I went with my family to the Amaluna Cirque du Soleil show at Marymoor Park in Redmond last night. Being our first Cirque du Soleil show, we didn’t know what to expect. We weren’t disappointed as it turn out to be a great family show. The venue was small and intimate and all the [...]
We hosted an excellent, delicious Super Bowl potluck at our house yesterday. Five other families came over to indulge in football, food and friendship. Watching the Super Bowl with friends and family is one of the quintessential American traditions. In the end, the food turned out to be more exciting than the game in my [...]
During the first week of the new year, I took my daughters for an overnight trip to the Kitsap Peninsula just to get away for a couple of days. Every so often, it’s nice for them to spend some time together without their brother. We had some good weather and favorable tides during our trip [...]
One of my favorite things to do at the Evergreen State Fair in Monroe WA every year is to check out the displays of farm animals. This year, my daughter and I were astounded by the variety of chickens at the fair. Some of the more unusual chickens were the bearded Polish and frizzle chickens. [...]
Eastsound is the largest town on Orcas Island in the San Juan Island chain. When I visited several weeks ago, I found it to be a quaint and pleasing place to visit. It has most of the essentials you’ll need in a small town (or village) as long as you’re OK with just one or [...]
A few weeks ago, my daughters had their annual piano recital hosted by their piano teacher. As always, there was a range of technical skills but the students generally did very well. This year, the recital was held at the Lake Washington United Methodist Church in Kirkland, WA. I had never been inside this church [...]
On a recent trip to Whidbey Island near Langley WA, I was looking out toward Puget Sound and saw a tiny island that I did not recognize. It turned out to be Baby Island, located in Saratoga Passage. Many years ago, it was a bigger island and a gathering place for picnickers, fishermen, and clam [...]
On a picture perfect day last weekend, I went clamming with some friends to Dosewallips State Park on the Hood Canal. Dosewallips is one of my favorite places to harvest clams and oysters in Washington state because it has a scenic beach, there’s a ton of space for everyone, and the shellfish is plentiful. This [...]
I was recently inside the famous Northern Lights Dome Room in the Arctic Building in downtown Seattle for a business meeting. As I was listening to the speakers talk about their businesses, I could not resist glancing up toward the ornate ceiling that was beckoning for attention. The Arctic Building was originally built for the [...]
A two-handle Delta bathroom faucet started leaking from the spigot recently. Rather than calling a plumber and spending triple digits for a simple repair, I decided to tackle it myself. I first did some research on the Internet and concluded that the mostly likely solution is to replace the seat and spring in the affected [...]