Category: The Seattle Times

Thinking about going to the Seattle Christmas Market? Pros: Cons:

This is the honest Enchant Christmas review you need. In a nutshell, Enchant is like Disney. It’s magical and beautiful and your kids will LOVE it. But prepare to pay an arm and a leg for admission and, once inside, to be nickeled and dimed on everything.

A regular tree lighting is anti-climactic, but a tree lighting with fireworks?! Downtown Seattle Association put on a great show. It made my heart so happy to see Westlake packed with people. Impressive fireworks. We’ve never watched a show so close-up! The Nordstrom Santa came up to the window and waved to kids in between…

I wrote about my favorite time of year in Seattle. Sure, the holidays can be expensive, but it doesn’t have to be. My story made the lede story on seattletimes.com! Here’s a link.

Someday I’ll have my aesthetic Christmas tree, and then I’ll probably miss when the kids loved making their own ornaments. Our annual salt dough day is still the holiday event they look forward to most. Here’s the recipe: 4 cups of flour 1 cup of salt About 2 cups of hot water (keep adding until…

Sneak peek at WildLanterns at Woodland Park Zoo! This is our favorite splurge for the holidays, and we love that it’s an entirely new show every year. Yes, tickets are pricey, but the money goes directly to animal care and conservation projects. Here’s a link to my story for Seattle’s Child. This year’s favorites: a giant…

There’s a guy two blocks over who grows giant pumpkins in his front yard. I’ve always been curious about his tradition, so when my editor asked for fall pitches, I suggested the pumpkin man. Here’s a link to my story for The Seattle Times. Some burning questions: What does he do with the pumpkins after…

Maris Farms: Did I drive all the way out to Buckley, Wash., just for this slide? Yup. Gone are the days when the boys would be entertained by a wheelbarrow and a couple of pumpkins, now they want alllll the bells and whistles at the pumpkin patch. The mega slide, candy cannon, zip line and…

Happy Halloween from Seattle! Every year when I’m ankle-deep in crafting debris, I question my sanity, why I don’t I drop $20 at Target and be done?? But that wouldn’t be as much fun. Made everything from stuff lying around the house, which means I’m eco-friendly. And a hoarder.

Overlook Walk might just change your mind about downtown Seattle. Come see it for yourself! I wrote about 7 fun freebies at Seattle’s newest park for Seattle’s Child.