Tag Archives: Washington

Ruby Tuesday

 

When we were in downtown Seattle the week before last we walked past Truck Co. No. 1 and Water Tower No. 1 in Pioneer Square.  A Ruby Tuesday moment for sure. Then I spotted these great ruby doors on the side entrance to the station.

 

For more Ruby Tuesday visit our Hostess Mary at The Work of the Poet.

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WW ~ Juanita Bay Park in Washington

 

For more WW click here.

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Photo from Juanita Bay is a more recent one.

Ruby Tuesday

 

I got a kick out of this great advice on the side of a railroad car that is now parked at Country Village in Bothell, Washington.

 

And this Ruby Umbrella was at Country Village Also.

Another shot from Bothell along the Sammamish River Trail a couple of Kayakers in ruby Kayaks!

Happy Ruby Tuesday everyone. Click over to Work of the Poet for more Ruby…

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Dragon Hunt

Melli is having a Dragon Hunt at her blog this week. I remembered when Katie and I were at Uwajimaya (an Asian Specialty Super Market) we spotted this dragon suspended from the store ceiling…

 

 

For more Dragon’s or to participate head over to Melli’s Place.

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For the Beauty of the Earth ~ Hymn

For the Beauty of the Earth

For the beauty of the earth
For the glory of the skies,
For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies.

Refrain

Lord of all, to Thee we raise,
This our hymn of grateful praise.

For the beauty of each hour,
Of the day and of the night,
Hill and vale, and tree and flower,
Sun and moon, and stars of light.

Refrain

For the joy of ear and eye,
For the heart and mind’s delight,
For the mystic harmony
Linking sense to sound and sight.

Refrain

For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth and friends above,
For all gentle thoughts and mild.

Refrain

For Thy Church, that evermore
Lifteth holy hands above,
Offering up on every shore
Her pure sacrifice of love.

Refrain

For the martyrs’ crown of light,
For Thy prophets’ eagle eye,
For Thy bold confessors’ might,
For the lips of infancy.

Refrain

For Thy virgins’ robes of snow,
For Thy maiden mother mild,
For Thyself, with hearts aglow,
Jesu, Victim undefiled.

Refrain

For each perfect gift of Thine,
To our race so freely given,
Graces human and divine,
Flowers of earth and buds of Heaven.

Refrain

Words by Folliot S. Pierpoint ~

Lana’s Belated Birthday Lunch!

 

So guess where I took my little sister Lana G! for her belated birthday lunch today?

We went to Madam Fifi’s Tea Room in Bothell at Country Village. I was wanting to share this Tea Room with Lana and since this is a rare day when we are both in Washington at the same time we took the opportunity. We were both delighted with the Grand Tea.

Madam Fifi’s Grand Tea
Pot of loose leaf tea or iced tea of the day
Cup of soup or garden salad
Fresh seasonal fruit
scones with cream & lemon curd
Generous tea sandwiches—
Smoked salmon cream cheese with cucumber
Crab salad
Chicken curry salad
Turkey with raspberry cream cheese
Grand assortment of decandent tarts, cookies and pastries.
~
We had the soup of the day and it was wonderful. We also chose the Lady Londonderry Tea. We really enjoyed it and both ended up buying some to take home to savor. It is really hard to treat Lana to a meal. She is very sneaky about picking up the tab. Today I was going to finally win but Madam Fifi thwarted me and insisted on giving us her Grand Tea on the house! Thank you Madam Fifi. We love your establishment and we will be back.
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08-08-08 ~ Happy Birthday Melissa!

I thought it was great that we have a few old photos of times in the past where you happened to be at our house on your birthday! Get ready…

 

This one was in Ventura. I don’t know where Dan is…

 

This one is in Bothell. Looks like you were 7. That’s probably a Blackberry Birthday Pie made from Blackberries you all picked.

 

On Norway Hill again and I think I count 8 candles here.

 

Happy Birthday Melissa. Hope you enjoy your birthday events from morning till night!

And Let The Games Begin!! Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics ~

 

Have a great Weekend Everyone…

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Downtown Seattle

On Thursday Dear, Katie and I decided to spend the day in Downtown Seattle.

 

We thought it was high time to drag Dear far away from the Basement Project that he has been putting many hours into while he’s been in Washington.

 

He’s been working on upgrading some plumbing and electrical and structural issues. He is also doing some preventative water proofing.

 

This is the Hammering Man outside the Seattle Art Museum. I wanted to take a picture from this side so I could get the building in the background that looks like a roll-on deodorant. That’s the building where Dear worked for Immunex before Amgen bought them out.

Our first stop in Downtown Seattle was the Seattle Art Museum. Every first Thursday of the month you can visit the museum for free. We toured the regular exhibits and then headed south to Post Alley at the Pike Place Market to go to the Perennial Tea Room to buy some Earl Grey loose leaf tea.

 

For lunch we headed to Pioneer Square and parked and then walked a few blocks to Fado. Fado is a nice Irish Pub in Seattle. We enjoyed some Fish and Chips, Sheepherder’s Pie and some Lamb Popsicles. Of course someone had to order a Guinness while we were in Ireland an Irish Pub far, far away from Eire.

 

We discovered a beautiful waterfall right in the heart of Pioneer Square across the street from the Fire Station #1.

 

 

Seattle is home to the Utilikilt. We also have Native American Culture that permeates our environs. I would love to just walk around Downtown sometime and take photos of all the great architecture. The Pergola in the last square of this collage had to be rebuilt after a truck plowed into it and destroyed it a few years ago.

 

Before we headed home we stood in line for a very long time to get into Salumi. Salumi is Mario Batali’s father Armandino Batali’s Italian Restaurant and Deli in Pioneer Square. We wanted to buy a couple chubs of salami. We bought the Salumi Salami and the Finocchioni. They produce these artisan meats themselves and let me tell you if you are going to be bad and have fatty, salty, yummy salami this is the stuff you want!!

You can check out their website and even order online.

We clocked a good 9000 steps and rewarded ourselves as usual with lots of good food and drink. Hope your evening and Friday are wonderful. We’re headed to another wedding Friday night…

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Ruby Tuesday ~ Country Village

 

I took a little trip to Country Village in Bothell, Washington last week. There was an abundance of red to photograph here! Here’s what their website says about the village.

 

Shop, dine and feed
the chickens …

Over 40 shops and restaurants clustered among beautifully landscaped gardens, ponds, wandering paths, picnic and play areas.

Everything from fabulous home decor and original art, to antiques and innovative toys!

 

You can even find anything you need for Belly Dancing at the Ottoman Trading Co.

My favorite find on my visit was not red at all but predominately blue. Madame Fifi’s Tea Room and Bakery. I had a lovely lunch topped off with some delicious scones.

For more Ruby Tuesday head over to Maryt’s at Work of the Poet.

To read more about Country Village you can click over to their Website.

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