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The BEST thing to come out of the pandemic was frozen, cook-at-home soup dumplings from Mila. I keep a bag or two of these in my freezer at all times. Eleven minutes in the steamer and I have my own, personal Din Tai Fung. Plus, it’s Shang-Chi approved! When I first heard Simu Liu was joining MiLa’s…

I did it! Got the sushi at the Issaquah Costco! Cost: $14.99/lb for California rolls. Sushi is my weakness, and now I can treat myself more often. The verdict: Will definitely get this again. Like everything else at Costco, portions are big, about twice the usual size. They’re generous with the filling too. No skimping here.…

I hadn’t been to the Burke in a while, and I’d forgotten how they go out of their way to make kids feel welcome there. I was impressed. We went to see “We Are Puget Sound,” a small but nifty exhibit on the second floor. The photography is beautiful, but it really helps if you…

The Anne Frank tree was planted at Seattle Center in 2016, and it only took me 7 years to find it. Seattle received one of 11 Anne Frank saplings to come to the U.S. The tree is planted at the Peace Garden, between the Space Needle and the Pacific Science Center. Anne Frank could see…

… I don’t know! TP Tea in the ID is pretty darn good. My only quibble is the cup is so tall it’s hard to reach the boba at the bottom. First world problems. What’s your favorite place for bubble tea?

Olympic Illiad, Alexander Liberman, 1984, painted steel. 41 steel cylinders piled on top of each other, with 5 points on the grass for support.

Public sail is BACK at The Center for Wooden Boats! It’s a free sail, once a month, with volunteer skippers and crew. It was a beautiful day to be out on the water. The next public sail is July 30. Sign ups begin at 10 a.m. at the Wagner Education Center and you need to…

Seattle’s greatest gag gift shop turns 40 this year! Here are 10 things you didn’t know you needed at Archie McPhee…

A bit of Seattle quirkiness under the Aurora bridge.

A stop at the International Rose Test Garden in Washington Park to round out our Portland trip. Snacks for the road. Goodbye, Portland!