it's my darlin'

4th & Pine

These two were nice enough to let me take their photo despite the language barrier and perhaps not knowing exactly what I would be using the photos for.  

11th & Pike

15th & John

Ballard Ave

Vai is a stylist at Vain Hair Salon in Ballard.

Jazz singer Darliene Parker at La Spiga.  Such a beautiful voice!  You can buy her self titled album on Amazon.  I love her cover of Prince's I Would Die 4 U.

12th & Union 

Lovely simplicity

Outside PCC in Fremont

Sarah is a stylist down the street at Nola.

5th & Pine

Joshua has a really great Tumblr.  Mostly menswear inspiration and a mix of other fun photos.

University Way NE

John is in Seattle band Corals.  As quoted from their band page: 

Broadway & Republican

I featured Nova over the weekend on my most recent Hill Style feature over at CHS.  I love her cats eye sunglasses.  And these Fluevogs!  She was on her way to the graduation of her dance students.  Dancers so often have such unique style.

Shrimp, spinach, scallion and water chestnut dumplings

10th & Pine

I found Anne on her way to meet a friend at Totokaelo.  She works in the creative department at Filson managing photo shoots for the catalog and website.  We talked about the evolution of the company amongst the increase in heritage brand popularity. It must have been so neat for those working there over the years to watch Flison go from supplying loggers and sportsmen into a high end brand name worn by a very broad spectrum of both trend setters and rugged outdoorsmen.  How special to create products with such reach and wearability.  

11th & Pine

Mark & Taylor were on an impromptu trip here from Canada when I found them hanging out in front of 35th North skate shop.  

I'm heading up to Vancouver, BC for the weekend today.  Excited to have a few days up there... Good food will be the main mission.

Broadway & Thomas

On the way home from work at Crossroads Trading Co.  

The other day, out of nowhere, I had this vivid memory of eating a rum cake with my brother that my neighbor brought over during the holidays.  I could remember the taste like it was yesterday and the image of being up past everyone in the house sitting on the counter with Wray Wray eating straight from the cake together was suddenly as vivid as if it had just happened.  I had to have this cake again.  So I wrote Gini (who still lives next door to my parents) and I asked her for the recipe.  Don made it the next day and it was wonderful.  Funny how such strong memories can just pop up out of no where like that. I think that sharing great food with someone you love creates a really strong memory because of the addition of an extra sense.  Taste! 

Here is Gini's rum cake recipe, simple and delicious.  No one can deny the magic of yellow box cake...  Enjoy.

1 box yellow cake mix (or use a white cake or yellow cake scratch recipe, but substitute rum for 1/2 c of the water or milk!)
3 eggs (I use 4 at altitude)
1/2 c water
1/2 c dark rum
1/2 c oil
1 c pecans chopped

grease and flour bundt pan
place nuts in bottom
mix up batter till very smooth then pour over nuts
bake at 350 approx *40 minutes (*We undercooked because we like pretty much everything a little undercooked when it comes to baked goods)

while cake is cooking, melt 1 stick butter
add 1 c. sugar
add 1/4 c. water

Bring to gentle boil for 3 min. Remove from heat.
Add 1/2 c. dark rum

When you take the cake out, immediately remove it from the bundt pan, and gently poke holes in it. Slowly baste/pour the glaze over the cake covering the sides and filling the little holes. 

YUM!

Ballard Sunday Farmers Market

This is Easton's second appearance on this blog.  Here he is with his mom Angela and dad Sam at the market last year.

Nagle Pl & Pine

Kyrnan works for Nordstom Direct downtown.  I caught him on his way home. Wouldn't it be fun to sit in the lobby at the Nordstrom corporate offices and watch everyone come and go for a few hours... That would be a great fashion show.