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The Wandering Goose

Today, is my last day pet-sitting Lauren's two cats and I'm going to be sad leaving tomorrow because I love her neighborhood. It's been fun exploring it because it is also my old neighborhood where I lived when I was single. Today, Bruce came over with his tool box and proceeded to go around and fix all the little things Lauren pointed out to us to do before she left. (I had a few more items to add to the list after being here a few days.) Eventually, we headed down to her neighborhood hardware store,  Pacific Supply , a store that we're very familiar with from doing repair work at all her previous places. Bruce loves the place.  It's just down from where the original REI store was.  I use to take Nick and Lauren to the old REI store when they were little and it was so much fun.  It was such a unique place.  The store was really huge and old, fun to shop there and always "kid friendly".  Lauren has lived here on Capitol Hill (Seattle's oldest an...

Broadway

Broadway - Seattle, not New York, that is… This is Lauren's neighborhood so when we come to Seattle to visit - like we are now - we spend a lot of time on Broadway, a main north/south arterial on First Hill and Capitol Hill. Broadway is only one street but it's more like a district of a six block shopping strip with trendy boutiques and restaurants. Our favorite breakfast cafe is located here called Julia's where we ate today. We've been eating breakfast here for at least 25 years, usually at the Wallingford location, but now that Lauren lives on Capitol Hill we often stop in at Julia's on Broadway. Julia's offers the ultimate comfort food for breakfast, we love everything on the menu.  My favorite is the green chili and pepper jack cheese scramble. Bruce likes the Eggs Benedict. Inside is always a cozy atmosphere and always inviting. Julia's on Broadway comes alive at night, however....