Little secret garden at Pike Place Market (Seattle, Wa)
The hubby and I joke about how often we come to Pike Place Market. And since I decided that I love the mint ice cream at nearby Bottega Italia, I think we’ve been coming a LOT more than usual (We...
View ArticleBecause I’m not traveling on a Monday
Mondays are better with painted toes and my sis and I managed to have a much needed sister date this weekend at a neat branch of the Absolute Spa Group at the Fairmont Hotel at the Vancouver airport....
View ArticleGolden Gardens and Pancakes for lunch (Seattle, WA)
An alternate perfect ending to this adventure would be stopping at the Ballard Paseo window on our way into the park for a yummy picnic lunch. But we decided that we wanted pancakes for lunch that day...
View ArticleA Day-trip to the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma (part of our summer staycation...
I can barely count how many trips I’ve put into my trip-finder in Expedia for this summer and then not booked my cart. Cabo San Lucas, Alaska, Costa Rica, Belize, San Diego and the Bahamas have all...
View ArticleCloud City Coffee and Pianos in the Parks (Seattle, WA)
Some things on a Friday are to wonderful not to share. We wanted to hang out at the park with friends before some errands at Costco (and you know how how I feel about Costco) and we spent the morning...
View ArticleShopping things I’ve been asked about lately barely making it on a Monday
Whew. Now that was definitely a weekend. I’ve barely started to put away the decorations from my guys’ birthday but it’s shopping Monday and since shopping is the one thing that gets me through most...
View ArticleBirth week, the Space Needle and a Lunar Orbiter
The guys’ turned 6 this week and as usual our birthday celebration has exploded into a birth week celebration and the guys requested that we eat at the Space Needle for their family night dinner. It’s...
View ArticleWhy a Seattle Children’s Theatre Subscription might be a good idea for your...
Okay here’s some math you might want to try if you’re in the Seattle area and you are thinking about some children’s theater this fall. Last year we didn’t subscribe to any tickets so I totally spaced...
View ArticleFriday Postcards from a Seattle Summer
For the past month I haven’t had any will to travel anywhere, the weather has been perfect and Seattle is just brilliant in the sunshine. So I have something like 14000 photos from the last 30 days...
View ArticleYou might want to check out the Sounders if you’re in Seattle when there’s a...
Even after four years of going to Seattle Sounders games, I have no problem admitting I don’t really understand soccer. From what I can see, it’s not just about getting to the goal and scoring with...
View ArticleScenes from a Northwest Summer
How. Hot. Can. It. Get???? Have you been loving this crazy weather as much as we have? I swear the few people in Seattle who actually OWN umbrellas are using them to shield them from the sun. This is...
View ArticleSpa Day with my Boys (Gene Juarez at Uvillage, Seattle)
I have to admit I let out a little joyous squeal when I received an email inviting me to come visit Gene Juarez with my guys for haircuts. I have enjoyed many haircuts/colors/mani-pedis at Gene Juarez(...
View ArticleWe’re still good for Remlinger Farms (Carnation, WA)
We missed our annual Remlinger Farms visit last year and I thought this year might be our last. Remlinger Farms is a lovely little amusement park and farm market in Carnation Washington, about an hour...
View ArticleSupermoon inspired shopping and easing into back to school on a Monday
Seeing as we haven’t had clouds in the sky forever, we had great views of the supermoon last night at the Seattle Sounders game and even though I couldn’t help but sneak a few last minute purchases...
View ArticleJust in case you’re looking ahead for your Seattle weekend with kids on a Monday
Waking up to sun in my eyes this Monday was definitely not the worst thing in the world, but Monday is Monday and after a weekend of hiking, good food, indulging and friends, it was still a little hard...
View ArticleOctonauts and the Cold and Rainy Pool Birthday Adventure
I’ve always been stressed out about having park parties for my kids because we live in Seattle and there is always a slight chance of rain no matter how sunny a stretch of weather we get. I don’t know...
View ArticleNorthwest Summer Love
Why have I ever wasted a drop of summer traveling away from the northwest? It is so gorgeous here and we found this out with this year’s summer staycation. From Oregon beaches, To local Seattle sights,...
View ArticleKukai Ramen and two reasons why I can’t shop at the Big Box store nearby
I’m in love with ramen and it makes me so happy that there are so many new ramen places popping up around Seattle. Noodles are such an awesome food for kids and because the food usually arrives pretty...
View ArticleEyes to the sun shopping for snow on a Monday
Was there sun in your eyes this Monday? It seriously still feels like summer here in Seattle and after a weekend of play it is so hard to get up. The kids and I lounged a little too long and we barely...
View ArticleSweater shopping for a sweeter Monday
Apparently it’s sweet week in Seattle which isn’t the worst news in the world. Oh dear. Do we HAVE to eat more sweets this week? I love so many of the participating vendors and for 5 bucks a treat,...
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