Over the years I’ve gone on jags of cooking in particular cuisines, usually accompanied by cookbook purchases. Many of these jags have related to access to ingredients and restaurants in the area. Others have been fostered by acquaintances or travels. Three examples: Asian. Chinese was the first foreign cuisine I wanted to explore. One of …
February 2019 archive
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Feb 14
Surviving Snowpocalypse
Monday’s snowfall was even worse than last week’s. We must have gotten 6 inches of heavy, wet snow. I took the bus home before travel got really dicey. To add to the misery, many places lost power – including us. The power flickered off and on in the wee hours, then went off. Fortunately, the …
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Feb 10
Hummingbirds
The Anna’s hummingbird is a year-round resident of the Seattle area. We have a group that lives in the big-ass Douglas Fir just off our decks. We put out feed for them. Unfortunately, it’s been so cold that the feed freezes overnight. (As Julian says, “So much for freezing point depression.”) Hummingbirds are quite territorial. …
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Feb 09
Snowfall Silence
All Hell breaks loose here when a snowstorm is predicted. Hardware stores run out of snow shovels and deicer. Grocery stores run out of bread, milk, and toilet paper. Schools close early and people rush to get home before the roads get impassable. The people who have four- or all-wheel drive vehicles believe they’re invincible …
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Feb 03
A Short Walk on the Viaduct
“Why a duck, why a no chicken?”* ~ Chico Marx, The Cocoanuts The Alaskan Way Viaduct in downtown Seattle is about to be demolished. In its place is a tunnel that’s set to open tomorrow. The Viaduct is an ugly elevated highway that’s a physical and visual barrier to the waterfront. The Nisqually Earthquake of …
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Feb 02
This Year’s Super Bowl
Unlike in previous years, we are not hosting the annual Friday Night Follies Super Bowl Party. The Medieval Dinner last week was enough entertaining for a few weeks. Our former next door neighbor graciously offered to host the hungry masses. We are still going to bring chicken wings, although a different variety. I did a …
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Feb 02
A Mess of Mergansers
Winter is prime birdwatching season on our stretch of the Sammamish. The bald eagles are back from summering in the mountains. Cormorants flap their wings in dominance rituals on a small sand spit where a creek drains into the river. A snow goose slums with its Canada geese cousins. A great blue heron from the …
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