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Sizzle and Crunch in Seattle

Seattle Food Craving: Sizzle and Crunch

May 25, 2017

Someone asked me the other day where I like to eat in Seattle right now.  Well, we haven’t been back from Australia for very many days, so I haven’t really had time to eat out in Seattle for the past couple months, but what I am craving is a place in the UDistrict called Sizzle […]

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Australia with kids: our adventures

Australia with kids: our biggest adventure yet

April 20, 2017

How do days sneak up on us so fast?  Just when I thought I’d be telling you we were planning our Australia trip, we are here.  We are IN Australia!  And we’re here for a little while so we hopefully will have some fantastic adventures to share when we get back.  For now, I will […]

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Bread Street (AKA Stone Way) in Seattle

Unofficial Bread Street in Seattle (Aka Stone Way)

March 25, 2017

Work with me here-do you know the street in Seattle with the big, beautiful Brooks Running store on the corner and Evo sports and the delicious Whale Wins restaurant with the gorgeous mural on the side of the building? This street is named “Stone Way” if you look for it in Google Maps but I call it “Bread Street” and there […]

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Walking to the Nemo Museum in Amsterdam

Finding Nemo: where to stay to visit the Nemo Science museum with kids In Amsterdam

March 17, 2017

Raise your hands if your kids are early risers!  If you go to Amsterdam with kids and visit the Nemo Science museum, this is one more place where getting there early might just be the best thing ever. And actually if you have kids who are early risers, a hotel nearby the Nemo Science museum that […]

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Burgos fondue in vancouver

My Vancouver with Kids list-where to eat, what to do and where to stay.

February 27, 2017

This Vancouver Canada with kids list is long overdue!  I get asked about Vancouver family travel at least once a week and I always type up an email or facebook message to the requester and then forget to write this list for my blog.  There are so many things to do in Vancouver and because […]

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Must-try Chinese Restaurants in Richmond

Yummy Chinese Restaurants in Richmond BC that maybe even locals don’t know about

February 16, 2017

Have you ever been to Richmond BC?  Perhaps you’ve passed through on your way north from Seattle to Whistler, or maybe you’ve had a flight from Vancouver airport and stayed overnight here somewhere, or maybe you, like me, also know that this is a gem of a city and it’s worth a stay all on […]

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Family travel airplane from Sea-Tac airport with kids

New stores at Sea-Tac Airport and a great parking deal

January 19, 2017

Is anyone else getting itchy feet to travel somewhere-ANYWHERE-and be swept some place far away right now?  I’ve noticed some fantastic seat sales over the next few months and drizzly Seattle weather makes jet-setting so enticing.  The last time I popped into the Sea-Tac Airport, I was just there for a visit, so I’m so excited that next […]

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Vancouver BC with kids in December and staying at the Pinnacle Hotel downtown

A festive weekend trip with kids to Vancouver BC

December 13, 2016

A weekend or two ago, the husband had a conference in Vancouver BC, so of course we tagged along.  I love hanging out in my hometown and we’re always torn between catching up with friends and family and just playing around in one of the coolest cities in the world.  Thankfully this was a weekend […]

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Dolce Fine Coffee

Caffe D’Arte opens a new flagship in Pioneer Square!

December 5, 2016

Should you happen your way to Pioneer Square Monday, December 5th, make sure you stop by Caffe D’Arte’s new home on the corner across from Magic Mouse Toys and Cow Chip Cookies at 99 Yesler Way.  Everyone including the mayor will be there at 11am for a ribbon cutting and there will be free 12oz […]

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A visit to the Seattle Southside

When a soccer tournament makes a great excuse for a staycation in the Seattle Southside

November 22, 2016

I may have been a bit of a green-eyed monster hearing about all the places people were going for their Thanksgiving holidays: Florida. Mexico.  Hawaii.  Belize.  But we had a soccer tournament at the Starfire Sports Complex that cut into our holiday so flying somewhere far wasn’t meant to be.  And usually the Seattle Southside […]

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Puget Sound Energy Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility in Ellensburg a wind farm you can visit in Washington State

A windfarm you can visit in Washington State (Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility, Ellensburg)

November 9, 2016

Before you drive out to Ellensburg to visit one of the only windfarm visitor centers in the United States, realize that the Wild Horse Wind and Solar Visitor Center is only open from April 1st-November 15th.  If you are visiting during this time, there are usually some pretty awesome free tours and other events going on in […]

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Nancy Silverton at Macys

Free and Exciting events at Downtown Seattle Macy’s you should definitely put on your calendar!

