Food Trucks: Making Festivals Better

​One thing I noticed about the Edmonds Arts Festival yesterday: food. Once upon a time portable food vendors were, well, mediocre at best. Often times they were dreadful, to the point of promising almost certain food poisoning. Quality was job two. 

We’ve shifted from food trucks to, um, foodie trucks. Better put, food trucks are evolving. They’re becoming exercises is culinary creative excellence. This change is a beautiful thing, which I welcome. They add a new, positive element to our region’s festivals. 

Does this upscaling come at a cost? Are they more expensive, making living in the region tougher for those earning less than the median! Or just uppity, gentrified fare challenging the more traditional palette? It seems we are able to have a blend of costs, foods and styles. So, I’m not concerned. I often wonder about such things, though. I desire the region to be accessible to all. 

Higher quality food enriches the whole experience. I’m pleased at this change, seeing it as progress. 

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Today was a perfect day to be out and about in Edmonds

It was a fun day down in Edmonds by the Bay. Stunningly beautiful with plenty of sunshine: a perfect day to be outside, with the Saturday Farmer’s Market, the Edmonds Arts Festival and extreme low-tide.

I’ve been dealing, lately, with some foot pain, and my back’s been bugging me, which drug my attitude down some. But it’s hard to be too grumpy when it’s a beautiful, sunny day spent with family and friends.

Highlights:

  • Grabbed groceries and lunch from the Edmonds Farmer’s Market. Today was the first day with the big/full market.
  • Ran into the Bald Fish Guy at Edmonds’ Olympic Beach Visitor Station. I love watching all the folks checking out the touch tank! Oh, he told me there’s a new edition of his podcast, Aquacast,coming out soon. Make sure you check that out.
  • Wandered along the beach from Olympic to Brackett’s Landing, checking out the tide-pools and marine life during our extreme low-tide. You can go tomorrow, too, if you missed today. Or if you just love this! Here’s a tide chart with details.
  • I know it’s kinda silly, but I am very fond of the Edmonds Beach Temperature taker dude (No shirt? No shoes? No problem!). Bill Lindsay is a fascinating guy to talk with. Though I didn’t chat with him today, I have in the past.
  • It’s the Edmonds Arts Festival. Wandered through checking out art, some of the student artists are friends with my son, which is fun. I delight in these person connections. We also had some ideas while exploring the photography exhibit, that we’re looking forward to exploring. It will be going on tomorrow as well.

It was lovely, and I am tired. I took plenty of photos, which I’ll upload tomorrow. Here is my favorite.

I was sitting by this bush with flowers the bees adored. After taking around a dozen photos with my Olympus, but the autofocus hated this. The breeze was bouncing the flowers and the bees were, well, being bees. I gave up on the good camera, pulled out my Samsung S7 and was able to grab this one. I did need to zoom in and crop a bit. A lot of work for this one.

 

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A Short Post Featuring An Area DJ

Just a short post today.

My friend Emanuel is a DJ in the greater Seattle area. I found his most recent Soundcloud post delightful and thought I’d share this with you, good friends.

A Saturday Haiku For Seattle

With the gloom clearing

Patches of blue sky eastward

Yet more rain’s coming

Weather, especially in June, can be quite fickle. Such is today. I guess.

The Pike Place Market: A Meditation

Memories of walking the market 

Wood floors creaking 

My grandparents walked here 

Aunts and uncles, cousins 

So very much of my soul

Looks at the westward view

Sunset behind the Olympics

Elliott Bay’s colored waters

Blues, reds and purples

Their history upon my eyes

Check out this video I made of one of my team’s new homes

As this project is one of the first I’ve seen from concept to build, it’s of particular importance to me. Since I needed to be onsite, I thought it would be fun to share it with you.

Check it the video below.

Yeah, I realize I shot all the clips in portrait. Ugh!

Anyway, this house is for sale. Have your agent put an offer on this one! Tell them it’s MLS# 1233212 (in the NWMLS). Don’t have I agent? I can fix that for you.

We’re looking forward to turning this new house into someone’s new home. That’s the best part of this job.

Check Out This Song By Edmonds Own Evan DeVries

Evan grew up in the area and has a burgeoning career as a musician. I really enjoy his music, and would even if he wasn’t a local guy.

To learn more about Evan, head over to his SoundCloud page, or his website.

 

 

Hey Seattle, the weekend’s looking pretty good

Weather

Though the next few days look a bit drippy, the weekend is looking pretty nice. Actually, we’ll be pushing the Seattle comfort band pretty hard Sunday and Monday. 80? Ooofff!

Anyway, excited and ready to get outdoors? Or are you going to find a coffee shop or a mall with AC?

 

With an Everett building’s rebirth, I consider the future of this lovely city

I’ve been watching the evolution of this building for a few years. Moving from weathered to worn to abandoned to dilapidated and now, finally, getting refurbished.

I love this style of building. When I lived in downtown Seattle I got to live in a couple of similar vintage and style. Watching it come back to life fills me with joy. The only downside for me: I was hoping I couple work directly with that.

Everett has an amazing amount of potential. There’s some great buildings, nice eateries, and a solid arts community. It’s also quite affordable. I firmly believe the city is on the cusp of a rebirth.

The economics of real estate play a key part. Combine the great walkable streets with reasonable prices, it’s just a matter of time. And as light rail expands up here, de-brutalizing the commute (to Seattle, at least), the expansion should grow.

I’m fond of this city and delight in the opportunity to grow. Everett also is in a place to learn from the development mistakes of Seattle, and others. Keeping the city’s unique charm, and liability would be wonderful.