Author: Caroline

My Richmond Night Market story, in print in the Sunday Seattle Times. It’s the nicest play I’ve ever gotten. My news designer heart is full. 

It is really nice watching the waterfront project come together. The construction is supposed to be completely finished this summer and the waterfront already feels so much cleaner and friendlier. This is the $2 MILLION new public restroom. Six all gender single stalls, an open-air shared sink area, and most importantly, a full-time attendant keeping…

Panda Fest at Seattle Center is a new event in Seattle and I hope it comes back next year! Full of CUTENESS and yummy food. I will say it’s pretty expensive — be mentally prepared to drop $200. Most food items run $15-25. Bring wipes and lots of money! What we ate: tang hulu, sushi…

Took the kids to experience their Irish heritage and some Seattle history at Kells. The building, in Post Alley, was Seattle’s first full-service mortuary. They did the body processing and casket sales and even had a chapel in-house. Around the time of the Spanish flu, there would be bodies in the streets so they’d pay…

This was a lovely surprise! My photo from RoozenGaarde got a full page in the current issue of 1889 magazine. And our annual trip up to see the tulips. It’s been so wet and cool lately, the Tulip Festival got extended through May 4.

A beautiful day on Lake Union. Public Sail happens on the last Sunday of the month, April to October. I do not swim, sail, kayak, sup or any other aquatic activity, so I got a steamboat ride thanks to the kind volunteers at the Center for Wooden Boats. Loved getting this fresh perspective of the…

In the 80s, small children stabbed eggs with their own sharp needles. I showed the kids how to do blow out eggs this year, only I did the poking.

Evening stroll in Magnolia. Spring colors Pretty sure all of Seattle was at the Quad for the cherry blossoms, and so were we! Peak bloom is not to be missed. I actually enjoy the crowds; everyone’s in a good mood and it’s like a big cherry blossom party. Because no visit to the U-District is…

My story about ALWAYS FREE attractions in the Seattle area, in the Sunday Seattle Times! No magical tickets to pounce on, no specific day of the month, no pre-planning required for these fun adventures. Here’s a link.

The Space Needle gets all the glory (and the tourists) but I love the Smith Tower observatory. Better value, better story. Open air observatory on the 35th floor of what used to be the tallest building west of the Mississippi. Smith Tower remained the tallest building on the earthquake-prone West Coast, until the Space Needle…