November 4, 2016

This post is sponsored by Everywhere Agency on behalf of Macy’s however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. Macy’s in Seattle has been such a big part of my holiday season since we moved here over a decade ago.  I remember the excitement of shopping with all the beautiful decorations at the store and […]

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National Football Museum in England

National Football Museum (Manchester, England)

October 28, 2016

As a teenager when I dreamed of my future trip to Europe, the National Football Museum was not on my list of places I wanted to see.  I wouldn’t have known that football in England means soccer in the USA and I probably wouldn’t have cared about soccer here either. Fastforward to my real life; my […]

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Quicksand Toyota 4runner TRDPro on the beach on the Washington Coast

A fabulous place where you can use your 4×4 vehicle on the Washington Coast (Iron Springs Resort, WA)

October 23, 2016

I don’t have my own 4×4 but I totally wish I had one.  Specifically, I would like a Toyota 4 Runner and right now I would love it in the color Quicksand. (I had to look up this color because I call this color “Star Wars” but that is not it’s real name and I […]

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Lowells restaurant in Pike Place Market

Back to Pike Place Market! Lowells Restaurant for the First and Second Time (Seattle, WA)

October 19, 2016

Some time last year I started on a 52 weeks of Pike Place Market eating project.  I’m sure I’ve been to the market more than 52 times since then, but I’m not one for rules and I do love eating at some of the same places more than once in a year.  So this project is […]

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Minecraft event with Super League Gaming near Seattle

Discount code and win tix for a Seattle-Area Minecraft Event From Super League next week

October 15, 2016

I am not always a huge fan of video games.  I don’t want my guys holed up in a dark room for hours playing in a fantasy world all alone.  But for my 8 year old boys, video games are all they talk about.  It’s like they live and breathe video games and if I […]

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October in Seattle

Time to get Thankful on a Monday

October 4, 2016

How are you this whirlwind Monday?  Can you believe it’s October already?  For my family, this means it’s time to think about our first Thanksgiving of the year.  We celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving in the second week of October and then American Thanksgiving in November. Thanksgiving is such a nice holiday to be able to celebrate twice. When things […]

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solar flowers at Seattle Center

Eat Voraciously with me for Pike Place Market on October 6 in Seattle

September 28, 2016

Who wants to join me at the Voracious awards on October 6? My giveaway has ended and the winner has been randomly chosen for the#Voracious2016 ticket giveaway (Congrats Diana from Eating Richly!) but if you’d still like to enjoy some tasty bites and delicious cocktails, here’s a special offer for my loyal readers & followers: go […]

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Eat like a local in pike place market in seattle

Back to Pike Place Market: a salmon sandwich to talk about at Market Grill

September 22, 2016

Who would have thought 52 weeks could take more than a year?  I’m SLOWLY eating my way through Pike Place Market and as much as I’m trying to eat at new places I can’t help but get hung up on some that I love.  (Like Delaurenti.  It is SO hard to come to the market […]

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Crossing the road at the Monkey forest

The World of Wedgwood, Free Roaming Monkeys and a lovely pottery town near London (Stoke-on-Trent)

September 15, 2016

Take note of this name if you ever dream of England: Stoke-on-Trent.  This amazing area known as “The Potteries” is where you might find the birthplace of some of the very dishes in your cupboards at home.  We happened to be driving through on our recent trip to England and we needed a place to […]

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