The thrift store and receiving center for St. Vincent de Paul in Tacoma has a new coat . . . of paint. Inside people can find warm clothing for themselves and their families to finish out our cold winter. Don’t worry, the mural facing South 56th Street is still artistically sound and one of the […]
Odd Fellows, but Not Well Met
My friend Denny called about 11:30 to invite Peg and me out to lunch. He suggested a fairly new restaurant near by, but I wasn’t ready to try it for a second time, yet. It had been too noisy, when another friend and I had eaten there. I suggested the new Odd Fellows in Westgate. […]
Angry Housewives – Young at Heart Players – TMP
Angry Housewives: It was a cold and damp Sunday evening, and still a good-size crowd came. It wasn’t a sellout, but then I think Tacoma Musical Playhouse can seat more than 300 guests, which is a huge venue for a short run musical. People were chatting, waving to their friends and shaking hands in the […]
Buck Benny Rides Again…
I was in Notre Dame, Indiana, an unincorporated community in the Michiana area of Northern Indiana, north of South Bend and four miles from the Michigan state line. I was there to watch a football game. I was comfortable and sitting on the hotel bed watching Buck Benny Rides Again, an old BW musical comedy […]
Instrumental Solo/Ensemble Flute Experience
One of our granddaughters participated in an Instrumental Solo/Ensemble Contest at Ferrucci Junior High in Puyallup on a recent Saturday. I’m not sure how much of a contest it was, but Peg and I enjoyed the performances of ten young students. We sat in a classroom. There was a piano for the accompanist if required […]
Snopes – Tell-all Testimony and Giant Snakes
The Rotary Club of Tacoma got more than they had bargained for by booking David Mikkelson, Founder/Executive Editor of Snopes.com as the program for the 28th of February meeting at the Tacoma Yacht Club. When it looked like Mikkelson would not make the meeting, Doreen Marchionni the Managing Editor at Snopes.com stepped in as the […]
Floating Counter Tops and Hidden Support
I came across this headline on the net about counter tops: NEW TRENDS IN KITCHEN COUNTER TOPS | OVERHANG, THICKNESS, COLORS, WATERFALL & MORE from Dura Supreme in Howard Lake, Minnesota. Mostly it was the term overhang and waterfall that confused me. Overhang refers to a the length of a counter top that seems to […]
Greek Pizza, Spaghetti, and Lamb Kabobs – Restaurant Review
One of our favorite pizzas at It’s Greek to Me in Tacoma, just around the corner from Southern Kitchen, is their large vegetarian pizza . . . with real bacon and extra mushrooms. When we are going to a family party or dinner, we often order two large pizzas to take with us to share. […]
The Harmon on Pacific – Restaurant Review
It was a couple of days before Valentine’s Day. I had my present ready for Peggy, but had done no planning for dinner. We decided, since we hadn’t dined at The Harmon (multiply locations in Tacoma and Gig Harbor) for some time, perhaps we should give them a try. I checked online for both The […]