Previously undocumented work from last week's Frost Park chalk-off

In an effort to showcase some of the non-pro work that does still go on at Frost Park during Friday Chalk-Offs, here are a few efforts I captured. First off, of course, is from my own Lil' Chickadee. She has drawn a fortune teller with a "very colorful crystal ball" (she says it's glowing because she found something .. at first I thought she was talking about a fortune, but she found a sponge to pat her chalk ... hmmm ... did I leave it behind? Uh oh.) I'm not certain of the other artists, and I likely missed a couple, but here's what I did snag ...

Fortune teller


Pac Man


Pac Man ctnd.


Flamingo (upside-down)


Gig Harbor Represents?


The Little Red-Headed Girl


In Memory Of ...


Butterfly


See you Friday!

Neighborhood Chalk-off Fun ... and Alice Cooper

Our neighborhood kids are practicing their mad chalkin' skilz in preparation of summer opportunities to join in the Frost Park Friday fun. Here's a sampling from this morning ...

Abstract by Neighbor Girl, 3



Unicorn, by The Boy, 5



A Queen, a Princess and a Unicorn, by The Eldest, 7



I'm sure there will be more entries later today, perhaps by the above contestants, perhaps by the Baby Girl. We shall see ... and can't wait until school's out for summer! :)

Possibly my favorite Mother's Day/Weekend ever

Wow -- I think I'm still blissed out out from the past weekend that pretty much turned into a Mother's Day extended weekend. And so many T-town reasons became a part of the celebration.

We started out with Frost Park Friday, fabulous as always, and I'd designed a special T-shirt for Little Brother whose entry into The Grand's 72-h0ur Film Festival ended up cursed. But you can still see his video (below) and we will be having a special Director's Cut (longer, funnier, more plot lines) screening of "Destiny of the Gnome," starring the TacomaGnome and many others, someday soon. Little Brother later met Wil Wheaton at the Emerald City ComiCon later in the weekend. Vicarious touch of fame? ;) I'm such a geek ...

Destiny of a Gnome:


Oh, what, you wanted to know about the T-shirt? Well, if you watch the video to the end, you might figure out what I might have put on a T-shirt for Little Brother ... it's pretty obvious. And it's not suitable for younger audiences.

Later Friday night, Hubby & I took PDX Brother and his fabulous fiancee to The Tempest Lounge, where we enjoyed scrumptious treats and fab conversation. Then they headed off to his Seattle show (sadly, his later-in-the-weekend T-Town performance ended up cancelled), and the Hubby and I continued Date Night with the last half of the 72-hour Film Festival, which I hear was the better half. We loved it. Then met up with some peeps at Maxwell's. I'd heard good things about Maxwell's Speakeasy & Lounge ... good food, good ambiance, medium prices, etc. But even the good talk-up didn't do this place justice. Really nice ... best crab cakes I've ever had, awesome service, etc. I'll be back. :)

Oh, wait ... we aren't even TO Mother's Day, are we.

So ... Saturday, The Eldest, Baby Girl and I wound up at The Harvester. Yum. Yum. Yum. Not only did we get to hang out with many fun peeps, but my girls got their favorite: split the strawberry pancakes and strawberry milkshake ... while I enjoyed my Wrecked Eggs. (So very much my favorite Harvester treat.)

Then, it was off to the Proctor Farmers Market, where we found asparagus (never thought I'd be celebrating that, but I'm a new fan), apples, pears and CHEESE CURDS! I heart cheese curds. I heard someone today mention cheese curds in the street and I almost tackled them. I had cheese curds on the brain, and normally folks say, "Huh?!?!? What are cheese curds?" And someone else had them on the brain too! Is it the season? Seriously. It was weird.

Are you wondering when I'm gonna get to Mother's Day? Okay, okay ... here you go. On Sunday, not only did Hubby & The Kids wake me up with many hugs and kisses and happiness and yummy breakfast ... but add to the treasure pot: the The Boy made it spectacularly through his spring musical performance at church, then we stole my brother and his lovely dove and took them to see Never Never Land at Point Defiance Park. Wow. I can't believe I hadn't been there before. Great, old kinda-creepy stuff with a fairly new and fabulous playground for the kiddies. The munchkins had a blast between the playground and the trails.




Strangely, what inspired us to go here? Another 72-Hour Film Festival entry ...


Blogland Murders from Kevin Freitas on Vimeo.

All had fun at Point Defiance ... and Brother Dear and I didn't even battle once. No baiting; no debating. It was weird. And quite nice. It was a great weekend. And after we parted ways, leaving Brother Dear & Fiancee in the midst of Point Defiance Park joys, we headed over to Hubby's brother's house to spend the remainder of a never-ending fabulous Mother's Day. A Mother's Day where I did not have to play host. Where I got to see folks I cared about. Where yummy food was served, good conversation was had, people smiled, there was a kid in the house that wasn't mine, dreams were pondered and ... well ... let's just say, it was good.

I'm still dumbfounded, though obviously not speechless.

I guess we all have to trip across a few good days in a row here and there ... I send good thoughts to my pals who need a few of the same.

Frost Park Fridays: A true pot o' gold at the rainbow's end

Plenty of others have given you photos of the chalk ... I was drawn to this colorful menagerie.



Oh, and Mr. Tacoma Gnome ... watch out: Devil Duck was spotted to day. Wasn't sure you noticed. I know you escaped the Ana-nabster, but what out for the Devil Duck.



Now to go figure out who to vote for today, &*##$$%!!

For some chalktastic photos, go to:

Tacoma Gnome
Life of Elle
Tacoma Urbanist

Oh, and on the theme of Irish ... Elle was wearing some shirt with something about how everyone loves an Irish gal or something like that. So maybe I SHOULD vote for her ... ack.

VIDEO: Frost Park Fridays? They're chalktabulous.

To the tune of Miss Mary Mack by Tacoma's own Deborah Page (and Paul Uhl) ... here is the latest Frost Park Friday video by AdamTheAlien.



It's chalk-a-rific.

VIDEO: Memories ... of Frost Park lunch in the snow

I know it's all warm and springlike and sunny today, but remember just a couple weeks ago when it, well, wasn't? This next video tells you all about Frost Park Friday Lunches, on the day it snowed on everyone. It's weird to think that this was less than a month ago.



Thank you, AdamTheAlien!