back and forth to the evergreen state

10-21--11-03-2026

 

is it a river ? 

a  fine rainy morning 

Donburi Station Seattle 

U-District 

Magus Books 

Ophelia's Books 

twin cats 

a harvest from bookstores above 

antique jungle for Halloween   

home cooking in guest kitchen ---

pan-fried sole filet  

lightly pickled cucumber 

silken tofu red miso soup 

bok choy, pan-fried pork chop 

fried rice 

beef stew with baby potato and beet

lunchen for guests 

breakfast 

Norwegian pancake with apple and berries 

cross  the Cascade again... 

on the VOTE day 

Japanese and Chinese cooking + nordic bread baking

10-12--20-2026

COOKING --- 

endive boat of Shanghai salsa 

homebaked limpa bread with Icelandic cod liver

limpa bread 

& caramelized black garlic 

& roasted red pepper

lightly pickled Japanese cucumber 

braised Japanese pumpkin 

Shanghai Kao-fu pot 

Japanese style pan-fried pork cutlet 

Sichuan style spicy cabbage 

barley soup with zucchini and shittake mushroom 

pan-fried shell-on shrimp

Chinese yellow chive with scrambled egg

sauteed zucchini, red pepper and king mushroom 

simmered taro root with cilantro

sweat potato and apple soup at Glenstone 

tea snack at K.'s place 

++++ Glenstone  Revisit ++++++

Richard Serra under brilliant sun

Richard Serra under diffusive light 

Ruth Asawa

Mark Rothko

Brice Marden

Andy Goldsworthy

the reading room 

still blooming 

gone seeding