Author: Caroline

The most beautiful loaf of sourdough I’ve ever seen. From Raquel’s Farm Stand on Bainbridge.

Two very patient kids went with me to scope out an enormous antique warehouse near the Costco in SoDo.

I have a love-hate relationship with IKEA. On one hand, I’ve been slowly de-IKEAizing our house over time. On the other hand, IKEA sends me a gift card and a free dessert for my birthday every year, so who am I to argue with that? I used the gift card to buy a new bathmat…

Happy birthday, US of A!

Cheap outing alert! Free tickets to the aquarium from the library. (This is an amazing perk — aquarium tickets are expensive!) Free 3-hour parking in the garage across from the aquarium. Free visit to Pike Place Market (it’s free if you can resist the piroshkies). Total cost: $0

I wrote a guide to Discovery Park for The Seattle Times. Burning questions answered: Yes, the park restrooms are open. But not the restrooms in the visitors center (the ones closest to the playground). No, the visitors center will not open this summer. It will stay closed through Feb. 2022. In the fall, the parking…

It’s Drop Everything And Read Day! Hunkered down in this room today, keeping it classy with trash bags and cardboard taped over our windows. Can’t believe I’m looking forward to 88 degrees tomorrow.

Even better than an ice cream truck… a BOBA truck!

Hooray! First time browsing in the library since… well, you know. What’s crazy about our neighborhood library is that the furniture is original GEORGE NAKASHIMA. The story is someone bought these for the library waaaaay back when before he became really big. This stuff belongs in a museum, but here anyone can walk into the…

It’s impossible to read Carol Smith’s memoir without crying, and without falling in love with her son, Christopher. I was so honored to talk to Carol about “Crossing the River: 7 Stories that Saved My Life” for Seattle’s Child. Here’s a link to the story.