Laces Akimbo

I've already posted one of these photos but after putting it together with it's sisters thought I'd add it as a little story.

My son Skyeler.

My oldest son Skyeler is a chef at Txori in Belltown and Vios in Ravenna. He makes delicious tapas at the former and Greek food at the latter. I don't get to see him enough.

Souvenir

Stopped in to see my friend Curtis at his shop, Souvenir in Ballard, and took this picture of the art on display there.

Vinyl

I've been scoring a lot of vinyl lately at estate & yard sales. Lots of fun stuff but not much jazz or rock and roll. I now have a collection of Henry Mancini soundtracks, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, and musicals not to mention some nice Sinatra and Nat King Cole. All of it in very good shape. My mom liked a piano player by the name of Frankie Carle and I now have a collection of his also. I think I'll post some of the cover art also as it's very groovy.

Maebe the pit bull terrier.

This is Maebe. She's a pit bull that moved in with us along with our son, Graham. Up until having Maebe in the house I would have believed that pit bulls are mean viscous dogs but Maebe is the complete opposite in fact the only way I can possibly picture her harming anyone is by over loving them. She even spent one sunny Sunday afternoon in our yard playing with a kitten. The kitten showed absolutely no fear of Maebe. She loves ice cubes and every evening at cocktail hour when I get ice from the fridge she's right there to get a cube for herself.

Records!

I picked up some great vinyl this weekend at a neighborhood sale. Some really great 45s and some LPs. Been spinning them all weekend.

My P200E

We have a Vespa P200E and she's a gas to ride. There's another one in my garage that's been taken apart for repairs.

Love Laces.

More crazy laces.

Sexy Boots

These would be great scooter boots!

Laces Akimbo

Been shooting shoes this week from re-souL a great shoe + store in Ballard. It's easy working with such cool shoes.

Green Tea

Sen-Cha Green Tea in the photo but as much as I try to like it green tea just isn't my thing baby. I love black tea though and Tippy Yunan is my favorite.

Mimi's Spoon Collection

My grandmother, who I called Mimi when I was a child, had a collection of spoons. Here are a few of them in a glass that contained Electrovita, a mineral water that my grandfather drank while in the hospital. He died there, when my mother was seven, of what they now think was cancer.

Kids Fork & Spoon

These were used by my sons when they were infants. They are all now much bigger than me. Shot at my Studio in Seattle. No drink recipe this time.

Sticks or Bones?

My grape vines leave these little sticks in the yard that, from a distance, look like bones. Please click on it for the larger view, much nicer.

Lemon Squeeze.

LB Hammond and I are creating.

Find some fragrant lemons. Juice a half & add to a mixing glass partially filled with ice.  Then add an ounce of simple syrup & two and a half ounces of rye or bourbon. Shake, shake, shake... and strain into a cocktail glass.  Add a twist of orange peel & enjoy your Whiskey Sour.

Cold Day Hot Tea

Damn it's cold in Seattle today!  Have a cup of tea.

My Levis

It's snowing yet sunny in Seattle... why?

Old Fashioned Music

"The Average Bartender, despite the slanders of professional moralists, is a man of self respect and self possession; a man who excels at a difficult art and is well aware of it; a man who shrinks from ruffianism as he does from uncleanliness; in short, a gentleman..."

PEEPS!

I'm back and I promise I'll never leave you again.  You know there's no place like home.