Food and glass

After landing at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, I figured it was time to grab a bite to eat.



Or maybe several bites.  At the Australian Pie Company in Burien, I ordered an assortment of pies plus a sausage roll and a lamington.  The lamington is the white cube and it was awesome!



Afterwards, I went to the Seattle Center and visited Chihuly's awesome glass garden. 



The official name of the place is Chihuly Garden and Glass.



And who's Chihuly? 



Chihuly is Dale Chihuly, a glass sculptor who looks a little like a pirate with his eye patch. 



May the Chihuly be with you!

Up, up, and away

Not in a beautiful balloon but in an awesome airplane!



I passed through security without a hitch and waited for my flight.



Hours later I was aboard the awesome Southwest Airlines plane with a spiffy window seat.



I read the little pamphlet about emergencies.



And then I enjoyed the complimentary peanuts and pretzels.  Come back to find out where I landed!

Pesto chango

One of my big friends was making pesto with basil fresh from the garden.



While my big friend gathered ingredients to make the pesto, I immersed myself in the basil and inhaled the aromatic scent.  Ahhhh. 



The ingredients: basil, olive oil, parmesan cheese, garlic, and toasted almonds.



The apparatus to make the pesto: a blender.  After watching my big friend make pesto in a blender, I came to the conclusion that my big friend really ought to invest in a food processor, as it would be much quicker.



After everything was blended together two hours later -- just kidding about the two hours! -- I peeked into the blender.  Such awesome greenness!

Piecing together a pizza Part II

After removing the plastic wrapping from the pizza, I began laying down the pepperoni slices.



One down.  Too many left to count.



Round and round the pizza I went, laying down pepperoni slice after pepperoni slice.



And then, after I was finished with the pepperoni, I had three other types of meats to scatter atop the pizza.  But finally it was ready to go into the oven.  Yes!



And then... the baked pizza in all its greasy and gooey glory!



I couldn't wait to try it before slicing it up so I sat down on a pepperoni slice and tried a piece of Italian sausage.



The pizza was fantastic!  The meat was awesome!  The pizza rocked!

Piecing together a pizza Part I

I bought a Top-N-Bake pizza from Raley's.



Here's the basic cheese pizza.



And here's the container of toppers.  I chose the four meat topper.



After opening the container, I accidentally tumbled head first into the meat.  Whoa!



While I was in the container of meat, I decided I might as well take a quick nap, as I had big tasks lined up in front of me.  Ahh, pepperoni makes a nice blanket, although it was a rather greasy blanket.



After my rest, I hopped out of the meat container and lugged the pizza out of its box and onto a baking sheet.



Then I removed the plastic wrapping.  Such exhausting work for a little man!  Come back for Part II!

Marvelous mansion

My big friends and I went to the Governor's Mansion State Historic Park. 



This super duper, grand, old Victorian mansion was built in 1877, and the State of California purchased it in 1903 for $32,500 to serve as a home for California's first families.



I had a blast on the tour.  I walked by the clawfoot bathtub...



...and I walked on the awesome wood flooring up on the third floor. 



In the 1950's style kitchen, there was an awesome assortment of old kitchen tools and old food containers on display.  Oh boy, oh boy, I love old things!



Outside was the carriage house, which houses the visitor center and shop.



This model of the mansion was on display in the visitor center.  This mansion is definitely more my size!



Visiting the mansion was a great way to spend the afternoon.  I had an awesome time!