The Weekend Runneth Over

Well, how does one top Friday night?  Well, you don't try, just let the weekend be.  And in the end it was a delight.  Saturday had Allen and Sandy coming over to the Apartment for brunch with Jodie and Rob as well as yours truly.  It was quite lovely as Jodie made a fabulous asparagus and pancetta frittata that was paired with Top Pot doughnuts and coffee plus champagne with frozen blueberries provided liquid refreshment.  Yes and now that the brunch is over the table is a bit more zen like.  Here is still life of clementines.

Took the rest of the day to just be lazy, knowing that there was both a Sunders game being played in the afternoon and a Mariner's game in the evening.  Sometimes, just staying put is the best thing to do.  But Sunday was a tad more full as I ran a plethora of errands in the morning by doing banking, mailing a package, gassed up the car and visiting the new City Target all before 9am.  Back at the apartment, I arrived just as all the preparations were being made for the second day of the summer festival at Uwajimaya Market.

Yes, as if there was not enough going on in the neighborhood, this brought in even more people complete with entertainment and a bevy of booths to get you tempted by some great food with an Asian overtone.  The following could be had for amazingly smart prices.  Arabiki Sausage, Calpico Chicken, Miso Yaki, Curry Bowl, Edamame, Gyoza, Gyudon Beef Bowl, Mabo Bowl, Meat Loaf (Japanese Style), Miso Goma Dare Udon, Miso Soup, Mochi Ice Cream, Okonomiyaki, Ramen, Rice Crackers, Short Ribs, Spam Musubi, Takoyaki Tea, Tofu Cheese Cake, Yaki Nigiri & Yakisoba.

Decided that I needed a bit of an escape for the afternoon, drove north and took in the matinee at the Varsity of "The Best Marigold Exotic Hotel."  A group of British retirees decide to "outsource" their retirement to less expensive and seemingly exotic India. Enticed by advertisements for the newly restored Marigold Hotel and bolstered with visions of a life of leisure, they arrive to find the palace a shell of its former self. Though the new environment is less luxurious than imagined, they are forever transformed by their shared experiences, discovering that life and love can begin again when you let go of the past.  Do go see it, you will not be disappointment.

Dinner was caramelized onions with lemon-pepper crusted chicken thighs plus cole slaw.  Jeff stopped by for a bite and collected my donations for the GREAT ART PARTY.  I will also be emcee for the evening on September 8th.  And so closes another weekend at Casa del Snowy.