weekend round up

No pictures today, but I hope to get them up tomorrow. 
Its national crochet month, and I've been working on a few different pieces.  I made a shrug from a bamboo yarn with lots of slubs in it.  This was a quick  project yet so satisfying when it was done. 
Of course more hats and booties, and yesterday I picked up the march issue of crochet and want to make a sweater out of it for my daughter.  I'm searching for a particular yarn that is rather pricey but looks gorgeous, and is a pima cotton which should wear well. 

We hit happy hour at Olive You in Kirkland Friday night.  I love their food, but their servers & bartenders are something to be desired.  The head bartender is a woman who is rather bitchy.  She poured me a beer from their tap that still looked like crap floating in cup after 15 minutes.  When I said whats going on, I had to ask for a new beer, since she was going to try and explain it like it was alright.  Meanwhile my husband had been their 20 minutes earlier when the owner had come and said that it was the dregs, and to pour in a pitcher and let it settle then sell.  That's total crap.  I don't care to be offered crap for a drink.  It's a shame their food is so delicious.  They don't have a happy staff which is too bad  So guess I'll be back to some of my other haunts. 
Saturday, we had dinner with Gordon's dad at a  little mexican place, and then went to 2nd story rep and saw our friend Dan Connolly play.  He played to a rather small and intimate audience but it was so great.  He'll be back in May there on my birthday so it happens, and I plan on being there.  It was a really fun night for everyone there.
Sunday, we hung at home, while it poured outside.  I knew when I had the windows cleaned both inside and out, it would rain as soon as they were done, but its so nice having clean windows. No streaks and smudges and lingering of dust when the sun shines through.  We hit netflix and watched  season of a BBC series called
Survivors- its about England post and influenza pandemic that started in China.   I know the idea is corny and all but its somewhat entertaining. 
Well hope you had good weekend.

weekend round up.

Last week a very dear woman in my family passed away.  She was born in 1910 she passed one month and one day prior to turning one hundred.  My aunt never married, and was the oldest of six children.  When my grand parents were aging, she took care of them both until they passed away themselves. She loved everyone, and treated everyone the same.  When I think of all the things that she saw happen during her life- automobiles and there changing styles, flying, man going to space, among so many other things.  She loved sports, and treated herself to big screen this last year to watch sports.  She was and extremely devout woman and loved her church and the community she lived in for the last 50+ years.
Her funeral was Thursday and the services were attended my the majority of the family, as well as some extended family and friends.  There must have been over a 100 people there. Immediate family went to the cemetery meaning her two surviving siblings, (one is 95, and one 78), one sister in law, nieces and nephews and their children too.  We then went to the church hall to celebrate her life. 

Many of us don't see each other except for weddings and funerals. My brothers were here as well and its the first time I've seen them in about 8 -10 years.  I had forgotten I was so short compared to the two them. The tallest one has 3 children  between 12 and 3, and the shorter one has a daughter who is about 17 months older than my own daughter.  Our children were not present. It's not a great photo but probably the first one of the 3 of us since about 1981.  And I can't stand my hair looks so bad, it was so HOT there, and we had been outside at the cemetery just frying. I kept running my hands through my hair and it totally messed.  Meanwhile I look at many of my girl cousins my age, and they must have a love affair with hair products, because some of those women didn't have hair that budged, not a hair misplaced.  OH well, and so it goes.

I made a quick trip from the funeral to visit my daughter.  Its only 120 miles or so, and once in the area it would be a crime to not see her.  So she and I had dinner at a little Greek restaurant called Mycos? I think down on Polk st. Then I took her grocery shopping for some things she might not be buying usually.  It was a very quick visit but one I was glad to have.  I would have stayed another day, but her BF was coming into town for the weekend and 3 in this case is definitely a crowd.  She'll be home for a week in November though to celebrate her birthday and Thanksgiving.

I finally sold my car this weekend.  Yeah! is all I can say, and goodbye sweet little KIA.  I have enjoyed my Spectra 5.  It was a fun car, and I wish my daughter had been able to get the hang of it.
Now if my house would sell things would be even better. 
We checked out a couple houses today.  One was not great but had pretty gardens and yard. One was ok, but needed some work, and one we liked the outside, but it ended up not being open.  Then we went and looked at the new houses we looked at several months ago by Inglemoor high.  They are still are so pretty and for the price, to have a new house vs one with issues.    I don't know, its not all about location, but a big part.

Limosuines and Laughter; Parties ever after

Sunday we found we had a little free time with no impending projects or phone calls demanding our time.  So we headed to McCormicks and Schmidts for happy hour.  Unfortunately on Sunday they have what they call Game day fare.  It's not happy hour that's for sure.  We had a couple drinks and I  tried the fish tacos while Gordon went for the Tempura shrimp.  We watched the end of the SeaHawks game and then decided we would go elsewhere.  So we went up stairs to The Parlor.  They always have a good happy hour, with a new menu coming soon.  Here we had a few more drinks. Gordon had the Sliders, while I tried the Asian beef satay.  While there we played with the phone camera.  After numerous terrible shots, like both of our Glasses reflecting the flash - you know that Stars in your eye look, or the camera would cut one of us off, or the angle was so ridiculous you would laugh hysterically, we finally came out with one sort of OK picture- seen here.

The nice thing about happy hour, you can go have a early dinner (via the happy hour bites) and a drink or two and be home by 7.

Ah the weekend starts with a bang.

My Friday started as usual teaching a class at 8:30 am.  Then went with

my friend who is and avid estate sale goer to not 1 but 2 estate sales.  Purchasing a depression glass plate-3 dollars, and some small hand embroidered cut-work napkins for and incredible 2 dollars for all 4. I have collected depression glass for years, since seeing the pieces my mother had from an old friend ( I was 4 or 5 when Lilly gave her the first pieces- so I thought Lilly was ancient regardless of her real age).  I have gotten pieces as gifts over the years, and received pieces from various family members. The glass I bought was similar to another piece I have already in a light pink but this one is gold.    The Cut-work, is so simple but beautiful and I think they are in perfect condition.

Then I went to get a much needed haircut.  Its a wee bit- okay a whole lot, shorter than I was thinking,- I feel like my hair is in pony tail all the time since there is no hair on my neck. I think once I'm used to it I will like it, but  my hair grows very fast so it will all be good.

Back to the dance school to teach my class. I have a HUGE class of 10 - 13 year old's.  There are 27 kids in there. Barely enough room for them to all be out on mats, and then the noise level. I love my kids, and want to give each and every one the attention they deserve.  I know most of them won't go on to be great dancers but they deserve the best support while they are learning.

Followed up by a trip to the fruit market for some delicious raspberries to make freezer jam, and Strawberries to create a fresh strawberry pie, like they used to make at Bob's Big Boy restaurants in California, to take to friends for desert on Saturday.

back side -these were done by hand