Nooks are sometimes TechBooks- and sometimes architectural features.
Nostalgic find at the Mercer Island Thrift Store
How a Mercer Island mom survives holiday hype, Christmas carols and the gimmies and want'ums.
This is a strange chapter for me to be writing. Alice and I didn’t have children so I never had to get into conversations concerning the “birds and the bees.”
High pressure too far west over the Pacific in wintertime means a good possibility of freezing nights and — maybe — snow.
Here's an example of a highly visible but unfortunate builder "spec" home on W. Mercer Way as you exit I-90.
Celebrating Thanksgiving in the Ownership Society.
Tackling kitchen cabinet painting, one cabinet at a time. Lacquer, anyone?
Restriping of the roadway, landscaping, moving traffic signs, traffic curbs and minor sidewalk repairs remain the final tasks to be completed.
Remember when I said that the atmosphere likes to jump into a weather pattern and keep that pattern for a time? Say hello to high pressure for a while.
Does anyone else think that Thanksgiving has slipped from "togetherness and turkey" to "buy and binge" Black Friday?
Get the latest updates from the Mercer Island City Council Meeting.
What could a dog and a cat teach a parent about sibling rivalry? Apparently, quite a lot.
The sixth installment of my fictional account of how the state was split in two. This chapter focuses on "Starting Out in the Ownership Society”.
Lee was a boy's lacrosse assistant coach for the past three seasons and was part of the Islanders’ 2011 coaching staff that lifted the Washington state lacrosse championship.
Here's 25 "Mid-Century Modern" rules to live by
A shoe-box full of a grandparent's photos give an impression of what the "Mid-Century" was really like.
Snow lovers will have to settle for a "first-date" Friday through Sunday.
Recent reports of a countrywide dip in home values doesn't mean that every town (or Island) is affected equally.
Meet The Bookends — and don’t let their laid-back style fool you; this group knows how to have some serious fun with books.
Choosing your child's first school can be a challenge. What local preschool did you pick, and why?
A pillow from Finnish design house Marimekko proves that detail matters. Don't you think?
Here's 20 tips on how to keep your home truly mid-century modern (or keep its original charm — no matter the period).
On picking another bold color in the quest to update and renovate our Mid-Century Modern-style home on Mercer Island.
Geeking out at the BAM George Nelson exhibit.
The next installment of a fictional account on political infighting that split the state in two.
This weekend I watched a generation of grandchildren try to comprehend a "life celebration" in the midst of the death of their grandmother.It was an ending and a beginning at the same time.
Computer models show that the Puget Sound Lowlands are “flirting with a snow pattern” from now until next weekend.
In an alternate reality, Washington state divides itself into two states.
How can we teach our kids that the $100 they want for Nikes could change the future for a Latin American family? How do we tell a college-age child to stop "milking it"?
Slow down and enjoy the leaves at these five spots on Mercer Island before they're gone — I've shared some photos from our garden of our autumn delights — best time of the year!
Did you know the largest source of pollution in Lake Washington and the Puget Sound is rainwater runoff from your property?
Hiding from Halloween? What if I don't volunteer for the classroom party? What if I don't drag out the home decorations? What if I just eat the candy? Does this make me a "slacker mom?"
Just in time for Halloween parties, a sugar cookie recipe that's dairy free! Go ahead, have fun decorating sugar cookies and eating them too!
My reasons for voting NO on I-1125
How the World Trade Organization riots in Seattle and a pair of cantankerous twins — who later became Olympia politicians — ruined my aspirations of public service.
Humans (that includes most of us) like to feel important and that leads to “tasty gossip tidbits” being “augmented” in the retelling.
Is your book group stuck in a muck of depressing reads?
What color do you paint kitchen cabinets?
The Twins and I go way back and I suppose they would hardly call me one of their best friends, but I did go up to their house to play.