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Birthday Magic at Farrel-McWhirter Farm Park
The Farrel-McWhirter Farm park is a Redmond city park that also happens to be a working farm. Bunnies, goats, chickens, pigs, cows, horses, and ponies
Breakfast and Legos
The summer heat chased us from the apartment early; we were left wandering, in search of breakfast and air conditioning. What we found were legos. Lots and lots of legos. We discovered a new cafe/kids play area dedicated entirely to legos – big duplos for the littles downstairs, and upstairs massive amounts of regular legos. […]
A Note to Mom | Listen to Your Mother
13 Seattle area writers come together to share their thoughts and observations on Motherhood at Seattle’s inaugural production of the Listen to Your Mother show.
One of these things is a bad sign
Poison Oak warning sign at children’s playground
Saying no to pot bellied pigs
I wonder if there was at one time a pot bellied pig problem. I’d love to hear that story.
Little Free Libraries in Seattle
our neighborhood is full of these Little Free Libraries, and it does help to build a sense of community in the neighborhood.
Shrine
A plaque inside the shrine had the following invitation:
Leave your thoughts, prayers and wishes.
Twice a year they will be burned and your intentions will join the universe.
A beautiful day in the neighborhood
The day started out with a plan, and it was all Gem’s idea. We were going to go on a walking tour of all the beautiful flowers in our new neighborhood.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
There is a local family that goes all out with their Christmas decorations every year. Santa frequently stops by to pose for DIY photos, and they even have a snow making machine installed on the side of their house. They also collect for the NW Harvest food drive every year. Every where you look is […]
That’s one way to light a tree
Christmas tree decorated with lanterns