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 …
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A Sunday in Ballard: Farmers Markets and Nordic Heritage
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 …
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Worldy Fare: Bastille Cafe and Bar
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 …
Local Adventure: Ballard
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." …
An Afternoon in Langley, Washington
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 …
A Long Weekend in Lake Chelan
We have heard from so many people about Lake Chelan and the surrounding area. It seems like its everyone's favorite summer getaway-- many people have a second home there or schedule an annual vacation rental. We certainly appreciate the appeal of spending summers on a lake. Brian's family owns a cottage on Lake Erie where …
Local Adventure: Ravenna and Greenlake
Borrowing from our commitment to exploring our own backyard when we lived in Ohio, I decided one of my 2017 resolutions would be to explore a new Seattle neighborhood each month of the year. In January we timed our visit to the International District with Lunar New Year, which was an exciting time to experience …
Heather's Compass 