Loving and living this life in Seattle
i like words. a lot. i went to school to be a writer. i have five blogs and i update them fairly regularly. i play words with friends before going to bed. i play scrabble by myself and of course with friends. i make up words. i decorate with words. i collect words. i get …
seattle is king of java. i’m not sure anywhere else in the world does it better. this is solely based on my limited experience but seattle’s abundance of coffee houses certainly suggests that i’m on to something. we like to be caffeinated. i’m not a java snob by any means. i don’t think starbucks is …
this post is both embarrassing and fun to write. embarrassing because i am a horrible singer. always have been. i’ll NEVER forget getting kicked out of choir in middle school because i couldn’t sing. mrs. rupp, the choir teacher was preparing us for a concert and she had us singing row by row because someone …
my friend sandy and i started our sunday morning with a wonderful urban forging excursion. we went on a mushroom hike! we met up at bridle trails state park in kirkland, wa, with about 15 other people and our own personal mycologist, luke baylor. we went off on a magical mushroom adventure that promised to …
Since many of my friends have never gone hiking before, I have gotten tons of requests to hit the trails with them. How awesome is that? I get to get my Annie Oakley on and share my passion for the outdoors, and specifically the Pacific Northwest, with my city friends. To be clear, I am …
Construction is a way of life in a city like Seattle. We are always trying to build bigger and better things and with our land so limited, it’s always annoying to see a building site gone awry. Such is the case with the huge eyesore in the Greenlake neighborhood of Seattle. I happen to love …
I volunteer regularly at the Seattle Art Museum, or SAM as it’s fondly known around here. I love art. I find it riveting to be in the presence of great works of art. It’s not common for me to consider myself an artist. I am very creative and find time to paint every now and …
You can’t live in Seattle and not get bitten by the hiking bug. At least, not in my opinion. I realize some people don’t get how truly amazing it is to be surrounded by such majestic mountains. I consider those people to be beyond special and I tend to ignore them. I kid. But seriously, …
Finally, the street fair craze has come to Lake City. That means a lot to me because that’s my neighborhood! Lake City does it big with a parade and I love it. Lived here for three years and I have never missed a parade. They start the parade with a kiddie parade at 6 and …