If You're Ever There...Go Here!

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Watermark Gifts 1115 A St, Tacoma, WA

I found sheets of wrapping paper that doubles for posters to send my grandniece..

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Laurelhurst Market 3155 E Burnside St, Portland, OR


I came across a picture of this in my photos, but for the life of me I can't remember what we may of eaten or drank here! I do know whatever it might of been must of been good because we didn't have a bad experience all the while in Portland...

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Greenwoodes Farm Organic Bakery 38800-38952 Hansville Rd NE, Hansville, WA (Limited days of business unfortunately)


This is a very small operation, helped along by GoFundMe, one woman operation.

Every time we've dropped in we found some goodie more than able to satisfy our sweet tooth!

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Emmett Watson's Oyster Bar 1916 Pike Pl #16, Seattle


"Emmett Watson and Sam Bryant opened the city's first Oyster bar in 1979. It is cozy and casual spot with fresh oysters, fish and chips with plenty local beers on tap". After reading this online, my traveling companion, loving seafood and beer, insisted we went here. Again a place I'd forgotten all about until a recent phone call...

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Originally Posted by homoe

Watermark Gifts 1115 A St, Tacoma, WA

I found sheets of wrapping paper that doubles for posters to send my grandniece..

I am sorry to say Watermark Gifts has gone out of business!

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But what is Bumbershoot you may ask......well


Now in its fourth decade, Bumbershoot (a oldie time word for umbrella) is more of an institution than a music festival. There’s so much happening here that you need all three days to sort through all the live music, art shows, speakers, and exhibitions happening under the Bumbershoot. With a budget friendly price (and children under ten are FREE), this fest is one of the most affordable and family friendly of the season.

Sidebar: Bumbershoot is always held Labor Day week-end.

[Bèsame*]

Artist Anish Kapoor completed his stainless-steel sculpture "Cloud Column" before he completed "The Bean," perhaps his most famous work, in Chicago. But when "Cloud Column" was installed in Houston in 2018, it incited a gentle, light-hearted ribbing between journalists at the Chicago Tribune and the Houston Chronicle, who debated whose mammoth, cylindrical, highly polished artwork was more impressive.

The gleaming 32-foot high sculpture acts as a mirror to passersby, who can’t resist taking selfies—especially in the portion of the artwork that inverts their reflection. Even art novices might be inspired to read more about Kapoor's process; after "Cloud Column" was finished, the piece was polished for three years. And until you're standing right in front of it, you can't appreciate its proportions.