[twenty first]

Research symposium at school

[nineteenth]

B's first experience with Chia seeds

[eighteenth]

Strawberries in May

A carton of fresh and vibrant strawberries, a sweet calendar design for May and a desire to play with aperture led to this photo!

[seventeenth]

Fettucini tossed in olive oil and garlic with cherry tomatoes and greek olives topped with parmesan.

I usually slather a homemade pasta dinner with store bought marinara, but the highlighted and popping flavors of the tomatoes and olives in the simple oil mix has made me reconsider the old standby.  By the way, I think this dinner was all B.

[sixteenth]

Mmm cheese! My inner Wallace (of Wallace and Gromit) indulged itself at the Seattle Cheese Festival.  It was my third time and the most overwhelming visit thus far.  After copious samples of dice-sized formaggio,  I had to quit somewhere in between smoked gouda and sharp parmesan.  I stopped sampling right before this picture, but I wish I could go back in time, pace myself and try each of these delicious displays.

[fifteenth]

May 15th, 2010 marks the day the biggest pancake ever poured, flipped and fashioned by yours truly was made.  A good 9-inch in diameter monster.

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[fourteenth]

A string of beautiful days and another beautiful lake.  I learned how to make a daisy chain on this day.  That white blur in the left was a man playing with his adorable pug dog.  I've never seen a man more in love with his pet.

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[thirteenth]

At the lake with mah boo.

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[twelfth]

Hands down some of the best sushi I've had in my life.  The recommendations for Musashi's in Wallingford were definitely warranted.  Go for the smoked salmon roll, tuna nigiri, california roll (with tamago!) and spicy tuna roll.  A-flippin-mazing.  

Also, go with good company.  I did twice and it made the meal even better ;)

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[eleventh]

Flocked outside after work and met B on a grassy patch.  Brought with me a couple summer reads -- A Very Short Introduction to Poststructuralism by Catherine Belsey and The New Kings of Nonfiction by Mr. Ira Glass.

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