[caption id="attachment_582" align="alignleft" width="300"] A pair of Nancys[/caption] Last night we celebrated yet another Nancy's birthday at a Seattle restaurant, this time it was our own Nancy who was the lady of honor! Our friends Nancy and James treated us to a fun multi-dish extravaganza at...
[caption id="attachment_558" align="alignleft" width="225"] BEFORE[/caption] This past week the Fasoldt Gardens crew and I installed a rock retaining wall that replaced a turn of the 20th century concrete wall that had developed an impressive lean toward the neighbors property. The first step was to remove a small...
Just the other week we were toiling away under extreme-for-us heat. It may have been in the mid-eighties for several days this past month, but us northwesteners sure do wither in the heat of the August sun. Much to our relief the "rain"...
[caption id="attachment_517" align="alignleft" width="300"] Nancy eating a gyro sandwich.[/caption] The best choice for Mediterranean food at lunch in Ballard is Mr. Gyro's. My favorite serving is the Gyro plate which comes with a dollop of hummus formed into a crater that holds a pool of olive...
Do you know the adage that goes something like: "the best restaurants are the ones filled to capacity with locals seated inside as well as waiting outside for dinner at 5pm on a weekday?" Well, it goes something like that but it describes exactly a...