Seattle dresses up well for Christmas. The Space Needle has a lighted tree shape on its top. The picture above is a decorated Pike Place Market. This was my backyard for 6 wonderful months in 1992. Each morning I walked to work, stopping for an egg wrap, Starbuck's mocha, and NY Times. I walked home for lunches and sat on my balcony, 14 stories up, watching the downtown traffic and Puget Sound ferries. On weekends, I visited with farmers bringing in their fresh produce, picked up the days fruits and vegetables, flowers, and after returning them home; off I went with cane to a small bookstore two blocks away, had a freshly made cup of coffee, sampled the newest books at a table inside and bought two. It was my 2nd year after MS made me legally blind, and had restored my sight, so I wanted to read as much as I could. My vices all met: Mochas and books!
We remember those 6 months as our 6 month vacation. I never took a weeks vacation in all of my 18 years with the city. All time off was for MS---IV treatments and recovery or taking care of several surgeries and those of my mate's. It was, as we call it, "a tender time."
Now, we look out onto Lake Union and houseboats. The houseboats are decorated with lights. A tourist cruise ship is decorated and has a choir aboard---it is fun to watch that pass by. Our tree is up and our railing leading to our front apt. door is covered with lighted, red, garland. The complex, of course, is fully decorated and each day there is some activity to celebrate the season.
As we look back on our lives, I don't think any home will compare to our vacation 1200 sq ft at the Pike Place Market. Visit Seattle if you ever get the chance. You won't be disappointed.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Seattle Living by Pike Place Market and Near Lake
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We remember those 6 months as our 6 month vacation. I never took a weeks vacation in all of my 18 years with the city. All time off was for MS---IV treatments and recovery or taking care of several surgeries and those of my mate's. It was, as we call it, "a tender time."
Now, we look out onto Lake Union and houseboats. The houseboats are decorated with lights. A tourist cruise ship is decorated and has a choir aboard---it is fun to watch that pass by. Our tree is up and our railing leading to our front apt. door is covered with lighted, red, garland. The complex, of course, is fully decorated and each day there is some activity to celebrate the season.
As we look back on our lives, I don't think any home will compare to our vacation 1200 sq ft at the Pike Place Market. Visit Seattle if you ever get the chance. You won't be disappointed.
We remember those 6 months as our 6 month vacation. I never took a weeks vacation in all of my 18 years with the city. All time off was for MS---IV treatments and recovery or taking care of several surgeries and those of my mate's. It was, as we call it, "a tender time."
Now, we look out onto Lake Union and houseboats. The houseboats are decorated with lights. A tourist cruise ship is decorated and has a choir aboard---it is fun to watch that pass by. Our tree is up and our railing leading to our front apt. door is covered with lighted, red, garland. The complex, of course, is fully decorated and each day there is some activity to celebrate the season.
As we look back on our lives, I don't think any home will compare to our vacation 1200 sq ft at the Pike Place Market. Visit Seattle if you ever get the chance. You won't be disappointed.
We remember those 6 months as our 6 month vacation. I never took a weeks vacation in all of my 18 years with the city. All time off was for MS---IV treatments and recovery or taking care of several surgeries and those of my mate's. It was, as we call it, "a tender time."
Now, we look out onto Lake Union and houseboats. The houseboats are decorated with lights. A tourist cruise ship is decorated and has a choir aboard---it is fun to watch that pass by. Our tree is up and our railing leading to our front apt. door is covered with lighted, red, garland. The complex, of course, is fully decorated and each day there is some activity to celebrate the season.
As we look back on our lives, I don't think any home will compare to our vacation 1200 sq ft at the Pike Place Market. Visit Seattle if you ever get the chance. You won't be disappointed.
We remember those 6 months as our 6 month vacation. I never took a weeks vacation in all of my 18 years with the city. All time off was for MS---IV treatments and recovery or taking care of several surgeries and those of my mate's. It was, as we call it, "a tender time."
Now, we look out onto Lake Union and houseboats. The houseboats are decorated with lights. A tourist cruise ship is decorated and has a choir aboard---it is fun to watch that pass by. Our tree is up and our railing leading to our front apt. door is covered with lighted, red, garland. The complex, of course, is fully decorated and each day there is some activity to celebrate the season.
As we look back on our lives, I don't think any home will compare to our vacation 1200 sq ft at the Pike Place Market. Visit Seattle if you ever get the chance. You won't be disappointed.
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