Greetings from Everett

We spent the morning watching the World Figure Skating Championships' free dance, which was glorious (happy for Chock/Bates and the top three were all lovely, but my favorite routines were the Spanish team skating to Dune and Carreira/Ponomarenko interpreting Carmen). Then we spent most of the afternoon in Snohomish County, parking by the waterfront to see the cherry blossoms and the boats before going to the Evergreen Arboretum, which has its Color Storm: Yarnbombing wrapping the trees among the daffodils. 

From there we drove to Alderwood Mall in Lynnwood, where we browsed a little in stores, particularly Kohl's, Box Lunch, and Phantom Zone Comics. Our reason for being there was that Paul had a coupon for a free slice of cake for his birthday from The Cheesecake Factory, so we ate dinner there before a big dessert. Eventually we got home and started watching Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, which has such superb acting and settings that I forgive it when it takes liberties with historical events and changes timelines.