Aya Sushi sustained us during our days in Olympia.  I am a sushi aficionado;
I was hooked during university.  Aya Sushi is the best sushi I’ve had since Lalaland!
I reserved a page in our business sketchbook because we ate there every night
they were open while working on the Senate offices.

Taino humbly made dish after dish for us
(gads I apologize if I am spelling his name wrong).
On our birthdays made a salmon sumthin’ in a martini glass on the house.
Dishes came with beautiful orchids.
We put them on the dashboard of our Mountaineer and they lasted a week before dying.
Did you know they are to EAT?
Taino said they are not decoration — but told us too late!

On top of all that, the surroundings are colorful and beautiful.
Hand-made paper lanterns overhead at the bar (where we sat) and
Japanese brush paintings of waves, very traditional.
Located in a mall, you wouldn’t suspect a great restaurant is behind that neon sign.

Super Washington was our favorite; Taino seared salmon till it was crunchy,
on top of a crab-cucumber-sumthin else roll!  Second was an amazing seaweed salad.  YUM YUM YUM spicy yellowtail hamachi fried soft shell crab roll unagi . . .

I didn’t draw on site — too busy munching happily.
I took pictures and left a page to play around with images.  I kinda like it, though Taino is
better looking than my sketch!

Lamy Safari pen with Noodlers Lexington Grey (also with brush); Daniel Smith + Qor + Sennelier watercolors in my Stillman & Birn Delta book.

Oops lest I forget, my favorite part, the company of my husband.  Talking with pen in hand.
I guess I did sketch on site. . .

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