Author: Caroline

I hadn’t had conveyer belt sushi since Sushiland left LQA. Kura Sushi in Bellevue was a bit pricey but fun, and a robot brings drinks! Plus there’s a Target upstairs.

Blueberry picking season. I like the idea of showing kids where food comes, i.e. not in wrapped in plastic in a refrigerated case, but only if doesn’t involve bending, there are no thorns and it’s nearby (Bellevue).

The Blue Angels are here!

The trolls are turning 1, and we finally completed our troll hunt. Ole Bollee at Portland’s Nordia house.

Bathtubs are out, walk-in showers are in. Here’s a story I wrote in today’s Seattle Times. Link here.

Hot hot hot days with no AC, the silver lining is long walks after the sun goes down, way past bedtime. We really live in the most beautiful neighborhood.

Our first time in Coeur d’Alene and we agreed, it’s even better than Seabrook! A last-minute cancellation meant we got a surprise upgrade to a 3-bedroom unit at One Lakeside. Incredible views of the lake, a full chef’s kitchen, and each of us got our own room. Five hour drive home. We pulled over on…

I went in search of AC, and found a relief and a fun exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum. There’s a toilet in the gallery!? They have old school rotary dial telephones throughout the exhibit for kids to listen to. The art is colorful and playful. Bonus: Kids under 14 are free at SAM.

We went in search of the famous Los Hernandez. This tiny place in the desert in central Washington won a 2018 James Beard Award. The tamales were delish and the people couldn’t have been nicer.

It’s one thing to land a cool traveling special ex, it’s another to design your own from scratch. The new “Home Beyond Earth” exhibit at The Museum of Flight was done in-house and it is SUPER COOL. The best part is making your own interactive passport. Anytime you can turn a learning experience into a…