These are great ideas. Thanks so much Griffin.

Wouldn't a plastic barrier prevent drainage. Maybe there are barriers that allow drainage and also suppress weed growth. In any case, I'm not going to pull up my path so I guess I'll just have to deal with the weeds as they come up. Thanks for the answer.

Although I heard from one of the veteran baristas that they don't have to vacate until June of next year and that they are planning to move back into the space after its built. So not all bad if that come true.

Another vote for JoBar. Great coffee.

The only time that you can be sure the weather will be nice is after July 4th and before September 1st. However, my favorite Seattle weather saying is "If you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes." I also like to say that if the weather is nice there are nice people visiting. Hope you have a great visit here.

Oh dang! Sorry about that Russ. I forgot that my admin editor strips line breaks. I think I have it fixed now. I can also modify the title if you want since I used asteria's suggestion with your picture next to it. Should have checked with you first. Marty

Nice pic. Thanks for the answer. I've been accused of living under a rock and this question is a good example.

Thanks Ozchick. I'll send it along to my friend and thanks for keeping this question in mind. That happens to me all the time.

That's my daughter seriously breaking the "no climbing on the counters" rule.

Ha! Great musings Russ. Feel free to post a question about our 3-year anniversary. It'll be fun to see what people come up with.