Sunday, 04AUG, we headed over to Dan’s cousin Paul Peters & Aunt Jan’s for a quick family visit (see below BLOG for our last visit with the Peters clan). Since Paul hasn’t seen our house & property, we agreed for Paul & Aunt Jan to visit with us next weekend; which they did. It was an excellent visit at our place & everyone liked Dan’s smoked salmon & “faux” sausage.
http://theryanrvexpress.blogspot.com/2012/09/01-12sep12-sultan-wa.html
Wednesday, 07AUG, was Dan’s birthday. In celebration he opted for a birthday dinner at “Kama’aina Grindz” in Everett. There we shared a Spam Musubi appetizer, & a Edamame Hummus appetizer; after appetizers it was a Kanaaina burger for Corrie, & Bibimbap for Dan. All very good! As their website says:
“Aloha!! My name is Dean Shinagawa and I am the Chef/Owner of Kama’aina Grindz along with my wife Rachel and three boys Brayden, Tylan and Noah. We are very excited to open our restaurant here in downtown Everett, Washington. Kama'aina Grindz is a casual restaurant serving a twist on traditional Hawaiian cooking. The food is unique, full of flavor and fun to eat. So put on your best Hawaiian shirt, favorite pair of slippa's and sunglasses and let us take you across the Pacific Ocean.”
http://kamaainagrindz.com/
Friday, 16AUG, we into Edmonds for lunch at The Cheesemonger’s Table, that we had just learned about in the paper. Dan had the “The Best” – Jamon Iberico de Bellota dried ham, from free range black-footed Spanish pigs that only eat wild acorns; & Corrie went with the trio of sliders; & we shared some cheesy bread. Definitely different & good! As their website states:
“The Cheesemonger’s Table strives to be the Northwest’s number one purveyor of artisanal and imported cheese. Cheesemonger and proprietor, Strom Peterson, selects the finest cheeses from the United States, France, Italy, Spain, England, and more.”
“Our cheese selection is one of the most extensive in the Seattle area, and we are committed to featuring Northwest and American cheesemakers. Take a look at our list of cheeses to search for cheese by region or type.”
“In addition to over 100 cheeses, Resident Cheesemonger offers an extensive selection of specialty produce, fresh breads, olives, antipasto and charcuterie, other accompaniments, and cheese-related gifts. Resident Cheesemonger is proud to feature Seattle’s own Salumi Meats, the finest artisan cured meats.”
Saturday at 2PM we attended an engagement party for Mony Schoener & Ryan Revel at the Meydenbauer Bay Yacht Club in Bellevue, WA. Mony is the daughter of Eileen Schoener (nee Kiesel) Dan’s cousin. This event was the reason we had not departed earlier in the month. Knowing many members from Dan’s maternal side of the family would be there & we had seen very few of them this summer; we decided it would be very worthwhile for us to attend the event. In fact it was a great time, with lots of family visiting, & fantastic food & drink, including eating edible butterflies.
In the weeks leading to our departure, we prepared by:
---finally re-installing our new car stereo/DVD player after four months; job complicated by not remembering where the owner’s manual is – thank goodness for internet download PDFs
---continuing preparation of the RV in bits & pieces
---securing house, barn, pumphouse, new garage/shop building, & new garden shed
---getting sewage system inspected
---properly dispose of trash & recycle other material
---bush hogging, mowing & more mowing
---putting up gutter protectors
---doing routine maintenance on generator & rid’em mower, & prepare them for stowage
---etc, etc
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