The Quad is in bloom! We wore our party clothes (where else do you get fancy in Seattle??) to take in the sun and cherry blossoms.
Things to know about building a fence
My latest story for The Seattle Times is all about setting boundaries, literally. What you need to know if you're thinking about building a fence.
Here's a link.
Seattle’s most disgusting attraction
At the Pike Place Market gum wall. Tried teaching them how to blow a bubble, still working on it.
Xing Fu Tan
Tried a new-to-us bubble tea place. The bubble tea was tasty, but the cup was too small!
Little Free Library
The sweetest Little Free Library on our old block in Queen Anne. It's still Wayne and Amy's house to me.
For the tooth fairy
This child lost 8 teeth in less than 10 months. The tooth fairy is tired! At this point, I'm not sure how he even eats, he's got so many holes in his smile.
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith show
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith at the Seattle Art Museum.
Lazy weekend mornings
Love lazy weekend mornings... deep inside a good book and not rushing out the door.
If you only have one day in Vancouver, B.C. …
If you only have one day in Vancouver, here's what I'd do:
- Park at Science World (flat rate $12 until 6:30 p.m.)
- Science World admission is FREE with Pacific Science Center membership and it is super fun
- Take the Aquabus from Science World to Granville Island
- Granville Island! There's a 2-story kids market, artist studios, a public market
- Take the Aquabus back to Science World
- IF you still have time, walk over to Chinatown
Lynn Canyon or Capilano Suspension Bridge Park?
Capilano Suspension Bridge Park: $67 per adult, $27 per kid
Lynn Canyon Park: Free
Guess which one the kids liked better?
Lynn Canyon!! (I could have saved myself a LOT of money.) Lynn Canyon is a little like Discovery Park, it's adjacent to a residential neighborhood, it's 15 minutes from downtown Vancouver, and it feels like a world apart.
Waterfall, mossy giants, a (maybe unofficial) swimming hole, and a suspension bridge. Restrooms and cafe on site, and a parking lot that is free before March 1 and after Oct. 1.