Praise then darkness, and creation unfinished

cattitude and I have been exploring the area around our new home, slowly, sometimes just wandering and sometimes as part of running errands. For example, on the bus to work he noticed a large Asian/international grocery; it's inconvenient for walking, but a fairly easy bus ride. On my way back from the Department of Licensing (for my state ID card) last week, I stopped in there, and got spices and some other useful things. Yesterday we went to the Pike Place Market in search of cheese, which we found, along with some early peas.

Today I went for a local walk, partly in search of a bakery I'd found listed on Yelp, Belle Pastry. I brought home a raspberry napoleon, which was tasty, on the custard end of the custard—whipped cream spectrum, and with properly flaky pastry. It's on a bit of Main Street that seems to be doing the "renovate the older shops/slightly fancy shopping" thing, and I also saw two chocolatiers, a selection of restaurants, and a Title Nine shop. I think it's time to go buy some new sports bras. Also, one of the restaurants looked promising in a not at all fancy way: there's a neon sign saying "Matzo Ball Soup." Unfortunately, I'd already had lunch.