Out and about in Seattle? What has been billed as the “worst” storm in Seattle history (ask the kids and you may hear it’s the “best” storm) has ended up being a little less ferocious than at first thought. The National Weather Service has revised its predictions and now we are told that we will [...] Read more
Tag Archives: Seattle Parks
Carkeek Park in Ballard
A report on one of my favorite parks, not far from our home in Ballard, by my assistant Madeleine Anthony: Having spent my childhood in Seattle and now a mother, I must say that Carkeek Park is a favorite park in the north Seattle area. Between the Ballard and Greenwood neighborhoods at the edge of [...] Read more
November Sunset at Shilshole Bay Marina
Seattle. Ballard. Shilshole Bay. The marina at sunset. Welcome to one of the still, luminous moments to be experienced here in the Pacific Northwest. Next to Puget Sound, in the old Ballard neighborhood, lies Golden Gardens Park and Shilshole Bay Marina. These days Ballard is one of the cool Seattle destinations, and locals treasure the [...] Read more
Enjoy this West Seattle Remodeled Home with Camp Long as Your Back Yard
West Seattle Remodeled Home This thoroughly remodeled home sits in a quiet location alongside Camp Long, a 68 acre park, to the north and overlooking a green belt to the east. The home has been upgraded inside and out. Outside you’ll notice the quality deck railing, hardi-plank siding on the house, new vinyl sliding door [...] Read more
Gasworks Park
There are several reasons why Gas Works Park is a special place here in the Seattle area. Being central to the city, perched on the north bank of Lake Union in the Wallingford neighborhood and right on the Burke Gillman Trail, it provides fantastic views of the lake and Space Needle, and the city skyline. [...] Read more
Ravenna Park in Seattle’s Beloved Ravenna Neighborhood
There was once a creek running from Green Lake through Ravenna (then just a heavily wooded ravine) and down to Lake Washington. There was a mineral springs and giant evergreens, about 30 to 60 feet around. Is there a whisper of that time still echoing down the streets of Ravenna and dancing in the moonlight [...] Read more
