Category: families
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Would you rather
Let’s play “Would You Rather.” Would you rather, hypothetically, sleep? Or would you rather wake up to a clean and tidy house?
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(Almost) full moon
We threw bedtime out the window last night to watch the moon come up. At Ella Bailey Park in Magnolia. Really pretty sunset too.
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Yoga at the Olympic Sculpture Park
Free outdoor yoga in the beautiful Olympic Sculpture Park — is there any better way to spend a Saturday morning? You’ll find more pictures and info from my shoot at the Seattle Art Museum blog. The last outdoor class for the summer will be at 10 a.m. this Saturday, Aug. 28. Anne Phyfe Palmer (center), owner and director…
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Jack in Seattle
My East Coast nephews and niece flew into Seattle yesterday, a long trip made even longer when some passenger decided he didn’t like the sound of the plane’s engine. Everyone had to get off the plane and wait for the plane to be checked out — it was fine — before getting on with the flight.…
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Meet Sadie
Sadie is One. Lucky. Dog. She’s got two doting parents, Kristina and Brandon, and more toys than some kids. At Volunteer Park, Sadie was beside herself with all the people around her playing soccer and Frisbee, and the squirrels and crows to stalk. At one-and-a-half, she’s got tons of energy and loves to play. Kristina’s…
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Flowers, close up
More macro-lens love. It’s amazing what this lens can see. Channeling my inner Georgia O’Keeffe.
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Nora’s missing teeth
Our niece Nora, 6, is seriously missing some teeth! She says she can still eat crackers and other hard things, by chewing on the side of her mouth. We had pizza when she came to visit, and she did all right. Nora had a big weekend in Seattle: visiting the aquarium and Volunteer Park, watching Star…
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Hawai’i
Picture “paradise.” You see warm sand, turquoise water, palm trees swaying gently, right? There is a place that matches that description EXACTLY, and it even has a direct flight from Sea-Tac. Ah, Hawai’i. I wanted to stay forever. Chris and I visited my sister on the Big Island, waking up to fresh papayas for breakfast and…
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Taiwan
I’m probably the most relaxed traveler in the world. I view an international flight as a fantastic opportunity to catch up on my reading, watch movies, nap… and best of all, people deliver food right to my seat. It doesn’t get any better than that. I thoroughly enjoyed a recent 10 hour, 55 minute flight to…