Category: The Seattle Times

First snowfall: We waited all weekend for the snow to come to Magnolia. Then finally, at dusk, a few flurries. (That didn’t stick, but still counts.) 2nd snowfall: It SNOWED!! 2-hour school delay, then online class. Third snowfall: Work? Who needs to work? When you wake up to Vail outside your door, you cancel your…

It was difficult work, but it had to be done. I ate a lot of dim sum to research this story for Seattle’s Child: https://www.seattleschild.com/the-best-dim-sum-for…/ I have been totally sleeping on Joyale! They have been around for a decade, and I just went there for the first time. Nostalgic and comforting food, CART SERVICE, old Asian dudes,…

Twenty years ago I told Sherri I was moving to Seattle, and she said, “You have to go to Top Pot!” Today I went to the flagship Top Pot in Belltown, the one Barack Obama stopped by in 2010. We didn’t know it, but it also happened to be Top Pot’s 23rd birthday. Founder Mark…

What? A new exhibit at the Pacific Science Center?? Now that I had to see. The science center stopped doing its big traveling special exhibits and instead is trying to do more in-house exhibit design. “Brainy Bodies” opened in December. They’re still adding to it, including an interactive game due in February. Here’s my story…

Happy Valentine’s Day! Broadening my usual beat (family and home) to cover romantic viewpoints. In today’s Seattle Times. Here’s a link: https://www.seattletimes.com/life/culture/5-romantic-seattle-area-viewpoints-perfect-for-valentines-day-dates/

The only kind of running I do now is a dim sum run. When your lunch looks back at you. The window of Jin Huang, next to Diamond Bay, which replaced House of Hong in the ID. I haven’t been yet. Have you? A quiet moment frozen in time, circa 1910. The Yick Fung Company…

Mosley and Calder, they go together like sea salt and caramel. At the Seattle Art Museum through June 1. Every time we walk through the Seattle Art Museum, we see something we didn’t notice before. At first glance, this installation looks like enlarged Xeroxed pages of the Odyssey. But the artist actually hand-drew the pages,…

Would you let a 9-year-old cut your hair?? Maybe if you need a fresh cut for New Year’s and you’re short on time and money. My stylist confidently laughed and said, “Easy!” He actually did a pretty good job, considering it was his first time. I’ve definitely paid more for worse haircuts.

Landed the cover for this story about maximalism! Maximalism is all about excess and pushing the boundaries. But Seattle’s interpretation is tempered with balance and smaller doses. Here’s a link to The Seattle Times:https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/at-home/7-design-tips-for-embracing-maximalism/

Run, don’t walk, to Tacos Extranjeros! Three blocks from the Ballard TJ’s, inside the all-ages Fair Isle Brewery. I had a taco craving and this hit the spot. The owners are a cute young couple from LA, Bo and Liz, and their pop-up has only been open 2 months. Right now tacos are $3.50 each.…