I Love This T-Shirt

I need to get this shirt. Sam and I are those dog walking-dog poop
picking up people.

Get Out the Vote

Early voting in Texas started on Monday and I was in line at the local Randalls to cast my vote. If you don't vote you may be subjected to this ridicule. So go vote. Please.

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

This is what I find myself humming starting mid September. Why?
Because my favorite apple, the Honeycrisp, is available for the next
few months. It's the best apple. Ever.

Sam and I were in the market this afternoon and I sang that Christmas
song to him as I bagged my prized apples.

This is one of the most wonderful times of the year. Get them while
you can.

Sent from my iPhone

More Photos

On day two we ascended the space needle and enjoyed the 360 view of Seattle. It was a bit hazy so none of my photos were remarkable.

Then we went on a boat tour of Lake Union and Lake Washington. The weather was sunny and warm so both lakes were full of sail boats, motor boats, kayaks, canoes and water planes. There was so much traffic on the lake that a small sail boat crashed into the rear of our boat. The small boat and its passengers were fine. We saw the Sleepless in Seattle floating house.

Then we headed downtown and had a late lunch near Pioneer Square. After lunch we made our way over to the Square and went on the Underground Tour. I was very interested in doing this tour BUT I was very nervous about having a claustrophic panic attack. I thought I was going to let my mother and sister go without me while we were waiting but I decided to give it a shot. After we were underground and walking through the tunnels under the city I started to freak out a little bit but I kept my head down and started taking photos of everything. I just focussed on my camera and then we were done about 90 minutes later. It was a great tour, our guide was very informative and funny but more importantly I survived!

This is how I felt a few times when I thought about being under the city

Original wall covering from old Seattle

A storefront from old Seattle

Original Seattle plumbing: wooden pipes

Photos from Trip

Two weeks ago tomorrow I met my mother and sister in Seattle for a girl trip. Our flights arrived in Seattle within half an hour of each other so we collected our bags and met the car service which took us to our hotel in the Queen Anne Park neighborhood.

Once we settled in our room we called the Show Me Seattle tour group and the van picked us up for a three hour tour of Seattle. Our guide/driver Bob was very informative and entertaining. One quip that cracked me up was his comparison of his van with the quack tour amphibious vehicle. He said we could do that run into the harbour but it would be the only run. On this tour we stopped at small park in the beautiful Queen Anne neighborhood and we had this breathtaking, incredibly clear view of downtown Seattle with Mt. Ranier in the background.

ABC News: Food Rules: Labels Must Now Give Origin

ABC News: Food Rules: Labels Must Now Give Origin

This is a good start given the recent melamine contaminations in human and pet foods.

First Photo from Trip

This photo was taken on the way to Cathedral Grove with my iPhone's
camera. The grove was gorgeous. I'll post more photos when I get home
tomorrow. ttfn