Category: The Seattle Times

A ferry ride never disappoints. Those views! The Seattle skyline, the mountains, and this time, we were even treated to a fire boat display.

What living with me is like: Green. No, white! No, green again!

The boys had been very quiet for a long time and I was getting suspicious. What were they up to? I found them outside, snuggled together, gently rocking in the tree swing. (The swing was a pandemic purchase that still gets a lot of use, unlike the 12-pack of canned tuna I panic bought at Costco…

The most beautiful loaf of sourdough I’ve ever seen. From Raquel’s Farm Stand on Bainbridge.

Two very patient kids went with me to scope out an enormous antique warehouse near the Costco in SoDo.

I have a love-hate relationship with IKEA. On one hand, I’ve been slowly de-IKEAizing our house over time. On the other hand, IKEA sends me a gift card and a free dessert for my birthday every year, so who am I to argue with that? I used the gift card to buy a new bathmat…

Happy birthday, US of A!

Cheap outing alert! Free tickets to the aquarium from the library. (This is an amazing perk — aquarium tickets are expensive!) Free 3-hour parking in the garage across from the aquarium. Free visit to Pike Place Market (it’s free if you can resist the piroshkies). Total cost: $0

I wrote a guide to Discovery Park for The Seattle Times. Burning questions answered: Yes, the park restrooms are open. But not the restrooms in the visitors center (the ones closest to the playground). No, the visitors center will not open this summer. It will stay closed through Feb. 2022. In the fall, the parking…

It’s Drop Everything And Read Day! Hunkered down in this room today, keeping it classy with trash bags and cardboard taped over our windows. Can’t believe I’m looking forward to 88 degrees tomorrow.