Peg and I were on our way to the Tacoma Little Theatre to see the final dress rehearsal of A Chorus Line. On the road we started discussing where to have dinner. We had already decided on Joeseppi’s, but we were running a little late. I reminded Peg that this was Thursday night, Prime Rib […]
A Return to the Lobster Shop – Restaurant Review
Although it was still quite chilly, I was surprised to see clover blossoms instead of frost covering the lawn just around a tiny inlet next to The Lobster Shop along Ruston Way. Who couldn’t fall in love with the site of our port area beneath the blue cascade foothills and possible storm clouds floating their […]
Auction for Emergency Assistance – St. Vinnie's Beyond Vintage 2020
Are you afraid to answer the door or the phone? Afraid you might be turned out? Feeling all alone? Is the struggle to meet basic needs tearing you apart? Or do you know someone who is being pushed to the brink? If so, then please pass along the information in this article. You are not […]
Foley's On the Green – Restaurant Review – Lakewood
I drove to Jan and Mike’s home on Sunday morning. As I rounded the corner to their place, I caught a glimpse of the Narrows Bridge shrouded in clouds. I parked by Jan’s driveway and walked along the side of the house until I could frame the shot I wanted. Blue is a cool color […]
Gourmet Burger Shop Gig Harbor – Restaurant Review
My buddy Rob and his brother Paige helped me move a truck load of office dividers from Port Orchard to my home office in Tacoma. We did men’s work and deserved a break after loading, hauling, and carrying cubical panels. Well . . . okay, so it was only three dividers, but we were hungry. […]
The Wolves – Lakewood Playhouse Play Review
The Wolves is a play about fear and anxiety by playwright Sarah DeLappe. What better target is there for angst than teenagers in general and teenage girls in particular? The play premiered Off-Broadway in 2016. Wolves was a 2017 Pulitzer Prize Drama finalist. The play opens with a girls soccer team, The Wolves, stretching and […]
Moving On Up – Property Values Expanding
We recently enjoyed an adventure in Edgewood. We stayed in one of the latest developments. Just driving to Edgewood and then touring Puyallup, Milton, Federal Way, and Fife we saw new building going on in both housing and business work space. As the major corporations in Seattle and the East side expand, their local populations […]
Souper Pho at Westgate – Restaurant Review
Donn, Denny, and Jim are always apt to call and ask about meeting them for lunch. Thursday about a quarter past noon Donn called to see if I would like to meet him at Souper Pho. Thirty minutes later we were looking over the menu. Well, actually that’s not true. Donn almost always orders the […]
The Homestead for Breakfast – Restaurant Review – Tacoma/Lakewood
Five of us gathered for breakfast on Sunday and traveled to South Tacoma Way to dine at The Homestead. One of the hardest things to do at The Homestead is to walk past their bread and pastry display in their lobby without stopping to order something. Please, avert your eyes and continue to the dining […]