January 18th - Driving a stick

Last week, the brakes on my car started letting out a horrid squealing sound whenever I tried using them... and since I was within 500 miles of needing the 90,000 mile service, we went ahead and took it in to get everything done at once. This meant that I was without my car for a few days (since they couldn't get us in until after the holiday) and had to drive Rackham's MINI Cooper!

( A feeling of power... )

January 20th - Bananas Brulée

My most favorite dessert of all time is crème brulée... unfortunately for me, it doesn't fit very well into my Weight Watchers plan (it can be done, but it generally takes a LOT of Points) and it's extremely heavy on the dairy... and until I can figure out how to make it with goat milk, it's completely off the menu. Thankfully, Alton Brown came to my rescue with the idea of Bananas Brulée!

( Cooking with fire! )

January 21st - Harry Potter Exhibition

On Friday evening, we finally got down to the Seattle Center to see the Harry Potter Exhibition! Sadly, they did not let us take photos of any of the props in the exhibit, but here's a shot (taken with my little pocket camera) of the Exhibition marquee at the Pacific Science Center.

( Soaring archways in the night. )

And no visit to the Seattle Center is complete without a shot of the Space Needle!

( Glowing in the dark. )

January 23rd - Meyer lemon

Yesterday we were at Home Depot to get a few things and spotted a display filled with Meyer lemon trees. They were all flowering and several even had ripening fruit! Today I figured it would be worth getting a shot of it with fruit, since there's the strong possibility it'll never happen again, despite our best efforts.

( Sunny indoor plant. )