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Jan. 7th, 2009 07:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rebeccmeisterBefore it started to rain today, my father and I rode bicycles over to Nervous Nellie's in Ballard. They almost scored 5 out of 5 points on my dad's scale, except there was no bike parking in sight. You can click on the pictures for slightly enlarged versions.
Dad notes how Nervous Nellie's scores in his notebook
Toast! And not just any toast...Swedish toast (at least, for my dad): toast with butter and cheese. I got boysenberry jam, which was delicious. They use Great Harvest Bread, and you get to pick out your own mug from a huge rack of mugs. I was tempted by the pirate mug, but it didn't look like it would hold enough coffee.
Resisting change: When he realized where we were in Ballard, my dad took me to see a small house with a big story. Apparently a developer had been scarfing up all of the land around this home, but one little old lady refused to sell out. So the developer ended up having to build the massive development around the old home. Partway through the building process, the builders befriended the lady and helped her out around the construction--she was pretty frail. She died some months ago, but the house is still there, for now.
My current knitting project: Now that all of the gifts are done for a while, I get to knit something for myself. It's my first cable-knitting attempt--arm-warmers. With size 2 needles, this project is going to take forever. Maybe they'll be done by next fall.
Dad notes how Nervous Nellie's scores in his notebook
Toast! And not just any toast...Swedish toast (at least, for my dad): toast with butter and cheese. I got boysenberry jam, which was delicious. They use Great Harvest Bread, and you get to pick out your own mug from a huge rack of mugs. I was tempted by the pirate mug, but it didn't look like it would hold enough coffee.
Resisting change: When he realized where we were in Ballard, my dad took me to see a small house with a big story. Apparently a developer had been scarfing up all of the land around this home, but one little old lady refused to sell out. So the developer ended up having to build the massive development around the old home. Partway through the building process, the builders befriended the lady and helped her out around the construction--she was pretty frail. She died some months ago, but the house is still there, for now.
My current knitting project: Now that all of the gifts are done for a while, I get to knit something for myself. It's my first cable-knitting attempt--arm-warmers. With size 2 needles, this project is going to take forever. Maybe they'll be done by next fall.
