This is the perfect afternoon pick me up!
Hat tip, or should I say Double Tall Latte to Dustin Luther.
The Attack of the Dreadful Halloween Desk
October 31, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Who What is this horrific being? It was noticed lurking around the office of Talon Title and Escrow today at their Bellevue location.
Why it’s none other than Tim Daniels, Talon’s Chief Title Officer. He’s been missing for over two weeks! Every Halloween, his desk attacks him leaving him buried alive and wounded with nasty paper cuts. You can see the joy and relief in his co-workers expressions that Tim has been safely recovered. Happy Halloween!
What Happens When I Leave my Husband and Kids Alone for Dinner
October 20, 2007 by 7 Comments
On Monday evening, I had the extreme pleasure of going to Assaggio Ristorante in Seattle for a dinner I had bought at the Explorer West auction last year. The very charming Proprietor, Mauro Golmarvi, was doing a personal cooking demonstration 
for the parents who "bought in". I’m "the cook" in our household so this means that my husband and kids were going to have frozen pizza for dinner (they love the stuff)…it also allowed my husband to do something he’s been waiting to ever since we moved into our current home: cut a hole in the kitchen wall.
Our home was built in 1928 and the kitchen is a bit closed off. We’ve discussed opening up the wall between the kitchen and dining room, which would be a nice improvement and allow the cook (me) to be more social when we have guest. My thoughts were to wait until we could get the entire job done, see what pipes are behind the wall (yeah, that’s a sink in the photo; there’s bound to be some plumbing)…and to 
not have the house messed up during the holidays. Armed with a steak knife, my dear husband went to work on opening up the kitchen wall. What did he find? Pipes! His earlier thoughts that we could either move a single pipe or, if it looked decent, we could leave it exposed…this is not going to work!
When I returned home from my delightful dinner, I was quite surprised to find a large picture (that was hanging elsewhere) over the sink covering the newly exposed pipes.
I love my husband.
By the way, I highly recommend Assiaggo Ristorante and their cookbook, Mauro’s Passion. If you have a group function…consider booking Mauro at the restaurant for a private cooking lesson. The restaurant is beautiful with frescoes on the ceiling and Mauro makes you feel at home. The food is outstanding and Mauro is a wonderful host.
Ballard’s Farmers Market
October 15, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday we found ourselves walking through Ballard through the Farmers Market and having a late brunch at Hattie’s Hat (I recommend their Migas). It was a near perfect weekend: a sunny 65 degrees with autumn leaves. 
Friday Funny…Welcome to my world!
October 12, 2007 by Leave a Comment
My neighbor sent this to me…we often bump into each other when we’re walking out dogs. My dog is a 12 year old pug, Orson. Welcome to my world!
I’ll never need to clean my computer monitor again!
Sunday Cheer
September 30, 2007 by Leave a Comment
I believe this is a clematis (we didn’t plant it). It winds up driving my husband crazy since it takes over our front porch. I’ve promised to prune this back AFTER it blooms. Looks like I’ll be busy next weekend…thought I’d share something from the garden to combat our Seattle gray skies.
Sparky, Mollydooker CEO, has not lost his head!
September 16, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Although from this photo, it looks like I whacked a piece of his head off! What can you expect from a cell phone/camera? Friday night we attended the Wine Maker’s dinner featuring Sparky Marquis of one of my favorite wines, Mollydooker The event took place at Andaluca located at the Mayflower Park Hotel in Seattle.
Sparky is quite entertaining and we sampled the entire 2006 releases:
- 2007 The Violinist – Verdelho ($20)
- 2006 The Scooter – Merlot ($20)
- 2006 The Maitre D – Cabernet ($20)
- 2006 Two Left Feet – Shiraz, Merlot and Cab blend ($20)
- 2006 The Boxer – Shiraz ($20)
- 2006 Goosebumps – Sparkling Shiraz ($50)
- 2006 Gigglepot – Cabernet ($50)
- 2006 Blue Eyed Boy – Shiraz ($50)
- 2006 Enchanged Path – Shiraz/Cab blend ($80)
- 2006 Carnival of Love – Shiraz ($80). My favorite WOTN.
- 2006 Velvet Glove – Shiraz ($175)
If you’ve been reading Mortgage Porter for a while, then you know that I’m a big fan of Mollydooker and to meet Sparky was a thrill. It was a very fun evening.
For more information on Mollydooker wines, visit their website.
Friday Funny
September 14, 2007 by 1 Comment
Regardless of our opinion of Ben Bernanke, I’m sure you’ll find this spoof of "Every breath you take" comical.
Ben, we’ll be watching you Tuesday, September 18.
Hat tip to Calculated Risk. (I’m not sure if this was an ad (for CBS) at the bottom of their page or if they posted this video there. Regardless, it made me chuckle).
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