Honk! If you love Seattle!! honk honk Seattle, in addition to being the “Emerald City,” is also the Land of Festivals. Every little neighborhood, enclave and organization within the city limits throws at least one soirree during the year. As you approach Seattle Summer, which starts just after Fourth of July regardless of what the almanac
Long-time readers will know that Anner and I have sort of gotten caught up in the world of textiles. In fact, that might be a bit of an understatement. From the embroidery work in Peru to the amazing printed designs in Tanzania, the colors of the Mongolian gers to the Bali batiks, and on to the
Welcome back to Barcelona’s street art scene! If there’s one thing you can say about Barcelonans, they certainly prefer their street art colorful! One of my absolute favorite artists does, I think, nothing but stencils. SM172, you do great work! Though it wasn’t really my style, I’d be remiss if I didn’t also include the
As we work our way through the mental re-entry-into-Seattle-life challenges, Anner and I both have been getting the itch to do something creative. We haven’t had a lot of time yet, what with job hunting, painting the walls (not really so creative), bringing the garden back to where we enjoy seeing it again (mostly weeding),
Sometimes we find adventure right here at home! File this one under ENGINEERING MARVELS! Wonder where all our fascination with bridges came from on the trip? Why Aaron or I was always yelling “BRIIIDGE!!!”? Well, therein lies a tale. Let me whet your appetite, though, with just a couple of our most memorable bridges. For nine