Category: The Seattle Times

Our first time to Lake Sammamish State Park, no idea why it’s taken us so long to check out this place. It’s just one exit past Bellevue on I-90 and it is GORGEOUS. Warm beach with a big, shallow wading area. The amazing playground with a zip line. Tons of parking, and clean restrooms. This…

I almost never read books for myself these days, but I will make an exception. Just finished this book about Zabar’s, written by Lori Zabar about the Upper West Side deli started by her immigrant grandparents. At first I thought, ok, written in-house, it’ll be some weird self-published cheesiness, but no, the book was crisp…

Golden hour at our favorite playground, Surrey Downs.

We like big bubbles and we cannot lie… 1 tablespoon guar gum 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 cup dish soap 1 gallon water Combine everything in a big bucket for the best bubble solution ever.

They teach you in photoj school to look for the reaction shot… this little gecko got a huge reaction!

Blueberry season officially ended two weeks ago, but we scavenged enough to keep these snackers satisfied.

Our first time at the Washington State Fair! I grew up going to the NYS Fair, and this one is much smaller but also more manageable. We looked at the animals, checked out the midway rides, ate a lot of scones.

Cheap and tasty, that is my life motto. Pagliacci’s made the BEST pesto pasta salad but they discontinued it! Emily used to order it for meetings and I would need an entire vat to myself. The Seattle Times ran a very detailed knockoff recipe: https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/15257161/. I picked up the ingredients at TJ’s. It works out…

Back on the new playground beat: Cascade Park in Renton has a HUGE purple slide. Super chill neighborhood park (no restrooms). Here’s my story for ParentMap.

2nd grade and 6th grade!