If you come to Seattle to see neat little coffee shops, a teeny coffee house known as Ghost Alley Espresso needs to be added to your list. I didn’t realize the historic value of this shop until I tried to figure out what the significance of Ghost Alley was and I read on their site […]
Read MoreI never knew Darigold was a Washington brand until we started visiting Issaquah on the way to where we’re building a cabin in Snoqualmie Pass. We’ve been finding cute coffee shops like the Issaquah Coffee Company there and Triple X Rootbeer, a fabulous kitschy diner tribute to everything we thought was lost in the 80s […]
Read MoreIt seems that a good city can never have too many markets or dogs and thankfully in Seattle both are abundant. If we happen to be downtown Seattle and somehow make our way to our favorite window full of puppies we can stand there for hours and we tend to get hungry. I thought about […]
Read MoreI already have mad love for Trophy Cupcakes-it is the most adorable cupcake shop in Seattle (Especially the original one in Wallingford that is housed in an old school building) and we have a plethora of cupcake shops here to choose from. And not only does it have delicious cupcakes, but the owner, Jennifer Shea, […]
Read MoreMy kids are so jealous of a breakfast my husband and I had without them. We figured out that one of my guys is really into coffee art on our past trip to Dallas and it’s made us seek out pretty coffees in Seattle too just to see how he reacts. I’ve been dying to […]
Read MoreOh my goodness. I love Beaucoup http://www.beaucoupbakery.com/bakery but it is so close to my favorite place in the world-GRANVILLE ISLAND-we’d often pass it by because Granville Island is a lot more kid-friendly to sit and stop. But not anymore. Hello perfect playground. (And it’s right across the street!!) The kids can alternate getting out their energy […]
Read MoreThis memory could have ended with that delightfully full feeling you get after you eat a good meal but it’s going to be in my heart for a while. We were in Los Angeles for a wedding and I’d seen the lovely macarons from Bottega Louie in one of my social media feeds and filed […]
Read MoreI’ve been volunteering at the Pike Place Market in Seattle for a little while now and I’m still surprised that every time I visit I find some place that’s new to me. There are so many neat little shops and vendors and they are all so unique-the other day I found myself in a corridor […]
Read MoreMy little guys are big fans of macarons and every time we walk into a bakery that sells them, it feels like it could be Macaron Day, but I didn’t realize that Macaron Day is actually a thing until I was buying some pastries at Le Panier this morning and saw their gorgeous new stickers […]
Read MoreDon’t forget this place has AND PIE in the name. I was dying to try the avocado toast at Slab Sandwich and Pie when I saw it on the menu because I’ve only seen it at one other restaurant (Oddfellows is actually just around the corner too and I love eating there for lunch too!) […]
Read MoreThere 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 […]
Read MoreWe have lots of favorite places for treats in Seattle; our general go-to favorite place to get coffee, our usual favorite place to get ice cream and then we get a little bit more specific, like if you actually want a coffee flight and have time to sit down, or if you want coffee and […]
Read MoreWhen I get an adventure in my head it’s hard to convince me otherwise, and for some reason I decided our last day of the winter break needed to happen outside of Seattle. I’ve really been wanting to see the eagles that are up near the Nooksack River in Bellingham ever since the kids had […]
Read MoreI haven’t swooned about a Starbucks in forever and I’ve even been gushing about this one to total strangers since I went the other day. The Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room in Seattle is so worth visiting if you love coffee and I’m so excited that it’s finally open. Of course I had to […]
Read MoreI know good waffles and you can’t get them just anywhere. They’re often perfected over the years from old family recipes that have been uniquely tweaked for the iron they’re being made on and only a few people can make them just right. We’re lucky in our family to have had years of delicious Christmas […]
Read MoreOh Monday. You roll around so quickly after a weekend full of spectacular sun and lovely adventures. When have we ever worn shorts in OCTOBER in Seattle? My bestie came for a visit and we had fun exploring Seattle and eating yummy food these past few days. We sipped coffee and matcha lattes at the […]
Read MoreThe other day I bought a loaf of my favorite Seattle bread, a dense and delicious potato loaf at Dahlia Bakery. “Best bread in Seattle,” I espoused to the lady at the store helping me. “Totally.” She replied. And these weren’t just pleasantries. This bread needs to be admired. (So do the pastries. Oh the […]
Read MoreHappy National Coffee Day. I still may sneak out and try a new coffee shop in honor of the day, and there are lots I need to explore thanks to Seattle Weekly who recently put out a list of the top 15 inventive indie coffee shops in Seattle. We’ve been to many of them because […]
Read MoreI can’t deny that most trips we go on as a family are triggered by a bakery, store or a coffee shop; it’s always some delightful little place I’ve seen and have to visit because time as I know it has threatened to stop until I figure out how to get myself there as soon […]
Read MoreWas there sun in your eyes this Monday? It seriously still feels like summer here in Seattle and after a weekend of play it is so hard to get up. The kids and I lounged a little too long and we barely had time to brush our teeth, change and run out the door in […]
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