May was a very quiet month for us. Only “event” of the month was Mother’s Day
weekend. We decided to go out for
Mother’s Day breakfast/brunch one day early on Saturday, 12MAY. We chose the Maltby Café in Maltby, WA;
supposed home of the world’s largest cinnamon roll. We were last there almost ten years ago July
2008. Unfortunately many other families
decided to also take their moms out “early”, & we had a one hour wait. But it was great weather & the food (especially
the cinnamon roll) was worth it!
The rest of the Mother’s Day weekend was pretty much spent on
our deck & enjoying the great weather by:
>setting up the pool for the grandkids (for some reason no
adults were interested diving in?)
>jigsaw puzzling
>BBQ’ing
>campfire
And now with the need to
move Rebecca & Raymond’s stuff from our place to their new house, Dan
needed to do it! So Dan ordered the
parts to: removed original wheel hubs;
installed new hubs & drum brakes; installed new electric wiring/control; &
installed break-away system. He finished
modification night before first load of stuff was hauled to house in BremertonJ
At the end of the month we made a short trip into the Seattle
Center for the annual Northwest Folklife Festival. We last attended this festival in 2016 with
Corrie’s sister-in-law Elaine. One thing
that stood out was that the Space Needle covered in scaffolding. Turns out the needle is being renovated for
over $100M plus. The rotating restaurant
at the top will now have floor to ceiling glass walls & (wait for it) a
GLASS FLOOR:(!!! We will be adding that to our bucket list
(NOT!!!). As usual the food from around
the world was a hi-lite! The following
is a description of the festival from their website:
“Every year since 1972, the Northwest Folklife Festival has brought a celebration of diversity and tradition to the heart of Seattle. The Folklife Festival exists to celebrate all forms of cultural expression practiced in the Northwest. There are no headliners and all of the performers donate their performance. The Festival is community-powered through donations, sponsorship and volunteers. There is no admission charge to attend, thanks to your donations!”
“Northwest Folklife
has stimulated interest and activity in traditional arts in the Northwest. In
1999, Northwest Folklife was selected as a Local Legacy by the Library of
Congress in celebration of the Library of Congress’ 200th Anniversary. The
Festival has become a major focal point for many traditional and ethnic
performing groups and communities in its forty four years of existence. Over the years,
the Festival has evolved to reflect the ever growing number and diversity
of communities that call the Northwest home. Featuring hip hop MCs, Irish
cloggers, Middle Eastern dancers, bluegrass fiddlers, West African drummers,
ska bands and more, Northwest Folklife has built an artistic outlet that
artists and audiences look forward to each year. For over a decade we
have presented what we call the Cultural Focus, a “festival within a festival” that
features a Pacific Northwest community through special performances, panels,
workshops, exhibitions, demonstrations, and activities.”
Turns out while the month of April was third wettest on record,
May tied the record for driest May! Because of the great weather, most of the month was spent on outside
activities – gardening, many t-ball games, staining deck, campfires, etc, etc;
& one more trip to take stuff to Rebecca & Raymond’s new house.
