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Passlife Workspace : all about a coworking and events space in the mountains an hour from Seattle and right across from the Summit at Snoqualmie Pass

Why work in the city and wait for the weekend to play in the mountains when you can have an office in the mountains and do both? I had the opportunity to visit the Passlife Workspace near the Summit at Snoqualmie Pass recently with a group of women I’ve met through instagram and this is […]


Laconia Market: a boutique grocery, food and coffee shop in Snoqualmie Pass

To say I was excited about Laconia Market opening in Snoqualmie Pass near the Summit at Snoqualmie is an understatement. We drove past the old firehouse that it’s housed in nearly every weekend as it was renovated to watch it become the beautiful space it is now. We’ve been part-time in the mountains for nearly […]


A bike-ride through the historic Snoqualmie Tunnel and the perfect treat from Sconza Chocolates to take along

(This is a sponsored post on behalf of Sconza Chocolates and as always the opinions in this post and on this blog are my own. We love riding through the Snoqualmie Tunnel) Around the same time the Snoqualmie Tunnel in Washington near where where we spend our weekends was in its planning stages, a boy […]


Snowy Spring adventures near Seattle (Snoqualmie Pass)

Maybe it’s starting to feel like winter is over in the city, but Snoqualmie Pass set a record for snow this year and there is still a snowy wonderland just a short drive from Seattle.  We’ve been loving cabin life in the mountains and the Summit is such a great mountain for families. Spring skiing […]


A family friendly hike that’s a no-brainer if you have a 4×4 but still doable if you don’t (Mirror Lake, Snoqualmie Pass, WA)

A few weeks ago when we had the use of a decked-out Toyota 4-Runner the hubby reminisced about camping and hiking trips from bygone days when we used to borrow his aunt’s 4-runner and explore.  He found a hike in Snoqualmie Pass where we’ve been hanging out a lot lately and it seemed pretty kid-friendly […]


We have windows! (Cabin building in the Woods, Snoqualmie Pass)

While we’ve been a little sad about the lack of the snow in the mountains, it hasn’t been horrible for building and hiking and biking with kids in these wintery months has been so fun because it’s so gorgeous and mild.  If you’ve been following our cabin building progress, we’ve learned that building in the […]


The best cafe to wait at while your kids ski in Snoqualmie Pass (The Commonwealth, Snoqualmie Pass

There aren’t a ton of options for food in the Snoqualmie Pass area and because we’ve been there so often lately, we’ve managed to try a bunch of them and find some favorites. I love Webbs (they have a thoughtful kid’s menu) and Red mountain coffee is quite cute and has pretty inexpensive ice cream […]


Finding Fall at Gold Creek Pond (A great hike for kids near Snoqualmie Pass)

Everywhere in Seattle the leaves are putting on the best show they can and I’m trying to snap as many pictures of my kids as possible because it is just too beautiful to stop and one day they probably won’t want me taking so many pictures any more.  I’ve also decided that because of this […]


Where do Seattle locals shop in Pike Place Market?

I recently posted stories on my instagram during a morning adventure at Pike Place Market with a friend and had a lot of messages about where we went so I thought I’d write them up here. I know a lot of tourists wonder if we Seattleites really go to Pike Place Market. Many of us […]


All the Seattle places we like to visit from May to maybe October

Why on earth is this Seattle list only for May to October? Is it the weather? Is it school holidays? Or is it because this is the time when all the cruise ships come to our city? From May to October in Seattle, our city feels like we get a little more packed. And I […]


Things to do in Seattle in April

If April showers bring May flowers what might snow showers in April bring? (And let’s hope it’s only sun showers in Seattle from now on) I’m excited to hear that skiing has been extended at the Summit at Snoqualmie Pass through the April 22nd weekend. And this week, the first week of April, the cherry […]


Things to Do in Seattle in February

Did we just survive the longest month ever and are we going to blink and have February disappear too? It still feels like we might get one more weather system before all the cherry blossoms start to pop but you might want to start keeping an eye on the UW cherry blossom forecast here. And […]


Advent Calendar 2023 Watchlist

Just like Halloween and Christmas start slowly sneaking into summer, annual advent calendars start popping up earlier and earlier every year too. I’m not sure what I’ll be doing for this year’s calendar yet but there are a few that have caught my eye. I’ll add the ones I see to the list below and […]


Proto101: A new Seattle-based sustainable clothing brand you really need to know about

The first time I heard about Proto101 was when I was at the Northwest Flower and Garden show in February. I parked near Pacific Place and stopped in to check out a few stores. I noticed Proto101 on the main floor across from where Tiffany used to be and it immediately caught my eye. And […]


A hike to Lodge Lake a trail about an hour away from Seattle that has easy parking and is nearby food

Every time we do the Lodge Lake hike I think it’s going to be a lot longer than it actually is. From the trailhead, it’s about 2-2.5 hours round trip if you don’t stop much. But Lodge Lake is one of my favorite Snoqualmie Pass trails especially for the first half an hour-I don’t even […]


A stay at the Lodge at Columbia Point in Richland, WA

I booked the Lodge at Columbia Point for the TBEX conference in the Tri-Cities in Washington in April 2022. I hadn’t traveled alone for awhile and wanted a comfortable hotel with a balcony. I used Expedia to book a corner Grand Cru Riverfront Premium room and it was spacious, and clean and I knew I […]


A Suncadia trip thanks to the Nix the List Sweepstakes with Grand Ridge Plaza that you might win too

This is a sponsored post on behalf of Grand Ridge Plaza in Issaquah Washington and Regency Centers for the Nix the List Sweepstakes and as always the thoughts and ideas in the post are my own. Have you entered the Nix the List Sweepstakes with Grand Ridge Plaza yet? It started December 8th and runs […]


Pacific Northwest berries, and breakfast ideas with Uncle Bob’s Butter Country Syrup

This is a sponsored post on behalf of Uncle Bob’s Butter Country syrup and as always the thoughts and ideas in this post are my own. Summer season in our house is a time for more leisurely breakfasts and weekends spent at the lake or on an early morning hike. Around June we always look […]


Staying at the Olson Kundig tiny homes at the Sagecliff Resort and Spa (at Caveb winery) with kids and a dog in April

We were supposed to go to Palm Springs in April but the kids weren’t vaccinated yet and we also realized we weren’t ready for an airplane trip with kids and a dog in tow. Instead we decided that there is still so much close to Seattle that we want to see and if there is […]


Shopping at Grand Ridge Plaza in the Issaquah Highlands this 2020 holiday Season and beyond

This is a post created in partnership with Grand Ridge Plaza in Issaquah Washington and Regency Centers to help shoppers discover the community resources that help them flourish and all thoughts and opinions are my own. Why my Seattle family shops at Issaquah Highlands Grand Ridge Plaza Although we live in Seattle, we spend a […]