A little Easter Surprise...

As much as one can surprise themselves, that is :) Whilst on our little excursion to Pike's Place Market, Megan and I were rumbling about quite a few of the food shoppes (little specialty markets). This was very much at my request...and I found some real treasures. I literally gasped and pulled dear Megan over when I saw these wonderful Kinder eggs.

I first had the opportunity to indulge in these grand little eggs in Hungary at Eastertime 1998. Ever since, I have really missed them. When overseas in 2007 I was only able to find the Kinder Joy...which is quite different, yet also quite enjoyable!

Anyway...I purchased two (the fact our dollar is worth nearly nothing in the world market meant they were a little pricier than my budget had room for). Megan and I shared one on the bus ride home and I save the other for Easter.

Basically, this is a hollow egg. It has a double layer shell--one of milk chocolate the other milky white. The 'surprise' part is the toy inside! Way better than anything Cracker Jack has handed out in decades! There are themed sets of toys...usually you have a hand in putting the toy together and they are often quite silly.

This time around I had a spy themed toy. I'll have to take some photos of my Kinder Toys and post them up sometime.

Here you'll see the Bunny Mr. Potato Heads that were in my office. My spring time decor :)
They came down rather quickly since my secret pal at work gave me three of the Mr. Potato Head Parts and Pieces sets in my eater basket : Doctor, Police Man and Snowman. (THANKS SECRET PAL!!!) Here is a photo of them standing together. On a potato note...I just saw that there is a a new one!!!!! Taters of the Lost Ark--WOW! Here is a photo from the Hasbro Site:
Goodness...So many Potato Heads...so little time! My Star Wars Spuds are still lacking the company of Spudda Fett (Boba is absolutely one of my favorite villains!!!) and Darth Mash.

Well...needless to say, Easter was quite enjoyable for me in the PacNW. I was still feeling quite unwell and spent much of the day resting (doing nothing other than feel rather awful, that is).

The thing I always long to hear on Easter:
One: "He is risen!!"
Many: "He is risen indeed!!!!!!!"

Either way...He is truly risen!

St. Patty's Day 2008...a wee bit tardy :)

Hello everyone...it is an evening of playing blog catch up :) There have been many little things going on that I should blog as they happen--and I haven't been. I think I've done fairly well keeping up with these little bits since the beginning of the year...and hopefully I'll continue to do better!
I didn't feel myself on this day...I was having a super time dealing with edema like I never knew it could happen...needless to say I am very unhappy with how I looked in the photos from this trip. Though I must say Megan is a great blog trip buddy--great smile & always up for pictures and silly fun!!

These photos are from St.Patty's day (please note the green in the above photo!). My fun friend Megan and I went into Seattle to Pike's Place Market for a morning of produce buying and checking things out!
Here are a few photos from in and around the market...especially for all of you who are far away! I really enjoy going to the market--especially on week days, early! It's definitely not as busy...I have no ideas if the prices are better, but I did seem to find some yummy deals on fruits and veggies this day!

Here we have some of the neon inside...and some of the sites you'd expect to see--the Market sign and the PIG!! I have to say I've taken some better of the main sign...but so much depends on what trucks happen to be there...time of day...all those wonderful things one can't control :)

I must also say that I was hoping for a shot of Megan on said pig...yah, that didn't happen! (please note: I'm not on the pig either!)


This day was really pretty. It was warmer than it had been in awhile...perfect for wandering around...a bit warmer-yet not hot!!! It was a bit overcast, but hey...I'm sure the sun is still behind those clouds :)




Nearly every city I've been to has their own interesting 'art'...Seattle is no exception. This pretty lady is always overlooking the market.

We had a little brunch at The Crumpet Shoppe-always a nice spot to stop! It was lovely--not crowded and friendly! I branched out an tried something new. I don't have a very good shot of it, the lighting was weird. It's a tomato, pesto and parmesan crumpet. I don't think I'm going to be a big fan of pesto...but, I tried!

We had some fun with the little shoppes and vendors...Megan decided to have this little mermaid join her by the flower shoppe across from the fish throwing guys.


I had fun in Market Spice---every spice under the sun and lots and lots of tea!! It's always a good idea to have a tea party in the shoppe!!





We were both hoping to find some yummy produce...and we did! Here is a shot of lots of fruits and veggies as Megan waits for check out. All in all it was a fine morning...one of the best things was not driving and not parking. We took one of the express buses from the East Side and it was fabulous! I have since found that there is an express from the P&R by my house...I'm thrilled about that! How much better not to be stressed out from driving...and...how much wealthier we'll be from not paying for parking!!!!

Thanks Megan for a fun morning!