Do you ever wake up on a beautiful spring morning, have some coffee and decide you need to hit the road and spend your Saturday on a nearby island? I do! Last Saturday, while Brian caught some much needed sleep, I put together a quick list of things to see and do on nearby Camano …
I hear so many friends refer to planning and executing ‘date nights’ with their significant other. It seems ironic that we have to plan and carve out moments in our life to spent with our life partner—the person we’ve chosen to spend our life with! How did we become so busy? I’m as guilty as …
Several months ago I came across an ad in one of my magazines about a Marimekko exhibit coming to Seattle! I’m not into fashion, but I was familiar with Marimekko because their beautiful, colorful patterns often appear on Crate&Barrel items like bedding and shower curtains, several of which I’ve purchased. I knew they were based …
Continue reading A Sunday in Ballard: Farmers Markets and Nordic Heritage
While Brian and I love to try new food and drink when we travel, we don’t typically eat out when we’re at home unless we’re with friends and family, or meeting with work colleagues or customers. While this practice allows us to save money and better control the nutritional value of what we eat, it …
This time last year I joined my husband in Hamburg, Germany for a week while he was at a work conference. It was my fourth time in Germany but only the second time I've ever traveled with him for work, and the first time I was really exploring the Schleswig-Holstein region of the country. I’ve …
My husband has been traveling a lot for work lately. I don't know how he keeps ending up in jobs that require him to be away from home at least two weeks a month, but that seems to be our reality. It certainly makes me appreciate the old adage, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder." …
The weather can be hit or miss in the Greater Puget Sound region in March. Thankfully we had a couple of nice days these last few weekends, including the weekend we were hosting our friends from Ohio! We chose the nicer of the days to take them over to Whidbey Island, which is easy to …
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Heather's Compass 