Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
Here are more of the purple touches the City Fathers have installed in downtown Sequim. Sit awhile and contemplate lavender, Sequim’s signature crop. And if you’re inspired, the Purple Haze all-things-lavender retail shop is just across the street. You can probably smell it from here.
If you’ve got an entrepreneurial spirit and want to be part of the Sequim business community, both Pacific Mist Bookstore and Jeremiah’s BBQ are up for sale.
The owner of Pacific Mist Books must leave the area to care for an ailing family member.
And the sign in front of Jeremiah’s BBQ advertises that it’s for sale or lease and their website notes an asking price to sell, “Lock, Stock, and Barrel.”
Hate to see them go. If you’re interested, tell them Sequim Daily Photo sent you!
There are a three nice bronze sculptures in Kite Girl Plaza on West Washington Street. The first, above, is – surprise! – “Kite Girl” by Gary Price.
Nearby is “Benji’s Leap” by Jay Wright.
The third sculpture in the plaza is “Catch Me If You Can” by R. Sandifer.
I wasn’t able to find any details about how these sculptures came to grace the plaza. But I did find a very good alternative shot of “Catch Me If You Can” posted in 2009 by none other than the Sequim Daily Photo’s “Lavender Lady,” SDP’s original blogger. It’s quite a nice shot and unfortunately the trees that fill the shot with such vibrant color are no longer there.
The Mariner Café has opened in its new location. It moved from East Washington to Sequim Village Plaza on West Washington, the former location of Tarcisio’s. We decided to add another restaurant to our circuit and tried it out yesterday. They made the cut.
We had breakfast fare. DH declared the country potatoes the best he’s had in a long time. We were also impressed with the dessert menu, above. We kept our distance, but it looks like pie heaven. Dangerous.
Your table’s waiting.
The Oak Table Café is one of our favorite spots for breakfast out. Mind you, there are some fine breakfast restaurants around here. But click on the link I’ve provided and take a look at the Oak Table breakfast menu. It’s not a budget option but they use a lot of fresh, local, and “from scratch” ingredients and there’s a nice selection.
This rooster stands proud outside Over the Fence, a nifty downtown store. After we moved here and hadn’t yet done a lick of landscaping I teased my husband that we should buy the rooster to spruce up our property. DH’s aesthetic is clean lined, modern, and minimalist. Very non-rooster, which only served to fuel my pseudo longing.
I don’t even know if he’s for sale. But doesn’t he look like he wants to come home with us?
The ghost sign on the side of Sequim’s grain elevator has been partially painted over. In the days when the elevator was operating, from the 1940s to the 1970s, the Clallam Co-Op boasted “every member a field man.”