Author: Caroline

The last time I went to the Bloedel Reserve was 15 years ago, with a P-I friend. It was pretty, but time, it became painfully clear that little boys are not the target demographic. All the ADA parking spots and ADA restrooms were kind of a giveaway. The boys were politely bored out of their…

If I could, I would take the ferry at sunset every single day. That view! Wow. My story about Bainbridge Island, off the beaten path, is in The Seattle Times here.

A sweet neighbor put a bucket full of flowers in the parking strip with a sign: “Free!”

Stroopwafels! All the way from the Netherlands.

Happy mooncake day!

A friend who knows my heart dropped off a care package with these matcha pastries, all the way from Vancouver, B.C. Me: “Oooh, they look like little green cabbages!” Paul: “Oooh, they look like little green poops!” Hands down, the most DELICIOUS little green poops I have ever eaten. And I’m relieved Paul is getting…

My first grader tested positive for COVID last week. It was his FOURTH day of school. The class was not quarantined, or even required to get tested. The school did not notify all the parents in his grade, much less the rest of the building. We were not offered testing in the school. I did…

Wheeeeee! I wouldn’t mind if every week were a four-day week, really. At one of our favorite playgrounds (it has an elevator AND a zip line), Surry Downs Park.

Part I of I-can’t-believe-I get-to-write-things-I-love: indie bookstores! There is a bookstore dedicated to design/architecture books, a bookstore for cookbooks, a bookstore where the books are organized by emotion. We’re a city of readers. Part II of I-can’t-believe-I get-to-write-things-I-love: dumplings! How to make them (and where to buy the best frozen ones, let’s get real) in…