It was nice to completely avoid Black Friday chaos yesterday and get in touch with nature, walk around and get good food

Very large lemon tree here

There's a small koi pond in here

W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory at Wright Park in #Tacoma. I haven't been here for a while but it's like a little piece of plant paradise in a park that already has a diverse selection of trees (with labels). Free to visit but they have a gift shop.

I wanted to mention one of many things I like about Tacoma shops and eateries is that you'll always find local art being showcased. It gives a lot of places that indie vibe

Starr Sandwich shop by Stadium Thriftway in #tacoma
Great sandwiches, has the vibe of a comfy cafe and bar in one. I've been to this place quite a few times. We ordered a single White Rabbit today (with a side of soft pretzel bread) and they cut it up between two plates with pickles for us to share.

A week back my partner came across the Panda Pottery place in #tacoma while checking out Freighthouse Square, so we picked some pieces to paint/get fired. I did two cat-shaped shakers for my mother and my partner did a mug for me (hes never painted art in his life but I greatly appreciated it).

I had a couple family members at my place, which is small, but we had a low-key Thanksgiving. I like turkey outside of the holidays, but for today we had glazed spiral ham.

If you're making homemade whole cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving, try out adding oranges (or orange juice) and cinnamon. Its been a great flavorful addition

I made an account for irl and Tacoma-centric stuff if you were interested in following me for that. I wanted to add to this and say the reason we brought up underground Tacoma is because while we were waiting by the history museum, my partner noted the road sounded "hollow" based on vibrations