The Sites of Seattle
it was a partial threecleversister reunion in early May. I had the privilege of tipping cocktails with Marie at a wedding in Nash-Vegas one weekend and the very next I was welcoming Sara and little E to the Pacific Northwest — Seattle. Being in Seattle is lovely because there are all sorts of things for the foodie in me to enjoy and gush over. It was E’s first trip to Seattle, so we had to make sure he got the best that it had to offer. Just a quick survey our stops:
Cafe Nouveau. This is the acclaimed West Seattle bakery. Rumor has it, the baker upset the French at a world reknown baking contest. And, here he is, in the the corner of West Seattle producing incredibly delicacies that the French are grudgingly jealous of. My mom bought my birthday cake (the big 3-0) from there.
http://www.bakerynouveau.com/welcome/
the incredibly delicious carrot cake
bakery nouveau's awards
Sara's twice baked croissant
- something pretty and no doubt sweet
The FIRST Starbucks. Coffee had its start in Seattle — any Seattle tourism guide will tell you as much. Yes, we went to the original Starbucks. This is the original decal. A little scandalous, don’t you think? Little E didn’t partake of any coffee — it was too late, he was napping, getting ready for Pike’s Place.
Starbuck was a character in Moby Dick, right Dad?
little E and fresh fish
red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting
yea! Trophy!
pretty & yummy
http://www.thequiltingloft.com/
Yarn Gallery. Sara brought me her crochet magazines. Yep. Crochet. She seems to be in the mistaken belief that because I can do one stitch I can master any old design under the sun. Her confidence and enthusiasm was (momentarily) contagious. I selected a pattern for a cute little satchel, and we drove to West Seattle’s Yarn Gallery. Little E, as always, was the star and even had the entire toy closet to himself as Sara and I looked at the various skeins of yarn. I spent WAY too much money on something I haven’t quite mastered yet. Sara informed me, knowingly — from experience, “the good thing is if you mess up you can always rip it out and start over again.” Yeah. That sounds like fun. I might have to switch to another class after this quilt’s done. Sara and I both wanted to note that the salespeople in the Yarn Gallery were exceptionally friendly and helpful. This was especially true when Little E decided that th skeins of yarn were also toys and the saleslady was cheerfully alerting us of his “discovery.’
*** Of late, I’ve noticed that people in the yarn stores are more snobby than people in the quilting/fabric stores. Why is that?
yarn gallery on California Ave
Sara
kclever
mclevering
Agreed, agreed, and agreed. I still say you will be fine on the crochet. And yes–snobby yarn stores, which is why we really have to give credit to these guys! (Plus, incredible selection and those cute knitted baseballs. What a great way to use up extra yarn. E can never have enough balls).
Your brioche looks beautiful! I’m sure it’s delicious!