Saturday, June 15, 2024

A Secret Bakery Tour

Today Ern and I suited up in our Cardinals gear and went to a Mariners game.





Now, were the Mariners playing the Cardinals? No. They were playing the Texas Rangers. But we figured Ern grows so fast that he only gets to wear each outfit a few times so we had to take this opportunity.


At T-Mobile Park I spotted a new food option. Moto Pizza is the new rage in Seattle so I was excited to try it. It's deep dish Detroitish sort of style and has a lot of Filipino ingredients.







I was kind of disappointed but I'm not sure if that's Moto's fault or the ballpark. I found it to be really kind of wet and mushy. Maybe they cooked it then let it sit around in the box too long. Oh well.

















We got to meet Mariner Moose in his lair.







We also had a whole lot of fun practicing walking up all the ballpark's steps.










After the game I snuck away to hang out with my French baker friend Renaud and a bunch of his Frenchy friends.





At some point we ended up at his new industrial bakery. It was a good thing I was there because I am a freelance baked goods taste tester.











These mad lads decided the world needed chocolate chip cookies smashed on top of croissants.





This is my favorite thing they make, I think. "A canelé is a small French pastry from Bordeaux, known for its dark, caramelized crust and soft, custardy interior flavored with rum and vanilla, traditionally baked in fluted copper molds. The name comes from the French word for "fluted," and the pastry's signature texture comes from a batter of eggs, milk, flour, butter, and sugar, baked at high heat."



I wish all of my nights out ended at bakeries.

Father's Day

Ern's school had a Father's Day breakfast that I attended today. I think he was excited to have me there. The tables were covered in photos of the different kids with their dads.





Ernie gave me a card!




He's really thoughtful.

Thursday, June 13, 2024

Ukrainian Furniture

Ernie got a cool wooden foldy ladder thing that lets him help us in the kitchen and see all the action. I guess it was produced and shipped from Ukraine which is actively at war. I guess in my head they didn't have the capacity to make consumer stuff like this so I was surprised.


They even put some Ukranian snacks in the box.









Wednesday, June 12, 2024

A New Chair

It's not crazy for me to see 5 or 6 rabbits just on my walk to the grocery store.





Ern loves to sit on our lawn chairs on the balcony but they cant be hard for him to get in and out of.





So today we presented him with his own little chair.





It was a hit.