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The Blue Angels are Here in Seattle!

The Blue Angels are here in Seattle for Seafair.  This is Seafair’s biggest weekend with the Blue Angels and the hydroplane races happening on Lake Washington.  Yesterday, I got to out on Lake Washington and watch the Blue Angels in a practice session for Saturday and Sunday’s big shows.  It was amazing to see all…Read More »

Have You Been to Woodinville's Wine Country?

I went to France this past weekend.  Ok, I didn’t really, but last Saturday I imagined I was transported to France when I sat down with a glass of wine in my hand and looked out over the valley in Woodinville.  It felt like spring was almost here in the Seattle area.  Spring was almost…Read More »

Snow In February in Seattle? Here's Where You Can Think Spring

Snow in Seattle in February? Sounds impossible but with temperatures predicted to go down into the 20′s later this week, it’s possible.  If you need a cure for the wintertime blues check out Molbak’s in Woodinville.  It’s a springtime frenzy with gorgeous flowering plants. Whites, blues, purples, pinks, and reds. Molbak’s is a feel good…Read More »

You've Been to Downtown Bellevue, But Have You Really Seen Downtown Bellevue?

Do you think of downtown Bellevue as a drive-through from the highway to the mall? I bet most Eastsiders zoom along NE 8th to the mall. Most have probably never walked around downtown Bellevue.   This should not come as a surprise, since downtown Bellevue was designed to accommodate a car culture. I’ve lived on Seattle’s…Read More »

Bellevue's Botanical Garden is Just Beautiful This Time of Year

It’s funny how we can take local places for granted. We always think something is so close by,  it’s easy to go anytime.  But sometimes time gets the best of us. I hadn’t been to The Bellevue Botanical Garden for several years.  Over the 4th of July, I had a friend visiting from Connecticut, so…Read More »

Congratulations to Seattle-Eastside Top Schools in the Nation

Seattle-eastside schools are some of the tops in the nation. US News recently published its top high schools in the nation and many eastside schools made the list. US News rated Bellevue’s International School as no. 10 in the country while highlighting Skyline in Sammamish, Woodinville High, Redmond High and others.  The International Community School…Read More »

A Sneak Peek At Bellevue's The Bravern Residences

You can shop to your heart’s content at The Bravern’s Neiman Marcus, Salvatore Ferragamo, Jimmy Choo and more. (There’s already a Facebook Fan Page for Jimmy Choo in Bellevue.) You can dine at several fabulous restaurants such as John Howie Steak and Wild Ginger. You can go to the spa at Elizabeth Arden’s Red Door,…Read More »

Welcome to The New Seattle/Eastside "Geek" Tour

Microsoft, Amazon and all the important technology spots are now part of a “geek” tour of the Seattle and the Eastside. There’s a lot of real estate important to the “geek” world in Seattle and on the eastside. There’s an opportunity to see the first Bellevue home of Jeff  Bezos, the home where he started…Read More »

You Know You Are In The Pacific Northwest When…

You know you’re in the Northwest when…you’re sitting on a boat in Lake Washington watching all the seaplanes land.  Seaplanes fly overhead and land in Lake Washington on a steady basis.  An Alaskan, Northwest kind of thing (think Northern Exposure), seaplanes are an important mode of transportation throughout the islands and the inlets of the…Read More »

Bellevue Art Museum ArtsFair is This Weekend

Bellevue’s show of shows, The Bellevue Art Museum ArtsFair is this weekend and in it’s usual place the parking garage of the mall. Where else but Bellevue would you find an art fair in such a venue, but it works!  It’s one of the summer events I’ve looked forward to over the last 23 years…Read More »


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