QFC visit and lunch on the terace with an other relic as Appetizer . A Dom Perignon a few years old and a Pernand Vergelesse premier cru from 1996 and after a lazy afternoon we walk to Olivar for Tapas . The place is a heritage spot with Walls painted in 1931 telling a Russian story . THE food is very good and we stroll back Home

A quiet morning and we pick David upp On his office . We go to Pig Iron a real truckers grill place . Spare ribs and porkbelly later back in his office we buy steak knives . On the way home we drop the basement treasures in St Vincent de Paul charity . Home we have a thunderstorm and rain . THE BBq steak drops in The water but I bake it in a pan. In full action the firealarm Gets off . I probably made the kitchen too hot . After Some consternation it stops an...

We take The bus to Pike and On 12 noon we are at Maximilian on the terrace with a Total vieuw On Puget Sound " soupe a l'ognion" and mussels . Some dried flowers and espresso coffee at Starbucks ( not the firstone beceause of the queue ) back On the bus . Home and early Departure for Coho Restaurant where we met Joanna and Preston Hancock . They are very happy to see us and we have a Nice diner . One of Ken's collegues is there with his family.

A busy morning gets us to well hidden treasures in the basement. Part of it is taken to the kitchen . A full load for poor people is in the car. We are a bit exhausted .A nice lunch on the terrace and some rest and we dress to go to Restaurant Canlis for dinner . Douglas King and Evelyn Simpson are waiting for us and we get a beautiful table on the window with a great vieuw.. The place is really upscale and the food excellent. Douglas and I have a desert with a...

We have a lot of "things to do" to the post office with Bianca's present ,to Pete with a cork bottle to Paula for our flights after that nice lunch at home and some PC cleaning . Getting ready for the Pre Gala Party for the big Sponsors of the Symphony. That took place in the villa of one of the big noses from Microsoft Some other people of the same board where present also the old Governor from Washington Ludovic Morlot the dirigent ,the directors from the ...