24 March 11

I cannot imagine a more appropriate time for lens flare.

23 March 11

22 March 11

Billy Joel on the record player.

21 March 11

It was the day of the fusion cookoff at Jeff Downer's house. Everything was delicious and I won! I made polenta with watercress & red onion salad in a whiskey-mustard dill dressing, topped with smoked tofu sautéed in Guinness. Our cookoff blog is now up to date, so please check it out if you are interested in the competitions, photos, and recipes :)

20 March 11

We bought a case of Dead Frog beer and basically as soon as they were in the fridge, the cats were going nuts over the box.

19 March 11

We had some coffee and read at the espresso cafe in Maple Falls, and then decided to take Chuckanut Drive from Bellingham to Mount Vernon. What a fantastic choice that was! It was gorgeous the whole way; I would love to do it again with more time to just stop and meander through a few of the little towns, and check out the coast a bit more.

I was reading The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and was totally absorbed in it. I didn't even stop reading in the car when I started to feel moderately nauseous. When we got to Dorothy's, she saw the book in my hand and exclaimed loudly over it, and said she'd understand completely if I was a bit anti-social. Even at the symphony I was reading it during the intermission.

We drove home via the Peace Arch and got in around 1:30 - neither of us really relished another restless night's sleep at the trailer.

18 March 11

We stayed at the trailer in Washington on Friday night to make easier the drive to Seattle on Saturday. The dogs were so excited to see Jeff that it took him almost ten minutes just to be able to get his coat off.

17 March 11

Amanda and Tim came over for dinner, and Jeff and I cooked this vegan Cajun-style dinner: creole stuffed peppers, messy rice, and hot sauce-marinated grilled tempeh. For dessert, I made an apple crumble and Jeff made bourbon raisin ice cream, which was possibly the greatest ice cream I have ever tasted. Oh and we drank three bottles of wine.

16 March 11

I left for yoga at 7:30pm and it was still light out! This pleases Gaga.

15 March 11

Jeff in the kitchen, doing his thing.