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Category: The Seattle Times

  • Find garden inspiration at the Bellevue Botanical Garden

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    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/

  • Taiwan night market at Pier 58

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    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/

  • Brown lawns: do or don’t?

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    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/

  • What professional organizers don’t throw away

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    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…

  • One perfect day in Vancouver, B.C.

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    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…

  • First time in history: hot air balloons under the Space Needle

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    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…

  • The best tacos in Seattle

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    Do tacos taste better when they’re from a sketchy sidewalk stand? When the hours are erratic and it’s cash only? Maybe it’s the thrill of the chase, maybe it’s the heat of the trompo and the self-serve buckets of toppings with questionable hygiene. Tacos La Cuadra opened a brick-and-mortar restaurant on 15th at 73rd, near…

  • North America’s biggest night market celebrates 25th year

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    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. 

  • Seattle’s new waterfront

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    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…

  • First-ever Panda Fest in Seattle

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    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…