it is about time

On Saturday, to no one's surprise, MaryBeth and Taylor announced that they are getting married. No details yet...

Tuning the Air - Season Close June 25 2009

Another birthday gift

On Wednesday when we had a private bash at the gallery to mark the installation of the show, the local team (& Lance) presented me with a birthday gift. A fine volume of great images and recipes - plus the valuable background of how and why various ingredients work in a recipe. I decided to give the book a try by making an apple pie - which was the first thing I had ever baked. I learned several new things about making pie - mostly having to do with using butter. Oddly enough, the dough scraps that were left over - which I used to make a few jam-filled cookies - ended up even flakier than the pie crust. The only difference being that the scraps were allowed to warm up just a little and resulted in a slightly, softer. more maleable dough.

the birthday book and the pie made from it

Installation photos...

OUT OF THE GARDEN
Joanne Koltnow & Christina Florkowski
9 June thru 11 July, 2009
Artist Reception 2 July, 6pm to 8pm
wall space gallery
Pioneer Building, 600 First Ave, suite 322, Seattle, Washington 98104
206.330.9137
Gallery Hours: Tue - Fri 10.30am - 5.30pm all others by appointment

Cherries!

An email from Gitta today alerted me to look for a package. Sure enough, a mis-delivery to my landlord's back porch! Now I get to enjoy these wonderful cherries.

birthday cherries from Gitta

Now that the show is delivered to the gallery, I get to catch up on the million things that got put off during preparations. Like getting enough sleep!

back from Raft Island

(mostly) beginners - Raft Island, June 2009

barbara & jaxie
June 5 2009
Raft Island, WA

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Curt and RF
June 6 2009
Raft Island, WA

show preparations

18 of the 21 images that have been framed for the show

the last few weeks have been consumed with show preparations. every free moment not related to an obligation (with the exception of last night Deep Listening Band performance) has been devoted to getting ready. a few tasks remain, but the bulk of the work is complete.


took a walk today and brought the camera for the first time in weeks...

a few snaps from Igor's birthday party

Don't watch this if you are already feeling out of shape....

Inspired Bicycles - Danny MacAskill April 2009

A birthday party for CurtG

Though today is properly Curt's birthday, a respectable crowd showed up down in Columbia City at Kate's restaurant last night to celebrate the occasion.

the birthday boy


wild boar for dinner

the birthday boy plays with fire

Travis has a pensive moment

Bill & Donna Van Buren, Mary Beth

Igor & Lianne

IgorK was toast!

Dessert!

Thanking the chef

Feeding the ducks

There is a creek -and many ducks - behind the building at the day job. Today Ian and I went out at lunch time to feed the ducks....

lest we forget

Curt emailed me a photo from Greenlake today suggesting I drop by there - so I did. A 'Northwest Arlington' was staged to remind us of the war that still goes on and the many dead because of it.



This is only about 1/3 of the memorial - it snaked around that bend and down the eastern side of the lake.

Isabel's Mat Mitzvah

Jax's daughter Isabel had her Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, and Saturday night they had the party....

Curt actually bought a tie for the occasion:


and here he is being coy with Sophie:

Eve (the little sister) kept stealing the show

and though this is hopelessly blurry, I still like this moment of SteveB letting Sophie touch the mirror ball.

dancing and mayhem, with Isabel raised up above the party goers: