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I was reading a list of Top 10 Favorite Autumn Fruits over at Eating Fabulously, and it got me thinking about how summer was ending. Still, as Ruth’s list reminded me, I don’t have to give up all those fresh fruits and vegetable that I adore.
Whether I’m at home, or on the road, I love [...]
A recent MSN article listed 15 tourist traps that the writer recommended avoiding, claiming they weren’t worth the time and/or money.
I disagree with most of them, believing that they are things you need to do at least once in your life.
Read my reasoning here, compare with MSN writer Jon Douglas here, and then weigh in [...]
We’re only half way through the Labor Day weekend, so there is still time to get out of the house and enjoy it.
The clock is running down on time for a couple of events, so if you’re trying to decide what to do, move these to the top of the list:
The National Museum of American [...]
Bumbershoot: a noun, another name for an umbrella.
Labor Day: a noun, the last 3-day weekend of the summer, and the time for Seattle’s Bumbershoot, the country’s largest music and arts festival.
Billed as the “mother of all arts festivals,” Bumbershoot was one of the good things to come out of Seattle in the 70’s, an otherwise [...]
The idea of vacationing at home seemed to resonate with readers, both as a money saving idea, and as a practical solution with time remaing before school starts. Here are some ideas for those of you in the greater Seattle/Tacoma area. For those of you who don’t live in this area, use the ideas to think [...]
The relationship beween a child and a doll is one that can only be understood by experiencing it, but once experienced, it is never forgotten.
If you want to once again experience the childhood joy of dolls, the Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art in Bellevue, Washington, is the place to do it.
The Museum opened in [...]
I stumbled upon Vino 100 on a shopping expedition with a fellow flight attendant. It is conveniently located at Lincoln Square (across from the Bellevue Square shopping mall), a perfect place for a couple flight attendants to check out after a rigorous day of shopping.
I’m tired of places that make wine selection sound like its [...]
This neighborhood just isn’t like it used to be!
No one can argue with how the Pioneer Square area of Seattle has changed over the last couple of decades. Before it was what you see now, there was a whole other neighborhood of streets and storefronts, all of which were destroyed in the Seattle fire of [...]
If you’re going to be in the Seattle area this weekend, you may want to take advantage of the nice weather and check out the Bellevue Arts & Crafts Fair. This year is the 22nd year of the festival, always held the last weekend in July in an attempt to ensure sunny weather.
The arts and [...]
If you live in Seattle, or have plans to visit in the next few weeks, you can take advantage of the many SEAFAIR activities going on now through August 6th.
Many of the neighborhoods and communities in the greater Seattle area have festivals, and a full listing of community activities can be found here.
But make no [...]
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Written by Mary Jo Manzanares [email] for b5media.
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