September Highlights

Let's see... the Seattle U library renovation is finally finished. There are many lovely features and lots of natural lighting. Pretty good slideshow from the SU student paper.

But one thing I especially like is the way the old exterior wall is now an interior wall separating the old & new wings:


And Portland was fun. Not only did Emily set up an exhibit & Yancy give a paper, but we also got together with some old friends. Including Emily Greene:


We also finally met the fabulous Willa:


While I was at my conference, Emily explored some of the historic Sisters of Providence sites in the area, including Providence Academy:


It's no longer owned by the Sisters. See if you can find evidence of that in the next photo:

Still a great-looking campus though, no?

All right, I need to go to class, but here's one more thing that I like quite a bit:

Hmm: that doesn't seem to play on my computer at work. Here's a link just in case: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2010/09/jason-schwartzman-ipad-video.html.

Happy Fall!

It just so happens that my first class meets on the first day of autumn... which is tomorrow. So I'm kind of busy.

But until I have time to do a proper post, please enjoy this seasonal photo Emily took at a farmers market in Portland:

Looks great!

I Have a Meeting to Get To

But here are some things I meant to post:

Magen, Emily, Braxton, and Amelia working on a lemon icebox pie:

Delicious.

And Emily, enjoying life in late summer, when the Dahlias bloom:


Anyway, I have to run—there's a beginning of the school-year convocation starting soon... at least it's in the Century Ballroom, and they're serving breakfast.

Sorry I've been away for so long, reader. Since we've been back from our great trip to Chicago I've been madly trying to prepare for school, along with this thing coming up in Portland:


And then of course this other thing in New York...

Okay, so, I should go. More soon, I hope!

Good Times at Home

We had a wonderful night with some great friends on Friday. First attempt at hosting a party since we've been here, and from our point of view it was a smashing success.

We were even given some lovely flowers, some of which (from Justin and Kristin of CHS) are pictured above.

Sadly, between the fun and the duties of hosting (definitely in that order!), that's the closest I've got to a shot of our guests... but suffice it to say that we managed to gather 15 people in our apartment, and we loved every minute of it.

But why now? Well, for one thing, we finally know 15 people in Seattle. Also, we added this handsome utensil bar to our kitchen, and it made us feel like sharing the newly improved place:


We also shared Champagne Cocktails, which Emily did a great job of fixing for everyone. Her work station:

Well, what else can I say?
Cheers!