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The Boyfriend (TB) and I had lunch today at In the Bowl Vegetarian Noodle Bistro. It was our first time there, but the restaurant has been around since some time in 2006. Aptly name, In the Bowl offers all-vegetarian “Asia Pleasure” cuisine with a wide variety of noodle dishes. Our waitress assured me (twice) that […]

The Boyfriend and I drove to the Mount Baker Neighborhood, parked the car, and took a stroll. We started at the intersection of S. Mt. Baker Blvd. and S. McClellan St. and headed south (I think) along Mt. Rainier Dr. S. We continued along Hunter Blvd. S., then west down to 37th Ave. S. From […]

I spent a fun, mostly sunny Saturday in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood with my friend K. Our stops included Flying Apron [vegan, gluten-free] Bakery, Ophelia’s Books and Burnt Sugar. Ophelia’s: The sign looks like an open book (that accounts for the “Clever” tag for this post). It’s more obvious from the other direction, but I would […]

One of the things I love about living in Seattle: going to a beach on a sunny, late winter, almost-spring day, walking past evergreen trees, seeing beautiful blue water in the foreground and snow-capped mountains in the background. Matthews Beach offers that view. Both a park (9300 51st Ave. NE) and a neighborhood, Matthews Beach […]

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 15 Roy St., Queen Anne neighborhood (Seattle): [thumb:1639:l][thumb:1635:l][thumb:1636:l][thumb:1637:l][thumb:1638:l][thumb:1640:l] St. Paul’s Centennial Garden Labyrinth: [thumb:1624:l][thumb:1623:l][thumb:1625:l][thumb:1628:l][thumb:1629:l][thumb:1626:l][thumb:1630:l][thumb:1631:l][thumb:1632:l][thumb:1633:l][thumb:1634:l]

[thumb:1617:l] Construction near Westlake Ave. and Denny Way, Seattle. Taken with my cell phone camera, using the zoom feature. Which is less than ideal, as explained here. Construction in progress fascinates me – I guess it strikes me as a metaphor for life, that I am (we are each) a work in progress. New construction […]

[thumb:1615:l][thumb:1616:l] Over the weekend, The Boyfriend (TB) and I tried a new-ish, 100% vegan restaurant, Squid and Ink in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood. Squid and Ink is not to be confused with Georgetown Liquor Co., which is a mile or two to the north (I think). TB had the Steak Seirtare (seasoned seitan strips with sauteed […]

[thumb:1614:l][thumb:1618:l] Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, north side of Seattle Center, 321 Mercer St. (at 3rd Ave. N.). I took these picture with my cell phone camera, so the quality is kind of crappy — but I think they’re also kind of cool. The bluish one that looks like a water wall is especially crappy because […]

East side of 1st Ave. near Virginia St. (downtown Seattle). These folks are on the south side of the lot: [thumb:1605:l][thumb:1606:l][thumb:1607:l][thumb:1608:l] And this flower is all by itself on the north side; perhaps the south side kids are admiring it from slightly afar: [thumb:1609:l] And I’m sorry the quality isn’t better. I took the photos […]

Parking lot by the Fremont Fine Arts Foundry, N. 35th St. and Phinney Ave. N. (Seattle). [thumb:1611:l][thumb:1610:l][thumb:1612:l][thumb:1613:l]