By Don and Peg Doman, and Lavinia Hart. I have watched and watched a number of Jane Austen’s six novels turned into television shows, films, and live stage productions. In EMMA we see a more pushy, determined character, compared to other Austen heroines. Instead of righting wrongs to make lives better, Emma looks at her friends […]
Indo-Asian Street Food a Perfect Present
It was Peg’s birthday and we were out for great food with some of the people we love. One of our favorite restaurants in Tacoma’s North End is Indo Asian Street Eatery, a street food world of yummy. There were seven of us: . . . Peg’s oldest friend Kathryn, our daughter Andrea and her […]
Licking Our Chops for Catfish?
“A dream of life comes to me, like a catfish dancing on the end of the line.” – Bruce Springsteen I’ve never caught a fish larger than my four fingers, whereas my wife caught pollock after pollock after pollock years ago when I bought her a day fishing trip near Pt. Defiance for her birthday. […]
A Return to the Old Spaghetti Factory – Review
When we used to take our kids out to family restaurants, we almost always took them to The Old Spaghetti Factory in downtown Tacoma. Our kids all now have kids. Peggy and I hadn’t dined at The Old Spaghetti Factory in ages . . . at least not here in Tacoma that is. We’ve had […]
Panning for Gold Still Pays Off . . . Maybe
I like to think of our Pacific Northwest area as one of the most interesting portions of North America. As a supporter of the magazine “Archaeology” I get not only to read about history, but how the world has changed and given life to our planet for eons. “The geologic time scale or geological time […]
Fireboat Number 1’s Restoration and Northwest Beauty
One of the main attractions to those new to the Tacoma area, is the nearly one-hundred-year-old red Fireboat Number 1, the first fireboat that had the power to quickly get to and quelch flames along the waterfront, even into the downtown working waterfront. It has been on display just a few feet from the sidewalk […]
Pots Amid Spans of Time Tell Us About Our Past
I’ve always been interested in the past. When Peg and I traveled with friends to Italy and Spain a number of years ago, we visited several places in Italy. We felt like we were always seeing elements that were hundreds, if not thousands of years in the past. In Spain, I even got my wish […]
Perfect Hashbowns – Chicken Fried Steak – and Berry Pie, Oh My
I had enjoyed a fantastic Chicken Fried Steak at The Pine Cone Restaurant in University Place right before COVID hit. Soon The Pine Cone and most other restaurants pretty much closed their doors. When restaurants opened up again, The Pine Cone was one of the first places we returned to and the food was still […]
Cabaret Returns to the Tacoma Stage and Triumphs
I remember, my wife Peggy going to Seattle decades ago and seeing “Cabaret” at the Fifth Avenue with a friend and returning with a excited glow as she described the story as well as the music and acting. The message of the 1966 musical keeps changing and remains relevant, interesting, and entertaining. In local productions, […]