I was chatting with my youngest son the other evening and and he mentioned several condos and business buildings available in downtown Tacoma. Some sounded like re-listings. Perhaps there is a new and hopeful attitude growing about business property in the Pacific Northwest. I decided to nose around. While looking on Loopnet.com for news concerning […]
Thanksgiving 2020 – Keep it in the Family
At a traditional time of large family gatherings, feasting, and sharing we will reduce our group from ten or so to three this year. We will have a nice time, I’m sure, but the sadness of loss over this last year may hang over our heads like a specter. This may affect others in the […]
An Hour Behind – Romantic Comedy Review
“The time change and a case of mistaken identity result in a wonderful blind date for Trish and Parker, but is it enough to keep them together?” Older sister, Chloe, played by Alesandra Durham, sets up a date with Adam, a bright, young up and comer (played by Casey Elliott) for younger sister, Trish (played […]
Ordering Out and The Lobster Shop – Restaurant Review
It’s always good to be flexible. Our 54th wedding anniversary is Monday, the 23rd of November. The original plan was to dine at Northern Fish in Old Town to celebrate. When we were dating, we would leave the University of Puget Sound and drive down to the waterfront for lunches of pita bread, ham, and […]
Assisted Living: The Musical comes to Tacoma Musical Playhouse – Virtual Review?
Four seniors, now in heaven with halos, wake up, “Is this the afterlife? It must be I don’t have gas anymore.” And we are off running. Assisted Living: The Musical comes to Tacoma Musical Playhouse (TMP) November 20 – 22 and offers both matinées and evening performances. This is brought to you via virtual theatre. […]
Lobster Shop – Still Excellent Service and Food – Restaurant Review
We hadn’t been to the Lobster Shop in ages, even though we drive by nearly everyday. It felt like a year or more had passed, a search of reviews showed our last complete meal there, was when we joined our dear friend Pat Steel from Rotary for lunch – thesubtimes.com/2020/03/08/a-return-to-the-lobster-shop-restaurant-review/ We used to be fairly […]
Anthony's at Point Defiance – Restaurant Review
In retrospect, I should have ordered the lobster. Anthony’s had a lobster special in conjunction with the Pierce County Restaurant Rally. I love lobster. When Peg and I visited Cape Cod several years ago I vowed to eat lobster twice day. I always keep my vows; however, the oysters at Anthony’s are always excellent, too. […]
Fisherman's Friends – Film and Music Review
I admit it, I like Rom-Coms (romantic comedies). Add good music to the mix and I’ll be hooked for life. I recently found “Fisherman’s Friends” it’s about a music agent, Danny, who hears a group of fishermen singing sea shanties and falls in love with the daughter, Alwyn, of one of the fisherman. Hooked of […]
Catherine Place – an 'oasis for women'
Over the last two weeks I recorded comments over two days with eleven different women about Catherine Place. The comments were heartfelt and wonderful to hear. Several individual video recordings will be available soon via Youtube and the Catherine Place website. “Catherine Place provides hospitality, community, advocacy and education for women who desire support in […]