Dahlias from the Yakima Fruit Market in Bothell

The Yakima Market in Bothell was founded in 1938, and still provides Western Washington with fresh organic produce after all these years.  I supplement my organic vegetable items with fruit such as pears and apples from the Yakima Market.  Also, their selection of flowers is wonderful, and they keep me supplied with tulips from March-July.  In August, there are flowers such as daisies and dahlias.

I especially loved these white and orange varieties, and they looked great on my new pine dining room table this last week in my vase I've had since 1970, a gift from my dear piano teacher Ruth Nelson, who taught me piano from ages 10-16.  She remained my wonderful friend for many years after I went on to college to study with the music professors at Seattle Pacific University, and this lovely vase reminds me of her beautiful personality and all that she left me in the form of my musical legacy.