Category: Businesses

A Dropped Stitch

Our local knitting shop, A Dropped Stitch, is the go-to place for knitters and weavers. It’s a sweet little store located on Bell Street, filled with beautiful supplies and plenty of good cheer.

They offer classes and tech support. And there’s even a spot toward the back of the store where yarnheads can hang out, knit, and spin woolly tales.

This post reminds me of the cable scarf I’ve been working on for months. It sits in a semi-neglected basket, growing so slowly you’d think perhaps it was ignored in lieu of blog posts.

The Elks Lodge

The Elks Lodge on Port Williams Road offers facilities for local events in addition to regular Elks functions. For instance, the Olympic Peninsula Mycological Society holds its very popular annual Wild Mushroom Show here. The Elks offer regular meals for the community and also share their RV facilities for a fee.

Tonight is Pub Night featuring steaks, shrimp, burgers and fries, fish and chips, salads, and reduced price beer and wine.

Caffe update: The Daily Grind

Lighthouse Latte, when I took its photo last September, looked deserted. In retrospect, it may have been closed. It wasn’t too long before the sign out front had a new one draped over it calling it the “Daily Grind.” It appears to have come to life again. It’s found on East Washington.

There’s another newer coffee spot in town, Rainshadow Coffee Roasters, that supplies some local eateries and now offers a place of their own to drink it. I understand they even offer taste samples of their roasts. I’ll post photos of Rainshadow in another “breaking coffee news” update.

Retirement is one great big giant coffee break.” Unknown

Liquid Energy Update: Ohana Coffee

I posted a photo of this coffee spot on Highway 101 last September when it was called “Happy Bean” and was painted sunshine yellow. Within weeks of my post it turned into the now bright blue “Ohana Coffee.” One does need a steady supply of caffeine to keep up with these things.

Behind every successful woman is a substantial amount of coffee.” Unknown

Bean Juice: More coffee!

Way back in September I posted a series in which I attempted to photograph all the little coffee spots around Sequim. Silly me! I not only missed some but within seemingly days the coffee scene morphed as some places changed hands and more opened.

Here are two that I missed outright. The one above is on Hooker Road near Highway 101. I missed the name. Is it Hotshots?

And here’s the coffee stand at the car wash across Highway 101 from Sunny Farms. This is Java Jungle, though I’m more likely to remember it as “CarWash Coffee.”

Coffee is the best thing to douse the sunrise with.” Drew Sirtors

Over the Fence

There are a handful of places in Sequim where it’s as much fun to just browse as it is to shop. Over the Fence, for me, is one of them. They offer a little bit of everything for the home and garden.

I was drawn to their colorful displays on a gloomy winter day. And, based on the roar of laughter, other shoppers enjoyed their selection of humorous greeting cards.

Among many other things, the teapots were hard to resist. But the very sweet and friendly store dog, George, a little dachshund, helped soothe my regrets.