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Halloween street food and farmers market!
This Halloween Saturday the wife and I headed up to Queen Anne for the first annual Halloween Street Food and Farmers Market. It was a fundraiser for the nonprofit QA Farmers Market Association
In attendance were the following vendors...
Maximus Minimus, Local Roots Farm, Marination Mobile, Full Circle Farm, Kaosamai Thai, Baird Orchards, Parfait Ice Cream, Sidhu Farm, Patty Pan Grill, Secret Stash Salts, Boulangerie Nantaise, Ward Johnson Winery, Got Soup!, Music from The Blair Street Mugwumps, Dantes Inferno Dogs, Pumpkin Pie Contest & Costume Contest, and Muse Coffee.
We had a great time and spent plenty of money supporting our local food and farmers market scene. We stuffed ourselves with food from Maximus Minimus, Marination Mobile, and Boulangerie Nantaise. We also went and got ourselves some great farm fresh organic produce from Full Circle Farms and Sidhu Farms. There were a ton of people and a good time was had by all.
Funny Stuff: Things My Boyfriend Says:..
Check out this site... http://www.thingsmyboyfriendsays.com/... it's just some funny shit.
Music: The Stones Roses reissue - The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses were my first real exposure to this thing called the Manchester sound that really started making some noise in the mid 80's. After I heard their self titled debut album I really started giving this genre some much deserved attention. The Manchester sound includes the likes of New Order, The Smiths and Charlatans UK to name a few.
20 years later this album still stands the test of time and has been consistently been in the top 10 of my all time favorite albums.
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Activity: Hiking St. Edward Park - The first hike of the year!!
Today the girl and I had a "walk for exercise" or a "hike" as some
call it at a great local park. It's called St. Edward Park and it has
a great trail system for hiking, walking, biking or just about
anything. We did about 3.5 miles and had a great time chatting and
enjoying this thing called fresh air.
Here's a bit of history about the park and a few pics from the old iphone.
In the late 1920's the land for Saint Edward Seminary was donated by
Bishop O'Dea to the Diocese of Seattle for use by the Sulpicain Order
of Catholic Priests. In 1931 Saint Edward Seminary was constructed. In
1956 the ground breaking ceremony took place for a new Saint Thomas
Seminary designed by architect John Maloney. The Rev. Thomas A.
Connolly had contributed many ideas in the initial design that had a
major impact on the project. The Seminary was completed in 1958 and
became a school for theology and collegiate students. In 1977, because
of declining enrollment and changes in the education of seminarians,
the diocese sold 316 acres, including Saint Edward Seminary to the
state of Washington for use as a state park. In 1978, the property was
dedicated and received its current name, Saint Edward State Park.
Saint Thomas Seminary which is just adjacent to Saint Edward park was
renamed Saint Thomas Center and became a full-time conference center.
Saint Thomas Center is now leased to Bastyr University from the
Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle and is no longer used by the church.
Due it it's superb acoustics, the 5 story main chapel has become one
of the premiere film scoring stages in the US.
- Posted from Bothell, Kirkland and Seattle, WA
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Things I Like: The Balvenie 12 Year Double Cask - World, Scotch... Scotch, World
THE BALVENIE
Signature, Aged 12 Years
The Balvenie Signature Aged 12 Years is an exposition of the traditional art of The Balvenie Malt Master, David Stewart ~ created to celebrate his 45 years in the whisky industry. He skilfully marries aged Balvenie from the finest first fill bourbon, refill and sherry casks to create this signature malt, characterised by honey, spice and subtle oak. A limited release, each batch of The Balvenie Signature is a unique marriage of these three cask types and each bottle carries its own batch number.
TASTING NOTES
NOSE
Rich and complex with honey, citrus fruits and vanilla oak notes.
TASTE
Rich and honeyed with a hint of sherry fruitiness. A spiciness of cinnamon and nutmeg and a subtle oakiness develop with time.
FINISH
Warm and lingering.
Music: Take Five - The Dave Brubeck Quartet
(download)
There's nothing like a little jazz to mellow one out. As I type this I'm sipping on a 12 year old double cask scotch (Balvenie) and I'm listening to a little 'Take Five' action by the incomparable Dave Brubeck. I think it was composed back in 1959 and is probably his most well known piece. It's soulful.
Song: This Year by the Mountain Goats - Play it loud, play it proud
one of my really good friends sent this too me last year as things were starting to crash around me. this year's off to a bit of a hard start... looks like it's time to put this back in rotation.
hope you enjoy it.
