Folklife

I want to say "thanks" to sarrabellum  and sleepwhenimdead  for Saturday: after the latter helped me with my little book sale (which actually generated more cash than anticipated), I finally got to see their new house (which made me nostalgic for the days when I had a yard), and then the group of us all went down to the Seattle Center for Folklife.  We had a picnic lunch, they got their faces painted, we listened to various acts involving everything from bagpipes to dijeridoos, did a little shopping at the fair.  We even went up to the top of the Space Needle--something I haven't done in years, and never before without some guest to entertain.  It was a nearly-perfect day for it, with Seattle and its environs drenched in sunlight and the mountains at least mostly visible.  I'm really glad we made it out there, Saturday--especially given the gloomy skies we've had for the rest of the weekend ...