Despite the excessive heat advisory, we were able to accomplish a few activities this shortened weekend. Brian didn't return from the East Coast until mid-day Saturday so he wanted to keep things low key, especially since we are leaving for Victoria, BC in a couple of days for my long birthday weekend. Luckily I had just …
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Literary Travels: Reading Lolita in Tehran
I always have a book in hand, but the one I just finished had me so engaged while I was reading it--and has continued to intrigue me after having finished it--that I thought it was worth some commentary. I've been reading a lot of fiction lately but Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi is an autobiography--'a …
Local Library Love
I am ashamed to say it took me four weeks to find my local library. Well, not technically. We had passed it a couple of times driving through town handling other post-move necessities, like transferring our licenses, registering our vehicles, shopping for groceries, etc. So I had found it--I just had not visited it. Until …
Setting Sail at the Center for Wooden Boats
We had another beautiful weather weekend with blue skies, sunshine and lovely breezes, especially off the water. Several people have encouraged us to take on the many water activities available on the Sound, Lake Washington and Lake Union--from kayaking to paddle boarding to sailing to scuba diving. We intend to do all of them as soon as …
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Weekend Tour of the Woodinville Wineries
The sun was out, the sky was blue, the temperature was perfect and we could see Mt. Rainier clear as day from I-5 south in Everett. I knew it was going to be a great day to explore some wineries in Woodinville, Washington! This wasn't out first foray into Woodinville. At the end of April …
Day Trip to Vancouver: Gastown Crawl
We had an awesome day exploring the great outdoors north of Vancouver, British Columbia, at both Grouse Mountain and Capilano Suspension Bridge, but no day-trip (for us!) is complete without a little foodie tour! We were so caught up in our adventures we didn't have time for lunch so we were more than ready for dinner …
Day Trip to Vancouver: Capilano Suspension Bridge
There is so much to see and do in Vancouver, British Columbia! For our first day trip, we stuck to places north of downtown that are reachable by public transportation or a personal vehicle since we had our car. Even with a whole Saturday at our disposal, we were only able to accomplish a couple of …
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