Tutmania returns - Ahhh those 70's memories

King Tut returns to Seattle and the love of the boy King will begin all over again. In 1978, this exhibit was the exhibit of the year and families lined up outside the building the Seattle Art Museum erected for the occasion in the wee hours of the night to be able to get in and see the incredible gold funerary mask of Tutankhamun and other rare artifacts that the world had never seen assembled together before. Our family went - and we can still remember the trip and the wonderment.

This year the Pacific Science Center will host the return of the Egyptian boy king after some remodeling to their Seattle Center site, and a whole new generation will be able to see the wonders of a world gone by. The golden mask that became the symbol of the 70's exhibit will not be there (it is deemed to fragile to travel), but the artifacts that come this time have doubled and show the whole family of Nefertiti, Ahkenaten and Tutankhamun, including items from King Tut's grandmother Tjuya. Here is a great link to an article on what to expect. The exhibit will begin May 24 and runs for seven months with ticket prices around $26-35 bucks. New information will be revealed in the next couple of weeks about the true connections in this royal family that interbred to keep their royal throne. I'm gettin' excited already.

Now, today I ran into someone who somehow had never seen Steve Martin do his King Tut skit - unbelievable. Everyone needs to be reminded of this great talent from his SNL days... luv ya Steve...

colors of the season at Pike Place Market

The florist on the right hand entrance to Pike Place Market was carving out the innards of these little gourds and making the prettiest of floral displays. Makes you glad for all the rich and abundant royal tones that is requisite for FALL.

I LUV brussel sprouts - but, alas, they do not love me. I thought this gila monster on the sprouts was totally appropriate - you either love the little green buggers or hate them.

Cabbage roses - the bloom of Autumn. The bouquets began at a mere $5 and had the lovely tones of ivory and purple. The whole family took some home for display.

Pike Place Market/Seattle
on 1st Ave. in downtown
a great destination in any season

Just cuz it's a holiday, do we really have to get it on?

Seattle Aquarium - I know, out of the zip code, but the last of my Valentine posts, I promise. Besides, I went on this field trip with two other Rentonites, so that makes it seem semi official community business.
Pepper and Popeye, the two octopi in captivity were hosted on the most public mating date ever, V Day of course, and didn't even make out. But they also have the longest date ever- until the 21st, to make things right.
Apparently this has been a long standing mating ritual at the Aquarium and they have about a 50% success rate. Do we have that good of odds in the homo sapien realm of the walking singles?
This breed of sea animal is thousands of years old and yet only lives to be four years of age and dies shortly after giving birth. I hope they do get around to doing it - if that's all you have to look forward to is creating 80,000 potential offspring and then dying, you deserve to be able to get it on - at least once.
Geez, I hope I don't have to be on my deathbed to hook up...
Seattle Aquarium Pier 59 1483 Alaskan Way 206-386-4300 $16 (whew!) Open daily 9:30 - 6:00 last ticket sold at 5:00