Capturing the Autumn Colors this past Fall This year the calendar deceived us and our typical rainy fall weather was late arriving. With crisp and dry days in October, mom and I headed over to the Arboretum and found a cozy bench that suited us for painting one of the nearby trees. This is the first time we collaborated on a painting and we noticed different things about our subject, a gorgeous...
2023
We are at it again! Gloria Jackson and I have been asking all of our friends who are masterful in the kitchen to share their best recipes for our third Cookbook. We are taking pre-sales in November for our December publishing date. They run $25 each, and almost 80% of the cost is donated through the Windermere Foundation to the Ballard Food Bank. You’ll enjoy our favorite recipes from soup to...
The Picardo Pea Patch in Wedgwood was the old Italian Farm, and my relatives on mom’s side of the family worked there. They lived over in North Greenlake and would walk to the farm for the day, then head back to a stretch of homes between 77th & 80th just off Bagley Ave North. The boss lived in the big home, relatives across the street. Mom and I met for a couple of days of painting at...
Open Sunday Oct 15th 2:00 - 4:00. Tree-lined streets and charming vintage buildings add to the feeling you get walking around North Capitol Hill. Our featured listing at 714 Bellevue Ave East #403 sits among all of this, just above the treetops offering some sensational City views and creating a treehouse vibe with lovely privacy. Seldom found in our current marketplace, the property has that NYC vibe...