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07/25/2021 #millersnoshnwalk week 20 We found a winner tonight! Fat Zach’s Pizza in Sumner. A hidden gem amidst the industrial neighborhoods just off of the White River. The place was spacious and cool inside. They do wood fired pizza, and after having had this, we will put Mod on the backburner. It was right up there with the Rock, though not quite as expensive. Each pie was about $12.50 for a 10 incher. They had a special 2 for $22 with a soft drink. That was our ticket tonight. I got the Fat Zach’s and LeAnn had the Povaratti. (See the different pies they have in the image below) So much goodness. The crust was great and the toppings were freshy fresh. Topped it with some garlic knots for a hearty meal. Like Ahhnold says: ‘I’ll be back!’ After the pizza settled a bit, we drove a bit over to the Sumner link trail for our walk. It was still a bit hot out, at 81 degrees, so we headed north toward the shady part of the trail. As we got up a bit, I heard some rustling in the trees. I l...

07/15/2021 #millersnoshnwalk week 18 (and 19!) LeAnn and I were planning to go out and have a nice belated Anniversary dinner last Saturday night, when we got a call from our friends the Fisher’s and we’re invited to go out on their boat in the Sound. We excitedly jumped on that train (boat) and joined them for a beautiful afternoon on the water. We went from Des Moines Marina up and around Blake island. It was perfectly perfect weather, and made me fall even more in love with the PNW. Besides the beauty of enjoying nature, it was wonderful to spend some time with good friends. After getting back to the Marina, we went up the hill to Wally’s, one of the best Seafood and chowder houses in all the land. Prolly not many locals don’t know about the fantasticness of this place, and it surely did not disappoint. I had my favorite sourdough clam chowder bowl and LeAnn had Blackened Ling Cod Tacos. Nom Nom! #millersnoshnwalk week 19: We invited Jaylin to hang out with us for the night and w...

07/05/2021 #millersnoshnwalk Week 17 We had a happy string of events that turned into a delicious meal and experience this past week. Last month, we went to a brunch at Windmill Bistro in Sumner. They have a cute, adjoining Garden Center called Windmill Gardens. We still wanted to check that place out as we have finally completed building out the front planting area under the window after pulling out the overgrown Cypress trees and Rhodies. We had a fun time picking out some plants, and as we were checking out, told the clerk we were planning on going to Aversanos, an Italian place across the street, for dinner. She said, actually, if you want to try a fantastic Italian place, go to Sorci’s down in town. She raved about that, so we tried that instead. What a great recommendation that turned out to be! We had an amazing roasted avocado with goat cheese and tapenade, Salmon with asparagus, and chicken piccata. (Though I was tricked by eating what I thought was a roasted yellow pepper - ...