Sylvia's Scenario

This year, Valentine's Day was extra special to us because we had Bruce's twin sister from Great Falls, Montana visiting for the first time since we moved back to Seattle. I made a special Valentine's Day dinner and Lauren also came over.  We had everyone's favorite Teriyaki Flank Steak , rice, red and golden beets and Show the Love Salad . For dessert, I made the gluten-free chocolate cake that I made for Lauren's birthday  here only I made them in little heart-shape cake tins.  These are always fun to make and decorate for Valentine's Day.   I used some of Nick and Lauren's childhood handmade Valentine's for table decorations. And, of course, I made our traditional Valentine cookies . Our dinner table looked quite festive with party favors at each place setting with colorful confetti inside. Lauren enjoyed popping her's open and dotting the table with more colorful glitter.   Our Valentine's dinner was the h...

Our last minute Thanksgiving errands today found us out walking on the beach.  We couldn't resist.  With record high tide and the North Wind blowing for the second day in a row, we had to be a part of it. Yesterday was the highest tide of the year plus with gusts of wind up to 50 mph, it made for quite the scene. Alki Waves   The strong winds this afternoon created some amazing waves along Alki. Check out the video from Air 4 of the waves crashing onto shore.  Posted by KOMO News on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 It felt good to get out of the kitchen today and go for a walk on the beach, who could resist that? The wind is still blowing today, although not as strong, leaving the air crystal clear with spectacular mountain views. We think we might just make this a Pre-Thanksgiving tradition. Thanksgiving is all about being thankful, right? What better way than to make a trek down to Alki Beach and spend time at a place we are so thankful f...

I just returned from another weekend in Seattle and for the first time, I actually went to a Top Pot Doughnut shop.  I've had their doughnuts before because they serve them at Starbuck's and I've seen their shops in Seattle when I visit because there is now one right across the street from our old house in Wedgwood.   Now, our daughter, lives in another old neighborhood of mine on Capitol Hill and right around the corner from her house is a Top Pot. There were not eateries like this in my old neighborhoods when I lived in Seattle.  And our daughter literally lives steps away from my old house on Capitol Hill where I lived when I was her age.  There are so many more luxuries and temptations lurking around the corner in Seattle neighborhoods more so than when I lived there but I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.  Being that I'm one that mostly gives in to temptation, it's probably a good thing they didn't exist when I lived there. ...