Paul went on a school field trip to the ID — for some of the kids in the class, it was their first time in this neighborhood. (It's 15 minutes away.)
Paul came back raving about the restaurant where all the third graders ate. "Mama, it was so delicious! It was beautiful inside! And huge!" His glowing review convinced me go try Ocean Star, and see it through an 8-year-old's eyes.
Passionfruit and Yakult fruit tea from 一芳水果茶Yifangtea. Unexpected combination, really yummy!
Calla lily, rock rose, roses and iris, taken under a cloudy sky.
A Taipei-in-Seattle day: Din Tai Fung and Don't Yell At Me!
We inherited a yard full of roses from our home's previous owner. The largest are the size of an open hand; these are as small as a thumbnail.
Happy Mother’s Day from T-Mobile Park! Perfect weather for an M’s game. The Mariners hit a couple of home runs and won the game.
Happy 9 years old!
Move-a-thon day at school! Twenty laps around the baseball diamond in 45 minutes, on the hottest day so far of the year. Phew!
I bought a piano SIX years ago and just now got around to getting it tuned. Good news! The piano tuner says my Craigslist special is well made, in great shape and apparently, quite a steal.
Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander heritage month with a good book! Here are 10 fantastic picture books by AAPI Seattle-area authors and illustrators:
Happy reading!
Here's a link to my story for Seattle's Child.
Fun day trip with kids! Right next to the Bremerton ferry terminal, there a great park with big fountains and a FREE naval museum.
The naval museum has a cute kids play room on the second floor and friendly volunteers. Not far away, there's a navy ship you can tour too, the USS Turner Joy (admission $22 adults, $15 kids).
Our favorite was the harborside fountain park. There are pretty sculptures, and a series of huge fountains that erupt every now and then. Are they submarines? Orcas? Volcanoes? It's open to interpretation.
The last time I was in Bremerton was for a job interview at The Kitsap Sun in 2009, in the post P-I daze. (I did not get the job, which saved me from sleeping under my desk because final edition wrapped up after the last ferry!) Way overdue for a visit.
