Ring of Fire Eclipse in Seattle
A Boeing engineer with a wicked sense of humor captured a photo of the exciting Ring of Fire solar eclipse at Boeing Field in Seattle. The next photos are what the rest of the world got to see. It’s a myth that Seattle gets a lot of rain. We do, however, have more than our … Read more
A Week of Snow in Seattle
On January 14, 2012, it started to snow in Seattle. I noticed the world was a soft black and white. One of the things I most love about living in Seattle is that it snows about once a year. It’s pretty. It isn’t cold outside. The snow remains pristine because it melts before the soot … Read more
Artist’s Date: Susan Wiggs and Elizabeth Wiggs Maas on New Day Northwest
Susan Wiggs, my favorite author, and her daughter Elizabeth Wiggs Maas were on New Day Northwest this morning to promote their new book How I Planned Your Wedding: The All-True Story of a Mother and Daughter Surviving the Happiest Day of Their Lives. Ms. Wiggs asked visitors to her blog to be in the … Read more
Saving Promise Comes to Seattle
Ginny Nicarthy, author of Getting Free: You Can End Abuse and Take Back Your Life and You can Be Free: An Easy-to-Read Handbook for Abused Women, kicked off L.Y. Marlow’s Saving Promise 10-city national “Gotta Talk About It” rally in Seattle on October 30 at Northgate Mall. Ms. Nicarthy founded Rape Relief in Seattle in 1972. Six years … Read more
Artist’s Date: Easter Sunday in Seattle
The Freemont People were decked out for Easter. The Freemont neighborhood’s motto is “De Libertas Quirkas.” It has been described as quirky, bohemian, artistic, and funky. At the Summer Solstice, they have a nude bicycle parade. It’s most infamous ”resident” is the troll under the Aurora bridge at 36th and Troll. Although I worked less than two … Read more
Artist’s Date: Julie’s Tour of Seattle
Julie took me on a tour of her favorite Seattle haunts on Saturday. We started at Carkeek Park. And ended the day at the Magnolia marina: We spent most of the afternoon enjoying the delights along Highland Drive at the top of Queen Ann Hill. Parsons Garden, a lovely memorial garden, is at the intersection of 8th Place, 7th and Highland … Read more
Calling All Foodies & Susan Wiggs Fans: Win a KitchenAid Stand Mixer on 9/23
What could be more romantic than the only daughter of a romance writer getting married? Elizabeth Wiggs is the daughter of Jay and New York Times best-selling author Susan Wiggs. She was married this summer to hunk-a-hunk Canuck (Canadian) Dave here in Seattle. He is a second year law student at Northwestern University. Wiggs will … Read more
