November 2011 Archives
VIVALA!
Last night I shared the RBB story and experiences with women gathered for the monthly workshop hosted at VIVALA “style for your active life” store in Olympia. The gracious and lovely Cheryl Selby, owner and visionary of VIVALA, provided refreshments for the dozen or so women who attended the event… including Theo’s chocolate (a destination of one of the trips featured in the RBB brochure!).
THANK you, Cheryl, for hosting this fun event.
VIVALA is filled with beautiful and comfortable clothes, as well as accessories, including jewelry, scarves, and purses. Love those bendy necklaces… I’ll be back for a couple! Visit VIVALA as 111 Market Street NE, Olympia. They’re across from the Olympia Farmers Market. http://www.vivalastore.com/
Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden
This is a Portland adventure. Mary was in town and stopped in to visit. We headed to the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, which is near where I live. Clearly, this park’s peak time is in the spring when the Rhodies are in full bloom, but it was gorgeous with the fall colors.
There are winding paths along the springs, with ducks and geese living in harmony. We spied a heron, but it was too far to get a photo.
Afterward, we headed back to Westmoreland–Bybee and Milwaukie Ave. and went to the Oaks Bottom Pub for lunch. Food was great. And then it was time for Mary to head back to Portland, pick up her niece and little rebel Max, and return to Olympia. Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden- continue reading
Wing Luke Museum, Seattle’s International District, Part II
My last trip tweaked my desire to explore Seattle’s International district in more depth. This past week my Anchorage sister and I fulfilled (in part) that wish.
We did the usual… drove to the Lakewood (Sounder) Station, parking our car in the well-lit multi-level garage. The Sound Transit Bus 594 was warmed up and waiting for us. Within a few minutes, we were heading north. In about an hour we got off the bus at the 4thand Jackson intersection (between the Union Street and King Street trainstations) in Seattle.
After visiting the restrooms at the Union Street station (and gazing at the beautiful architectural features), we walked east up Jackson Street. After a few blocks, we turned right at 8th. Our first destination was the Wing Luke Museum.
The Wing Luke Museum is located at 719 South King. (www.wingluke.org) The museum’s namesake was a prominent Seattle attorney and community leader. He was the first Asian American to hold elected office in the Pacific Northwest (1962, Seattle city council). Mr. Luke was a trail-blazer against racial discrimination, as well as a champion for urban renewal and historic preservation. Tragically, he died in a small plane crash at the age of 40, in 1965.
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