Category: The Seattle Times
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Ballard’s famed ‘Nutcracker’ House: When a storybook ballet meets a storybook house
My story for The Seattle Times here.
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One smart cookie: Baker Kat Lieu gives classic cookies a subtle Asian twist
I got to talk to Kat Lieu about her new cookbook, 108 Asian Cookies! The story is in the Sunday Seattle Times, and this is the link.
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Find garden inspiration at the Bellevue Botanical Garden
My favorite thing to get paid to do is taking photos, and I got such a nice spread in the Sunday Seattle Times! I did a photo essay on the Bellevue Botanical Garden, a gorgeous public park open every day of the year. Free admission, free parking and so much inspiration. Here’s a link:https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/at-home/the-beauty-of-the-bellevue-botanical-garden/
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Taiwan night market at Pier 58
The Taiwanese government rented out Seattle’s Pier 58 to throw a big party…. Thanks, Taiwanese government, we’ll be there! Admission, music and activities are all free; bring money for food. Here’s a link to my story in the The Seattle Times:https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/events/seattles-pier-58-to-host-a-taste-of-a-taiwan-night-market/
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Brown lawns: do or don’t?
Are brown lawns a do or don’t? In Seattle, it’s a do… with caveats. I wrote and photographed this week’s Seattle Times At Home cover story about best practices for lawns (including setting your lawn up for success when the rainy season starts again) or even forgoing a lawn altogether. Link here:https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/at-home/brown-lawns-in-seattle-do-or-dont/
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What professional organizers don’t throw away
One of the perks of writing for the At Home section is I get to ask nosy questions. The mantra of professional organizers is “Throw it away!” so it got me curious, what do organizers KEEP? Or do they live in empty houses?? I was surprised by the answers. Some were funny and practical, some…
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One perfect day in Vancouver, B.C.
One perfect day in Vancouver: Science World, Aqua bus and Granville Island. Every year I ask the kids if they want a party or a trip for their birthday, and invariably they choose a trip. For Joseph’s birthday, we drove across the border and did all his favorite things. We did not eat out one…
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First time in history: hot air balloons under the Space Needle
Well that was… anticlimactic. We went to check out the hot air balloons at Seattle Center, along with a surging bridge-and-tunnel crowd. I thought the balloons would be illuminated like the pretty WildLanterns at the zoo; Paul thought they would fly. They did neither. Instead, the balloons just went hiss! and pooof! every once in…