Category: The Seattle Times

Dim sum in Renton as good as Richmond, B.C.!!? According to The Seattle Times. I had to try Triumph Valley, and it was… okay. The two items Tan extolled, the salted egg yolk mochi and the crispy shrimp rice roll, I was hoping for my mind to be blown. Both were fine, mind not blown.…

Fun day at the zoo!

Last day for Candy Cane Lane in Ravenna is Sunday, Jan 1. We loved the signs in front of each house saying “peace” in different languages. There was English, Spanish and German, but also Navajo, Azerbaijani, Tibetan and Serbian. We ended 2022 with a stop at the amazing Menashe house, 5605 Beach Drive SW in West…

Bison stew and fry bread with berries from Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center in Discovery Park. Paul said his favorite part was “the white stuff” (whipped cream).

My next door neighbors have this tree with beautiful red bark, and I was going to try to take a picture of the iced branches. Two slick steps down my porch and I changed my mind. Pretty sure unless you’re driving a Zamboni, you shouldn’t be on the streets today.

Swanson’s Nursery in Ballard is a must at least once during the holiday season. We love the holiday train (this year’s is Toy Story-themed), the koi pond and all the pretty ornaments. Olympic Manor, off 85th in Ballard, is where we go for walks to admire the lights. This year’s photo with Santa, back in…

Snow day! In Seattle, everyone hunkers down and we wait and wait and wait until the ice melts. We don’t believe in salt or snow plows, and hills turn into giant slip ‘n’ slides.

I keep a ridiculous stash of cookie cutters for the one day of the year we use them: our annual salt dough ornament making event. 4 cups flour, 1 cup salt, 2 cups hot water and the food coloring of your choice.

Win 2 for the Downtown Seattle Association. They lured me to Pioneer Square with ice skating, and now to Westlake — at night, no less — with these light installations. Enchant skipped Seattle this year, so these were a fun (and free) substitute.

Gingerbread house making and tree decorating. The boys did the tree themselves, and they did a shockingly good job. Miss the days when they were short, and all the ornaments would be grouped at the bottom of the tree.