We usually try to visit my husband’s family in New Zealand every other year. We were due to visit in 2020… when all travel plans got put on hold. So when the news broke lastContinue reading
A Barrio Logan Teaser
Yesterday, we dropped by Barrio Logan to kill some time while my younger daughter was at a birthday party not too far away. We parked not far from Chicano Park, so of course we strolledContinue reading
Washington National Parks Vacation: Seattle
Seattle doesn’t have any National Parks, but it was our final stop on our summer vacation and so it deserves a write-up. We took a leisurely drive from our AirBnB near Sedro-Woolley to Seattle, stickingContinue reading
Washington National Parks Vacation: North Cascades and Surroundings
After a long delay… let’s get back to our Washington State Summer vacation! My last installment had us touring around the Olympic Peninsula. Because I did not think to book our ferry tickets far enoughContinue reading
Riverside Lights
I’m going to take a short break from writing up our summer vacation in Washington – if I’m still writing up a summer vacation in December, then clearly there is no need to be timely!Continue reading
Washington National Parks Summer Vacation: The Olympic Peninsula
We visited the State Capitol building on our last morning in Olympia, but I am not the State Capitols freak in the family and so I won’t spend anytime telling you about that. It wasContinue reading
Washington National Parks Summer Vacation: Olympia and Mt. Rainier
I confess that we chose the Washington National Parks for our summer vacation this year for largely pragmatic reasons: Washington state had a high vaccination rate, the flight from San Diego to Seattle would beContinue reading
Washington National Parks and a Little Bit More: Awards Show Version
We missed out on the special fourth grade park pass last year because we decided not to take our planned trip to Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, and Glacier National Parks due to the pandemic. Lucky forContinue reading
Something Splendid: A Very Kiwi Scene
I had this photo in a folder of potential “Where in the World” photos but looking at it today, I realized it can’t be a Where in the World quiz. It is too quintessentially NewContinue reading
An Encinitas Afternoon
I have an Encinitas outing that was so nice we did it twice – once just me and my husband and once with the kids, too. Start near The Lumberyard shopping center in Encinitas. SinceContinue reading