We don’t actually head over to the South Lake Union area often, but it’s one of my favorite areas of Seattle. We drove over last night, to enjoy a lovely Summer evening after last week’s heatwave broke, and it left me thinking, “Why don’t we spend more time over here?” I use a very light […]
After ten years of plotting and planning, I finally got my Guernica tattoo. It’s placed on my left forearm, surrounding my ancient (and very first) Keith Haring tattoo. I’ve declared this arm my “art” arm, as I plan on adding to it with the likes of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, more Picasso, Alphonse Mucha, etc. […]
There is a full scale replica of the Stonehenge right here in Washington State. I found out about it several years ago and have been dying to see it. This past holiday weekend, we finally drove out to Goldendale to check it out. It was a three and a half hour drive from Seattle and […]
A small handful of pictures from yesterday. Husband and I went on a boat ride for our *9th wedding anniversary and then grabbed The Kid to wander around Foster Island. (*That’s 10.5 years together, total, including an 8 year old son, if you’re counting!) You can see more “Summer in Seattle” photos here. Not really […]
You definitely get to see things from a whole new perspective when you return to sites seen with kids. The Nugget loved climbing and all the wild rock formations (Skull Rock!) and the giant cacti. We also stopped to see the Cabazon Dinosaurs which, I didn’t find out until after is actually part of a […]
Over my Spring Break, the family and I went to Palm Springs. Husband and I had been there before – pre marriage, pre kid – and had good memories of Joshua Tree and hotels with hot springs. Having returned a decade later, I have to say that Palm Springs itself is underwhelming (though staying at […]
You may recognize this name or just be tired of it – I mention it frequently (at least, on Instagram) but it’s one of our favorite places to spend a quick morning or afternoon. Aside from the fact that it’s in my favorite ‘hood – Pioneer Square, the interior is lovely, the staff is really […]
On Mondays and Wednesdays, I have a three hour break between classes. I try to use them wisely but 90% of the time I find myself hopping the light rail and eating a light, late lunch at London Plane. Well – that’s not to say it’s not a wise use of my time, I do […]
I’m so glad we found this Park on our last trip to SB, what amazing views! We were hot and had been walking a lot, so I wanted to find a nice drive or viewpoint to relax for a bit. I literally googled “best view Santa Barbara” and Franceschi was one of the top three […]
We arrived to our lovely Airbnb flat in Firenze (Florence)! A bottle of chilled Prosecco was waiting for us in the fridge which we cracked open on the terrace.
Tillamook! I was really amused to see a little package of Tillamook cheese in the meal during the flight from Newark to Munich (where we were then connecting to Florence, Italy). Tillamook is from Oregon. A little Pacific Northwest love in German. I haven’t taken a really long flight in awhile… uff, 7 hours was rough. […]
