Beethoven's 9th

On the night we returned from Torii Mor, the 29th, Jess, Dawn, Jesse, Malia, Jaime and I went to see Beethoven's 9th Symphony performed at Benaroya Hall.

Torii Mor

Dinner at Bistro Maison, in McMinville, with Don & Margie Olson, Nels, Jaime and Jess. The chef, Jean-Jacques (of course), seated next to Jess, joined us to discuss French politics and have a glass of wine after the restaurant closed.


















Don't stop believin'...
Nels giving us the winery tour.



















The interior of the winery. They have brought Torii Mor from 1,000 cases annually to 15,000, while improving the quality.














The exterior of the winery.

A striking tree and the vineyards seen from the deck of the main house.



















Nels and Jaime in the tasting room.


















Jess and Nels in the main house.
The bonsai garden outside.

Snow on the vineyard.

A few recent pics of the goings-on around Seattle.

Tyler, Sarah and Dahlia - Dinner at Blackbird, West Seattle.

My trip to see Nels in Pacific Beach, San Diego.

Jaime studying hard for finals.
Driving home from Olympia, the day of the floods. If you look closely you can see the car wakes.
A perfect fall morning.

First Look

I took a tour of my new building today. The current closing date for my unit is January 28 and it looks like they will need every day of that to get the building done. Still, I like the building and I like my unit.

View to the south from my deck. The light's not great, but the sculpture park is visible.

From inside the front door.

View from the bedroom out into the living room.

View to the north from my deck.