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Hello Everyone!   We had a small crisis in our household on Saturday when the leprechauns failed to show up in the shoebox house that our daughter had built for them.  Sailor had them baited Well decorated Leprechaun trap for next year's attempt.  Considering a 'do not swim into net!' sign to decorate the fishing boat... with a selection of gold colored toys and miniature furniture, but they somehow slipped away.  Undefeated, she's decided that next year we simply need more decorations.  And if we'd like to ensure that the Easter Bunny will visit?  Yes, we need decorations.  And maybe,...

Hello Everyone - happy autumnal equinox!        The official day for 2011 is Friday, but I think we can all feel that Fall is in the air and it's definitely harvest season.  This time of the year always feels so abundant with the salmon in their full swing river return and the plethora of veggies and fruits being harvested from local gardens.  Our daughter Sailor, (after agonizing for a good 10 days), has finally decided on a Halloween costume and the neighborhood squirrels are busy running back and forth with things for their stash.  Love it!   Another sign...

Hello Everyone! Exciting day around here - first day of school at Pioneer Elementary for our daughter, Sailor! Please Note: extremely stylish backpack and line of sparkles down pants (of course) And to top it all off, such perfectly glorious September weather.  Hopefully it won't be *too* hard for the kids to stay in their seats when the sunny playground is so enticing.    All this nice weather is creating a bumper crop of tomatoes around our house this year, and a fluffy patch of basil that we finally decided to turn into one of our favorite easy meal makers......

Hello Everyone! I hope you're having a great week.  Around our house we're getting ready for both the end of Sailor's 2nd grade school year and Tony's 20th high school reunion.  Both seem to involve a substantial party... and I'm not willing to bet on which one will be the least likely to involve the cops.  Could go either way!  What we know for sure is that there will be lots of fun and good seafood.  This week we're featuring sockeye salmon, which is the star of the show in our new favorite take-to-a-party recipe ~  salmon rellenos!  Fair warning...

Hello Everyone! It is a happy day here at the fish shop - we have, in our hot little hands, *both* the first of the year fresh salad shrimp (also the 'special' this week) AND the first of the year fresh spot shrimp.  It's practically Olympia Shrimpfest!  Not only are both of these a fresh, local, wild and sustainably harvested shrimp, but they're delicious and healthy and Spot Shrimp! beautiful.  Potentially swoon-worthy.  And if you're thinking I'm a little too excited about shrimp you're probably right.  The culinary possibilities are zooming through my mind.... salads and grilling and sautéing and...