aka Steve -

I really enjoy the atmosphere at Caffe Fiore/Old Ballard (5405 Leary Ave NW) – lots of natural light; botanical-themed, lighted interior signs; tables and chairs of rich wood; delicate glass light fixtures suspended from sculptural metal hardware.* (Not to mention the delicious coffees and teas, the Mighty O Donuts, and the great service.)
I was pleasantly [...]

Diagonally across Olive Way from the ultra modern Olive 8 is the fabulously Art Deco Tower Building (1809 Seventh Ave.):

As a follow up to this post, more photos of what I have since learned is Olive 8, a luxury Hyatt Hotel + luxury condominiums at 737 Olive Way. (Click on a photo to see a larger version.) And did I mention that Olive 8 is all about luxury?

you don’t even need clothes!

Purse? Check.
Belt? Check.
2 necklaces? Check.
Shoes? Check. On shoulder? Double check.

(Photo taken looking south and west from 9th Ave. and Stewart St. And yes, I know the photo quality is grainy … I’m still figuring out the new camera.)

(Photo taken looking north from 5th Ave. and Olive Way.)

If you had a chicken, what would you name it?
(20-something girl to 20-something guy, both sitting in the sunshine on the back deck of Caffe Fiore/Old Ballard)

What I thought it said: Workers free testicles trapped under big rig …
What it actually said: Workers free two vehicles trapped under big rig …
What it was: One of the Top Daily Review Headlines on My Yahoo! homepage (which, for some reason, thinks I’m in on near Sunnyvale, CA … something to do [...]

(An auto shop at 20th Ave. NW and Leary Ave. NW in Ballard.)

What I thought it said: Place for mistrial
What it actually said: Place du Mistral
What it was: A placard on a window ledge in the Mistral Kitchen restaurant (2020 Westlake Avenue, Seattle), which is near the U.S. Federal Courthouse — so my “mistrial” brain fart wasn’t completely illogical.
And check out the entrance to Mistral Kitchen:

I [...]