Seattle

We are busy in Seattle and having a good time getting to know Marcia's cousin Steff and her husband, Jack. The view of the city is pretty spectacular (when the rain stops) from their apartment in Kirkland right on the lake.  This morning is the first clear morning and it is stunning.

In spite of the rain for the past three days, we have perservered and had lovely adventures.  Our first adventure on Sunday was to the Chilhuly Museum right next to the Space Needle.  Wow! Wow! Wow!  I'll put the photos on the photoblog.

We had late lunch at Purple.  It goes on our list of places to return.  Marcia got the duck pasta with enoki mushrooms that was way good.  I opted for the mahi on a bed of wilted greens and a bite of Marcia's duck pasta.

Yesterday we began planning for Thanksgiving by going to our favorite haunts-the upscale kitchen stores.  This was followed by a trip to the mall in Bellview.  This near to Google HQ mall features a Tesla store, so I got a look at my favorite car, the Tesla sedan.  Near the Tesla store is a small supermarket sized Apple store, and across the mall from that is the Windows 8 store.  I indulged in Eileen Fisher at Macy's-from the sale rack which was still a bit breathtaking.  Steff was a great shopping coach, and it was great fun to do  femmy upscale shopping.  We finished off with a silk scarf and large brim cloche hat with an extended scarf tying lesson.  Waaaaay more fem shopping than my usual $10 Eddie Bauer shirts from Sam's Club, but worth it for the adventure.

Today we are having a leisurely second coffee watching the clouds roll in and chatting with Steff.  We will continue to have a leisurely morning probably till noon, and then go to some of our favorite places in or near downtown Seattle.

Do check the photo blog.

KG