

Photobucket replaced all my photos with ugly black and grey boxes and they are holding my photos hostage until I pay them lots of money. I’m slowly going through all my posts and trying to clean them up and replacing some photos. Such a bother.

When in Rome…

…or in Seattle, out of towners do as the Seattle-ites do.

 

They go to a Seattle Sounders game with a pre-game stop at the Taco Truck!

 

We make sure everyone is wearing the right colors and we are ready to cheer on our home team.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was the perfect night for shirt sleeves in Seattle. And it was even more perfect because we won!

Photobucket replaced all my photos with ugly black and grey boxes and they are holding my photos hostage until I pay them lots of money. I’m slowly going through all my posts and trying to clean them up and replacing some photos. Such a bother.