Life is an adventure if you let it be.
My Wish
Life is an adventure if you let it be.
Images
Moments
One of my favorite quotes against one of the my favorite photos of my Christmas tree.
Make moments this holiday season…and many, many wonderful memories.
Rumi Moment
Friend, our closeness is this:
anywhere you put your foot, feel me
in the firmness under you.
How is it with this love,
I see your world and not you?
More Rumi
Listen to the Presences inside poems,
let them take you where they will.
Follow those private hints,
and never leave the premises.
Throwback Thursday: Hollister’s Newest Model
I just got news that one of my favorite models, Ryan, will be working as a real model in one of the Hollister stores in South Florida over the Christmas minus shirt style. I’m glad to have been the first to photograph this handsome lad.
Another Rumi moment
Ode 314
Those who don’t feel this Love
pulling them like a river,
those who don’t drink dawn
like a cup of spring water
or take in sunset like supper,
those who don’t want to change,
let them sleep.
This Love is beyond the study of theology,
that old trickery and hypocrisy.
I you want to improve your mind that way,
sleep on.
I’ve given up on my brain.
I’ve torn the cloth to shreds
and thrown it away.
If you’re not completely naked,
wrap your beautiful robe of words
around you,
and sleep.
Foodie Friday: LloydMartin, Seattle, WA
I have daydreams about this salad, LloydMartin.
I know, I know… salad? Yes, salad. A good test of a brilliant restaurant, in my opinion, is how well they make their salad. Are the ingredients fresh and unique? Is it drowning in dressing? Are the croutons fresh, made on site? How do all of the elements of the salad work together as a whole? This salad, the Tandoori pork belly salad, was exquisite- all flavors worked together magically. Pickled peppers, ricotta, tandoori dusted pork belly …heaven! I could eat it every day of my life. I’m serious.
I haven’t eaten this well since I left New York (and yes, you’re spoiled in New York with the variety of restaurants that rest on your doorstep). I started with this magical salad and knew that I was in for a treat for the rest of my courses. Pork ravioli with a generous portion of shaved truffles, duck breast with summer vegetables, pickled huckleberry with port sauce, and sipping Badia a Coltibuono Chianti makes for a perfect meal. Does it get better?
Apparently, it does. They have a new menu. And they change it regularly. That means you really need to eat there at least twice a month to eat the latest and greatest deliciousness. I love a restaurant with a changing menu-you never get bored!
Fair warning: make reservations if you want to eat there on weekend nights. It’s a favorite date place due to its intimate setting and warm, romantic lighting. The bar area is always packed, as well, but you can probably sneak in on a Tuesday or Wednesday without reservations if you’re the spontaneous type (like me).
You’re welcome.
http://www.lloydmartinseattle.com
For reservations, call 206.420.7602
1525 Queen Anne Ave N
Seattle, WA 98109
The Old Ballard House
As I walk around Queen Anne here in Seattle, there is one house that always intrigues me- the Ballard House. It’s slightly down Highland Drive from Kerry Park and worth admiring if you are in the area.
According to History.org, “Martin D. Ballard (1832-1907) arrived in the Northwest across the Oregon Trail in 1852. After living in Oregon, Idaho, and Montana, Ballard settled in Seattle in 1882. In 1885, he organized the Seattle Hardware Co. and he helped found the National Bank of Commerce.
Ballard built his home on the south slope of Queen Anne Hill where other prosperous Seattle residents were taking advantage of the sweeping views of the city and of Elliott Bay. The house was designed by architects Emil deNeuf and Augustus Heide in the Colonial/Georgian Revival style. One of Ballard’s neighbors was Seattle Daily Times publisher Alden Blethen (1845-1915).
Ballard died in 1907. His widow sold the house in 1911 to U.S. District Court Judge George Donworth (d. 1911). The judge remodeled the house, but died before he could move in. His law partner, James B. Howe (1860-1930) bought the house for $25,000.
Howe’s widow was devastated by the Great Depression and she was forced to sell the house in 1932, for $5,000. At that time, the building was converted into five apartments (a 6th apartment is in the carriage house). Architect H.A. Moldenhour took care to blend the new wings into the existing structure. The front of the house remained much as it did in 1901.
The house was declared a Seattle Landmark on May 14, 1979, because it embodied distinctive visible characteristics of an architectural style. It was one of the few remaining examples of the grand colonial style homes built at the turn of the twentieth century.”
If you would like to see it up close and personal,
Martin D. Ballard House – 22 West Highland Drive, Seattle.
Countdown to Halloween
There’s a chill in the air …and you know what that means: Halloween is on its way.
Here’s a photograph I took in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Seattle to get you in that ghoulish mood. You can also purchase this photo o my website at http://www.chattergoldstudios.com
Queen Anne Day Photographs
Saturday was nugget heaven during the Queen Anne Day festivities…
Dad scored some balloons for later…
Queen Anne Ave before the running of the bulls…
The local Presbyterian Church
And who doesn’t love some Papa Smurf
Shopping the sidewalk sales…
Most of the festivities occurred at the Community Center…
Love this photo of a little girl coming out of the Bounce House…
All the local nuggets seemed to have the time of their lives. Then again, it is the bounce house, c’mon!
Crafts are fun…
Cute nuggets were everywhere…
Queen Anne Day photographs. Festivities began early morning and lasted through the evening, ending with a “Running With the Bulls” -which in reality, were people running with dogs dressed as bulls or paper maché bulls. Good clean fun.
Tricia Chatter 
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