December: Ballard holiday fare, Metropole Holiday gathering, Yvonne's high school friends meet for lunch, Sarah displays photo she took in Japan, Ron and Lari with JC and Jeni, snow on the Olympics, Lynn and Chris visit National Nordic Museum and New Nordic exhibit, Opal to coffee and Volunteer Park, Christmas Eve, Seattle Art Museum Farm to Table exhibit, Rosa treats at Cookie's.
2025 Thanksgiving Video https://youtu.be/097KE8NLvGU - 23 years after the first - on Harstine Island - sames questions, some new people, some same answers, some new answers
November Yvonne cooking apple galette, at Wendy's for dinner, wine opener/closer, new construction, Yvonne making crepes, new dining room look, Metropole winter storage, Hans Rosling Center and Murder, Soc 275 class, WB 1961, Gary Shteyngart at Third Place Books, garage break-in, Asian Art Museum Wei Wei exhibit, fall day at the Chittenden Locks, Nordic Museum Jul Market, Kerry Hall reopens and delux coffee, fall color, Seattle Symphony Beethoven and Bruckner, Lynn and Chris at dinner, Food Bank presentation, Julfest, Thanksgiving, NN&O lunch on Queen Anne and then Hamnet at the Uptown.
October Water project, UW Soc 275 Murder class, Cascadia Museum in Edmunds, Yvonne's super apple pie, UW campus in the sunshine. roof deck before covering furniture for winter, Salmon Bay, old, odd Saab, Shilshole Marina from 34th Ave, Halloween rediness, Willowbrookers, Elevator repair, outlet night light, OLympics snow, fall light and color, 24th Ave, Lāth Carlson, Nordic Museum Director, To SLO: Mt Hood, Baywood, CalPoly campus - Eric and Jackson, Morro Bay High football, band, and Callum, dogs, Cambria, high voltage cable work, deck furniture covered, condo: new table, chairs, rug, Sons of Norway, Blair and Casey, Noah and Natasha, Alison and Don, Board meeting, Halloween morning, Picolino's after officiating a wedding
September Van Morrison cover band at the Locks, WB1961 Zoom, Kwik Kard, blood pressure fun, Sarah photos, downtown waterfall, sculpture, hotel. Waterfront Grand Opening: restored Boat Landing, sandbag, fountain, long house, granite, "family" sculpture. kids playground, dancing, window washing, moonrise, BNSF bridge, Argosy in Locks, SIFF Uptown Baltamorons,street art, home improvement, Seward Park walk, Board meeting, Saab story.
August Mae and Yvonne on the Ave waiting for molten chocolate; Michael and Marie's farm on Whidbey Island, with Dave and Jean, Cindy and Tim, Willie and Trilbey, and Steve: bocce, pickleball, crabbing, farm walk, Dream State discussion ; two-bridges walk; music at the Locks; using Metropole roof furniture upgrade; tracking EV power to outlets; Barry priming/painting fence section; smoke from Bear Gulch fire visible on the Peninsula; Yvonne's book group evening meeting on the roof; roof grand opening gathering; Ai Wei Wei show at SAM then to the Public Market; Lenin in Fremont; Madison Park neighborhood walk; to Bremerton and on to Harstene Pointe - Jan, Jill, Natasha, Noah, Morgan, Hope, Chris, Hunter, Justin Jr; Board meeting, gas line replacement in Ballard, roof party, at Jen and JC's for Martin/Michelle gathering, then at Metropole, then Ballard Ave, walk across Locks to pocket park, crowded, music, Cooper Hawk fells pigeon.
July Opal at work at University Village, Fourth of July music at Chittendon Locks, Alison with friend Don, up on the roof, new peep hole, new roof furniture, roof visiting, Yvonne and Jeni at Sabine's, Ballard Seafood Festival, an afternoon at Golden Gardens Beach, Eric arrives for Yvonne's 75th and then James, electric boat cruise on Lake Union with food!, roof deck party, next day at Jeni's and Ron's birthday, Chris and Lynn in Seattle from Orcas, waterfront kids' park opening, Rosa's birthday, Diablo Lake cruise, how to keep rooftop pillows in place.
June Populus, new pioneer square hotel, Chevy Bolt EV, Wheelchair lift inspection, views from Ballard Independent (Ballard Allinace meeting), Walk Seattle's Future - AR Janes Walk Guided Tour, Public Market area, Pride Parade at Ballard Farmers' Market, dumspster room detail, Jen, JC, Rosa on Metropole roof and home, new townhouses for sale, Olympia No Kings demonstration, Hearthfire happy hour, Olympia Farmers' Market, Fathers' Day at with NNM&O, Ballard Alliance - Claudia Balducci, King County Councilmember for District 6, Nordic Museum Nina Katchadourian: Origin Stories, Metropole from the west, book group sunset at Dave's, Eastside Modern Jazz Orchestra at the Locks with Rosa, Alison, Don, new passport pictures, garage ceiling leak from nail salon drain.
May Over SF, with James and Keith in SOMA, Ron and Heather in Woodland, Sonoma, COIT Tower and walk, China Town, Korean BBQ, de Young: Paul McCartney photos, Golden Gate Botanical Garden, EV charging bollards, new Rainier Beach HS, Mother's Day, Nordic Museum Exhibit, May 17 Parade with Alison and Family, waterfront, lunch with Sarah, to Orcas for Bob Foulk memorial, San Juan Island bookstores and Lime Kiln Lighthouse, waterfront, SPL book talk, Troy cemetary with Martin and Michelle, Moscow, ID
April Princeton in Seattle, EV charging, tree walk in Ballard, UW class, spring beauty, Udall documentary, Symphony Hall, Ray's Boathouse, Colorado Springs and Palm Sunday, Boulder, Chimayo, Taos, Albuquerque art, Willie Stump birthday, John's birthday.
March Metropole roof anchors, spring flowers, Ballard sunset, Metropole issues, 45th anniversary, Ballard Alliance breakfast, James visit, Nordic Museum exhibit, Mehiel's visit
February PNW Ballet with NN&O, Metropole projects, signs of spring, UW History Dept Access reception and public lecture, Orcas visit - Kate and Ken, Chris and Lynn, Julia and Jay, Margaret, Library memoir program.
Video - John at Orcas Library February 21, 2025 talking about Crane Island Journal (25 min)
January Zoom with Dean and Barb, Alan and Sally, Ann and Dave; pseudo-NW art pressing, West Seattle Pigeon Point walk, Metropole EV outlets electrical work, Opal at Burke Museum and her apartment, Seward Park, Natasha and Noah at Governor's Ball, Ryan installs fan motor, Ballard tree walk, dumpster lost castor, St Lukes housing project, Opal, Jen/JC/Rosa, Ron/Lari for Jen/JC birthday