Author: Caroline

Artists at Play is located right under the Space Needle.

Since we were going to Issaquah to see the latest Dambo troll, we stopped at the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery half a mile away. A dozen years exploring the PNW with kids, and this one was a first for us! It was nice! Lots of fishy action, some interactive educational displays, space to run around. 10/10…

Thomas Dambo Seattle troll #3! This one is on the Rainier Trail in Issaquah. Park at the Issaquah Community Center, near the dog park. There’s a post with colorful birdhouses to point you in the right direction. Jakob Two Trees is a 3-minute walk down the trail. Here’s a link to my story about the…

Goodbye, summer…

First day of 3rd and 7th grades! Sort-of new school for Paul, because he did virtual kindergarten at Lawton but he’s never seen the inside of the building.

Opening day at the Washington State Fair! I spent gobs and gobs of money, we ate gobs and gobs of junk food and it was a SUPER FUN day.

We are back home after an epic 6-week East Coast trip. It is a little surreal coming back to our very young city, though I don’t miss feeling sticky at all! Our last stop before hopping on a plane was the Statue of Liberty. For $24, you get a round-trip beautiful ferry ride to two…

Rainy day refuge: the Museum of Flight. We got to board the real Air Force One, which was used for Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon. This Boeing plane was made in Renton. Some wild facts about this plane: There’s a doggie door to the conference room, for Lyndon B. Johnson’s dogs, Him and Her…

Nothing in New York is cheap, but price per floor, the One World Observatory is the best bang for your skyscraper buck. Empire State Building: $77 for the 102nd floor One World Trade Center: $43 for the 102nd floor One Vanderbilt: $60 for the 93rd floor Top of the Rock: $40 for the 70th floor…

I’ll take any excuse to hop on the Bainbridge ferry just for that view, that light.