Loving and living this life in Seattle
sometimes seattleites make me shake my head. let’s take today for instance. the may day protest went horribly wrong. why people why? a small crowd gathers as some demonstrators confront phoenix jones, a self-proclaimed crime fighter, outside the william kenzo nakamura united states courthouse u.s. court of appeals tuesday, may 1, 2012 in seattle. jones …
one of the cool things about living in the pacific northwest is the abundant beauty. you hear me talk about the mountains and the water but you probably never heard me mention the flowers and the rainforest and the waterfalls and the vineyards. this past weekend i ventured north an hour to experience the beauty …
today was one of those days where gray skies and seattle gloom were abundant. it’s only 10 am and already i’m sad. i’m not someone who suffers from s.a.d.d. but i do love me some sunshine. my skin craves it! on the days when it fails to show up i’m one unhappy camper. because i’m …
the sun made a stellar appearance this past saturday and being winter — and the season of no sun — seattlites went crazy! i personally headed over to green lake to snap some pictures, get in some nature-inspired reflection and mediation and of course walk the trail for a little exercise. as to be expected …
today was beeeea-u-tiful! i mean the sun was out the air was warm and the emerald city just sparkled! i went to bed super early friday night (9pm!) so i was up and at them bright and early today. i actually watched the sun rise. awesome. honestly, how often do we do that? watch the …
one thing you should know about seattle. we freak the heck out when it snows. we know it’s irrational. we know it makes us look crazy. we know people in other parts of the country make fun of us. we don’t care. we get crazy when it snows. accept it! part of the reason we …
seattle is king of java. i’m not sure anywhere else in the world does it better. this is solely based on my limited experience but seattle’s abundance of coffee houses certainly suggests that i’m on to something. we like to be caffeinated. i’m not a java snob by any means. i don’t think starbucks is …
i love being a natural girl. i think hair is healthiest in it’s natural state. but natural hair isn’t for everyone so you won’t find me fighting any naturalista battles. do your thing girl. but since i am natural, i have a few challenges of my own living in rainy seattle. so much moisture! there …
my friend sandy and i started our sunday morning with a wonderful urban forging excursion. we went on a mushroom hike! we met up at bridle trails state park in kirkland, wa, with about 15 other people and our own personal mycologist, luke baylor. we went off on a magical mushroom adventure that promised to …
Construction is a way of life in a city like Seattle. We are always trying to build bigger and better things and with our land so limited, it’s always annoying to see a building site gone awry. Such is the case with the huge eyesore in the Greenlake neighborhood of Seattle. I happen to love …