Yesterday was a big day for
Nantes Park in West Seattle, WA. While a part of the City of Seattle, West Seattle is a neighborhood that carries a distinct identity and history. Today, it is a bit isolated from downtown Seattle by the repairs being done to the West Seattle Bridge, but West Seattle is adjacent to the original settlement of Seattle, now known as
Alki Point. (I am a little muddled on the details, but the history is there.) But back to our story.
In conjunction with the local neighborhood group and the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation, the Seattle-Nantes Sister City Association (
SNSCA) is in the midst of a restoration project for
Nantes Park. In addition to a general refurbishment of the grounds, SNSCA is installing a new walkway in the park that is ADA compliant, an art project for the sinuous knee-wall, and an art project for the butterfly friendly garden.
The wall project is to install a set of ceramic tiles featuring art from students in Seattle WA and Nantes, France. The tiles will add color to the park as well as a bit of French culture by incorporating quotes from French artists.
The garden project is a set of whimsical heads on mythical creatures.
My descriptions are lacking - the art additions are designed to make the park more welcoming to kids.
As a fund-raiser, the SNSCA and the
Seattle Sister Cities Association have published a cookbook,
The International Table, available directly from SNSCA and at bookstores throughout metropolitan Seattle. The cookbook features recipes selected to represent favorite foods of the varied sister cities of Seattle yet remain approachable by the American cook.
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