Adventures in Seattle: The city that kidnapped our daughter

romantic getaway

In 2006 our lovely daughter and oldest child, left for college 1,000 miles away to the home of The Space Needle, Amazon, Grey’s Anatomy, and the world famous Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington. A spectacular view of Downtown Seattle from Alki Beach  That conniving city kidnapped her, kept her superbly happy and did not encourage her to return home. Alex spent four …

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Q: How do we find joy in our lives? A: We must look for it.

  Joy is the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally satisfying Life is what we make of it. We all have challenges and quite often most people will not share the struggles they may be suffering. Someone said to me recently that their life was joyless. I was surprised and saddened by her comment, from the outside her life seemed wonderful. Initially I didn’t know …

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Time in a Bottle

dad and baby on the beach

If you could save time in a bottle, what would you save? “If I could save time in a bottle The first thing that I’d like to do Is to save every day till eternity passes away Just to spend them with you”  From “Time in a Bottle “by Jim Croce   Where did the …

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Wordless Wednesday: Thoreau said it best.

“How important is a constant intercourse with nature and the contemplation of natural phenomena to the preservation of moral and intellectual health!” [Journal, 6 May 1851] Henry David Thoreau Do you have any favorite quotes about nature?

San Francisco: A wine dinner with Jordan Vineyard & Winery at Campton Place

A wine dinner in San Francisco? Yes please! Lately I have been having a blast interacting with great people on Instagram. I adore photography and truly enjoy seeing what Instagrammers (photographers) are capturing. I had a wonderfully engaging conversation via Instagram with the Campton Place Hotel in San Francisco all about our spectacular trip to the …

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San Francisco: A walking food tour adventure

What better way to spend an afternoon than to take a walking food tour in San Francisco! Once again Craig and I were traveling to San Francisco for business (him) and for(me – more news later). Now that I am a full fledged blogger, I need to use my time more effectively when I travel. …

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Milk & Honey: A neighborhood adventure

Another Guest Adventurer post from Christina! She finds the most fun and delicious places to visit! Christina can do the detective work for us! I can’t wait to go to this delightful cafe! Have you been? Adventures in your own backyard Sometimes the best adventures can be found in your own backyard. Such is the case with …

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