On January 9, 2005, I took a huge leap. I drove over to the house of a guy I’d never met. Together we boarded a ferry and headed to Bainbridge Island. Wine tasting, several hours of getting to know each other and one dinner later, I was hooked! Thus began our grand adventure. Here we […]
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A girl, her bunny and Santa Claus
A girl, her bunny and Santa Claus Her first visit with the big man in the red suit went well. They chatted each other up, laughed and shared stories. And…she found out she’s on the “good list!” Here’s a rendition of ‘Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer’ to all of you from our little elf. She said […]
Behind the scenes at the new PNB Nutcracker
Eight strikes on the clock as mysterious Drosselmeier presents young Clara with her Nutcracker, and the time-honored, much-beloved holiday story begins. And lucky us, because last week we got a peek behind the scenes of the new PNB Nutcracker with sets designed by Ian Falconer of Olivia the Pig fame and classic choreography by George […]
Seattle in the fog
The prairies are all right. The mountains are all right. The forests and the deserts and the clear clean air of the heights, they’re all right. But what a bewitching thing is a city of the sea. It was good to be in Seattle–to hear the foghorns on the Sound, and the deep bellow of […]
Three holiday lights favorites in Seattle
Oooh, Mama, look at all the lights! My annual challenge, during the month of December, is deciding which holiday light events I want to attend. I can’t do them all. Among my favorites are WildLights at the Woodland Park Zoo, Bellevue Botanical Garden D’Lights, Christmas Ship Festival, Green Lake Pathway of Lights and the many […]
An afternoon in the Arboretum–on the other side of the camera
This past weekend I found myself on the other side of the camera two days in a row! Both photo shoots had been scheduled and rescheduled several times due to rain. Lo and behold, what was the weather like on Saturday and Sunday? Rain, rain and more rain. But I was determined not to reschedule […]
Dunn Gardens: A secret garden
The weather forecast this past Friday was dismal. Thank goodness for a break from the rain, because I was able to tour a “secret” garden: Dunn Gardens. We never would have found these lovely gardens without the help of a man the neighborhood who gave my friend and I the crucial tip: Look for the […]
To market we go: Madrona Farmers Market
This little piggy went to market. And this little piggy stayed home. This little piggy had smoked salmon. And this little piggy had none. This is how we say the nursery rhyme in our house. Always have. Because for our family, smoked salmon from THE Fish Guys (and now a Fish Gal too) is where […]
Shoot the moon: Photographing the 2015 supermoon eclipse
On Sunday Big Papa, Little Bird and I went down to Lake Washington to see the Supermoon eclipse. I told my 4-year-old daughter that when the next Supermoon eclipse came around, she will have graduated from college. We spent a lot of time waiting, my camera and tripod at the ready. Standing on either side […]
Beautiful Ballard Locks
Beautiful Ballard Locks in the northwest corner of Seattle. Opened in 1917, the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, are a link for boats between the salt water of Puget Sound and the fresh water of the Ship Canal, which connects eastward to Lake Union and Lake Washington. Tourists and locals enjoy watching the parade of sailboats, […]