Last night pretty much everyone in Seattle crowded into my friend Eve's brother's motel for an art party celebrating the motel's last days of existence. We picked up our friend Will on the way. He shut the door in our faces, which seemed weird; I later found out he thought we were dressed up, so when he saw us he wanted to change his clothes really fast. So I waited outside and took pictures of his yard (where The Stranger's "public intern" did some weeding for him month ago).
OK, these townhouses are right by the Bridge Motel, which is being demolished to make room for a row of similar three-story townhouses.
Here's the motel, where my husband's parents stayed on their first night in Seattle in the '60s.
Later on we saw some friends of ours, and they said they also stayed here years ago. They said the clerk asked them to confirm that they were a married couple. But that's no longer one of the rules here.
I ate some of the art.
I like this carpet, though I'd like it a lot more after a steam cleaning.
Despite having examined the state of the carpet at the motel, I did crawl around this black-light exhibit.
Speaking of Eastern Europe, I saw a guy who lived on the same train line as me in Czech Republic in the '90s. My stop was Cernosice Mokropsy, and his was farther down, in lovely Zadni Treban.
Behind the bar, these two played Rock Paper Scissors endlessly, and each time the loser had to dance and swig bourbon. They looked like they were getting sick.
I took 16 seconds of shaky video of it.
It started getting crowded, and we left.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Ciscoe Morris Garden Bloom Day
Let's see what Ciscoe Morris's yard looks like in mid-September, a colorful time of year in the Pacific Northwest.
These flowers are dying beautifully.
The sedum is in its prime.
I'd hoped to find unusual sedums (S. cauticola) like this one at the plant sale today, but no. No heathers, either.
I'll end here, with my camera's 9,999th photo:
These flowers are dying beautifully.
The sedum is in its prime.
I'd hoped to find unusual sedums (S. cauticola) like this one at the plant sale today, but no. No heathers, either.
I'll end here, with my camera's 9,999th photo:
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Party with Cops
If you're a Seattle resident served by the South Precinct, you're invited to an annual celebration with police officers this Saturday. If you're a Seattle resident who hasn't had any reason to figure out what your local precinct is, then you should throw your own little celebration. I'll probably be skipping this shindig in favor of the Northwest Horticultural Society's Fall Plant Sale, the Bridge Motel installation, and a friend's end-of-summer mojito party, even though Mark Solomon, who has been known to hang out at the Beacon Pub from time to time, seems like he'd know how to throw a good party.
Dear Community Friends -
Please join us for our annual Picnic at the Precinct.
Saturday, September 15, 2007, 1-4pm at the South Precinct (3001 S Myrtle ST)
All South Precinct Community Members are invited. There is no cost to attend.
We will have food, music, magic performances, martial arts demonstrations, dance performances, raffles, activities for children and more.
Get a Precinct tour. Meet and interact with your South Precinct officers and members of our SWAT team, K-9 unit, and others.
We hope you can join us!
Mark
Mark Solomon
SPD Crime Prevention, South Precinct
206.386.9766
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