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Alright, so it’s actually Saturday, and I haven’t posted anything since we started our vacation, and these pictures aren’t even of us on vacation, but I wanted to get these posted and out of the way so I can start with the vacation pictures proper without this hanging over my head. The day before we left…
No “last day of school” pictures from me. I do pictures on the first day and I figure that’s good enough. Besides, I’m snapping pictures of the kids all the time. At least, I’m trying to. A couple of weeks ago one of the boys in August’s Boy Scout troop was working on his Eagle…
Looking for something different to give dad this Father’s Day? The Pike Place Market has a couple of offerings that might be of interest. For $199 and $229 there are two themed baskets on offer, both of which involve some tasty liquid, food, and a Market Charm. More on the Market Charm in a moment….
Seattle Pacific University’s Camp Casey Conference Center is opening to the public June 17 from 12 – 4 when historians will lead guided tours of what was once Washington’s fourth largest military base. While much of Whidbey Island’s Fort Casey is still open to the public as a state park, including the decommissioned gun batteries,…
This past weekend Déla competed in the 2016 Emerald City Feis. This annual competition is just one of many held around the country, but the only one held here in Seattle. She competed in several dances, with the first one at 8:30 in the morning, the first dance of the day. Only problem was, we…
To say this was a crazy busy weekend would be an understatement. Here is an overview of what we went through. Déla and I got up and left the house about 7:40, a little later than we had hoped. We had to get downtown to the convention center where she was competing in the Emerald…
The annual Folklife Festival is coming this upcoming Memorial Day weekend, May 27 – 30. As the whole event is “family friendly” it takes something special to set itself apart. The Discovery Zone is just the thing. In addition to specific kid-centric performances and workshops there is, pardon the expression, more to discover. Think of this…
We signed the kids up for the Mariners Kids Club again this year. Well, three of them. The increase in price was one major factor, from $15 to $20, and the number of games that we would attend this summer is sort of, well, we already have a packed schedule. There are games when I…
Following up on my blog post from last week regarding my family’s membership at the Woodland Park Zoo, I received a phone call from the membership department. Honestly, I did not expect one, but was not terribly surprised. I spoke with the membership customer coordinator and we spent a fair amount of time on the…
I have a major problem with the way our local zoo, the Woodland Park Zoo, conducts its membership. I had a problem when the local zoo and aquarium stopped featuring a joint membership, but that’s not what I want to talk about. Yes, it used to be that a family could pay one fee for…