Month: April 2016

rDay Three-Hundred-Seventy-Nine: Elijah and Christy

Today’s unexpected but most welcome guests are Gabrielle’s oldest, the Hollywood-handsome Elijah, and his charming betrothed, Christy, here enjoying the warming April weather with our own superstar Nik.  Elijah and Christy are traveling the U.S. West, keeping an eye open for settlement ground after they marry and Elijah finishes his eight year or more stint with Uncle S.  They were gone after a couple of hours, headed west, of course, but we miss ’em already.

SIDEBAR:  The last time I remember seeing Elijah he was tossing food from his highchair perch, on the same Iowa day that Nik took his first unassisted walk across the room, ever.  Aren’t kids great?

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Seattle Day Two: North Creek and Tech Corridor

[rday362 / Seattle Day Two / Monday]

A pre-breakfast stroll around the motel reveals the surprising presence of a splendid creek and walkway, literally seconds and a few steps from our door. A brief look while we await the appearance of Ivi and start of the day’s major activities.  Further exploration upon our late afternoon return, when we walk far up the creek and, still braving the incessant rain, visit the “technology corridor” area, just a half-block distant in the other direction.

Seattle Day Three: Downtown/Monorail/Seattle Center

[rDay363 / Seattle Day Three / Tuesday]

More wandering about in Seattle.  We board the Monorail (wish it went everywhere) for great views on our way to Seattle Center, where we were dumped at the Artists at Play kids’ park, EMP (Experience Music Project) Museum and proximity to the Space Needle.

Seattle Day Three: Downtown

[rDay363 / Seattle Day Three / Tuesday]

I’m stuck in my fantasies; I don’t know whether I would want to live in the Seattle Library (they might not allow that) or in one of the old hotels/apartments in the International District. Or in the warehouse and industrial area of Ballard where I saw the gaggle of old Volvos.

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So on the day of our visit to Velouria, we continued to walk around downtown. One of the highlights was lunch at the deli at Uwajimaya (where we shared a table with Jeffrey, who invited us to sample his pickled radish.).