If you are yearning for a taste of the Northwest, head to Kiana Lodge located on Agate Passage, just across from Bainbridge Island. Kiana was foudned when Seattle families in the 1930’s were looking for a summer getaway and built a colony of summer homes on the North Kitsap Peninsula. It’s sandy beaches are still carpeted [...]
Bravo for the amazingly creative divas and gents who organized the Pilchuck event at the Chihuly boathouse last night. Along with amazing fashions from Rodarte and a pool filled with synchronized swimmers, there were incredible glass blowers, their muses and masterpieces. I don’t know about you but I’m looking forward to the Pilchuck gala in [...]
Touch of salt, touch of pepper, Lala says the demy’s better. The Demy is the world’s first digital recipe reader. It’s sleek and easy but if you are holding out for nostalgia and like the feeling of holding the little card with grandmas handwritten apple pie recipe, then the Demy is not for you. It holds [...]
Nothing like a chance to travel through the post perestroika world armed with historical knowledge of the people and places involved. Imagine yourself sitting on the tour bus with the guide upfront barking through the microphone…ugh. Now imagine those tour leaders are named Condoleezza Rice, William Perry, and Mikhail Gorbachev. Those are the kind of [...]
If you are like most families with two working parents and summer on the horizon, you know the drill. Schools out and where can the kids go? Lucky for washington state we have a killer summer system with the parks department. Seattle Parks and Recreation has everything from super sports camps to drop in playtime [...]
My memory stinks. I hardly remember what I did this morning let alone yesterday or last week. I rely on my calendar to tell me where I went, who I saw and where I ate. That’s when a little something called memiary steps up. It’s not a diary, twitter, facebook or a story. It’s simple. [...]