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Category: The Seattle Times

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  • Happy Mother’s Day!

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    The fabulous balloon lady of Magnolia was at it again today! (My story in The Seattle Times is here.) We drove over and had Chris take a quick photo. Happy Mother’s Day!  

  • Easy Mother’s Day crafts

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    I don’t know who needs to hear this, but no one is coming home from school with Mother’s Day crafts this year. Here are three low-effort but visually impressive crafts to try at home, story in The Seattle Times. First up, DIY “stained glass:”   . . DIY scratch paper . And homemade tiny art, aka…

  • Magnolia zen

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    Happy Friday! Here’s a bit of Magnolia zen. Having a little fun with my macro lens. These variegated tulips are from our back yard. . Someone decided to plant a Japanese maple under our front window, so we hack it back to the nub every year and it’s amazing how it comes back. . Not sure…

  • Takeout

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    Couldn’t decide what to get, so I got it ALL. First pandemic takeout run: Homestyle dim sum, Saigon Deli and Szechuan noodle house.  

  • Cherry blossoms

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    Sooo glad we sprang for the house with a big yard instead of a townhouse, especially when it’s covered in cherry blossoms like this.   .

  • Beach again

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    Same spot, different light. The pocket beach on Perkins Lane was so good we went again today at sunset. . . . . .

  • Pocket beach

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    We spent the last two years driving to Queen Anne every day so I never really did explore Magnolia. Today I got a mom tip about this public pocket beach on a windy narrow dead end road. So quiet and beautiful.   . . . .  

  • Chalk art

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    Instead of doing more homework, it was sooo nice out we just decided to hang out in the front yard. Paul really loves drawing with chalk. He made these little people by himself no help at all. He’s meticulously organized, very bossy and loves all things crafty. Hmmm… remind you of anyone?   .

  • Face masks

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    When I was 4, my uncle used to mail pork floss care packages from Taiwan. (Not something you could buy in rural Washington in the ’80s.) Now there’s no elastic to be found in Seattle, so my uncle sent these face masks from Taiwan. I’m almost 40 and my uncle is still taking care of…