Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
Today is Theme Day for City Daily Photo photographers and the theme challenge is “Take Away Store” or, for us in the U.S., “Take Out.”
Modest shops like these are typically unassuming, often family owned, and can be hit or miss. For me, Koto Teriyaki in Sequim is a hit. The owners are very nice and as part of the usual teriyaki and Asian fare they offer a nice yakisoba that’s just right when we need a noodle fix.
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Here’s the restaurant that’s located next to the totem pole I showed you yesterday. (You can see the top of the pole at the right of this photo.) The Double Eagle Restaurant is located at the Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course. It serves dinner and specializes in steak and seafood. At the back of the building is Stymie’s Bar and Grill which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner in a more casual atmosphere. This is another of the businesses run by the local Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe.
Here’s one of our locally-owned restaurants, the Old Mill Cafe in Carlsborg. It’s a reliable stop for a tasty breakfast. They also serve lunch and dinner but we’ve liked the breakfasts so much it’s gotten stuck as one of our breakfast meccas. They have a selection of burgers that sounds like they take them seriously. I’ve got to give that a try.
The restaurant has some beautiful glass windows. One of the owners is a stained glass artist.
This window, beautifully framed in blue, is nicely complimented by blue glass vases.
There is also an interesting array of old logging tools and equipment. The cafe is across the street from the location of an old lumber mill.
Lettuce grows beautifully here. Convinced that the wind and cool weather wouldn’t treat it right I put it all in pots in the greenhouse the first year I had a garden. It did fine. The next year I put half of the starts in the green house and half went outside. The greenhouse stuff did fine. The outside stuff yelled, “Bring it on!” and grew like gangbusters. This year I’ve grown enough to feed an army. Salad, anyone?
July 4th in the U.S.A. is often celebrated with food: barbecues, picnics, potlucks. Food usually includes something we love but really shouldn’t eat. We fly more flags than usual, shoot off fireworks, and make noise if we don’t have anything sparkling in the air. On the Olympic Peninsula there are parades or games for families. All in all, a nice way to celebrate independence and remember that for most of us life is pretty darned good. Happy 4th!
The eagerly-awaited signs are up on the road announcing that strawberries are ready to pick and the true believers were at work yesterday at Cameron’s. This group picked the goods for the Strawberry Jam Queen — hidden behind the man in shorts — 36 pounds of big, plump berries, destined for “outrageously delicious” homemade jam.
It’s a wonderful pastime for pickers of all ages and the rewards are heavenly. At $1.75 a pound it’s a good deal on delicious fruit and a great way for kids to learn where food comes from.
Though the field is sheltered by trees, there’s still a nice view of the Olympic Mountains in the background.
The Sequim Community Garden is in full swing. It offers annual plots of approximately 100 square feet for gardeners who are committed to growing without chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides.
It looks like plots are coming along nicely. Smaller, raised beds like these are offered for those “who cannot handle the traditional, in-ground plot.”
From my experience, it sure is nice to grow and eat your own vegetables. Click here for more information about COGS.