Queen Anne Living Undressed

The 101st Apple Cup – Get Ready Queen Anne

The Cougars and Washington Huskies will battle it out in the 2008  ‘Apple Cup’ Saturday, November 22nd in Martin Stadium.  For the first time in the history of Husky Stadium, the Huskies football team went an entire season without a win in its clutches. The Cougars have collected one win over Portland State.  But if you’re from Washington, you know that a winning season can mean winning the Apple Cup.  A least it will make a season like this one end on an upswing.  Neither team will want to lose.  No, this could be one of the biggest, longest, dirtiest Apple Cups ever.  It’ll be a grapple, a struggle, an all out battle, but someone is going to win, and I  know that there are lots of both Cougars and Huskies in this city.  Many of you will be bearing your flags this week.  So the rest of you get creative; decorate your doors, hang your banners, paint your mailboxes and show that spirit.  It’s also a great way to meet your neighbors. Don’t miss this classic battle between long-standing rivals! Game starts at 12:00.

This is truly what I love about Queen Anne

Today was a pretty rainy, even windy, miserable day.  But as I drove through Queen Anne I couldn’t help but laugh.  The rain doesn’t stop people here.  There were people every where.   Some were just walking, with coffee, deep in conversation, some were actually walking for exercise.  Some had dogs, some looked as though they were coming from theater events.  Some even seemed to be doing their shopping.  The beautiful thing was, there were people, people all around, the city was busy and alive with happy friendly faces.  This is what I love about Queen Anne.

Crown of the Hill – walking and running loop

If you like to walk or jog and you live on Queen Anne, you know there’s a multitude of great routes to choose from. No matter which way you go, you get great views of vintage neighborhood homes, beautiful gardens, Seattle, Lake Union, Puget Sound, the Olympics and the Cascades.

After living on Queen Anne for a few years, I found my favorite route which features the best of the neighborhood views and parks, including Kerry Park (shown above, it’s such a great view that local and national newscasters come here to broadcast live), and Parsons Gardens, shown below.

I call it the Crown of the Hill loop, and can share it with you here via a really cool mileage tracking Web site. More views from the loop:

And of the beautiful mature tree canopy on Bigelow -