by Leslie Patson | 31st May 2011
There are millions of tulips blooming around Queen Anne. Make that a gazillion if you include the ones growing along the sides of my house! A couple of these blooms are the result of bulbs I actually stuck in the ground last Autumn (a “gift” left hanging on the front door from some Realty company) [...] Read More
by Leslie Patson | 9th May 2011
Thanks to everyone who helped make my birthday so super cozy, I really had a lovely lovely day (it was perfect!). After Marc made me delicious scrambled eggs for breakfast and had me open my presents (more about that later) I was finally about to get into the shower (it was already about 11:30!) when [...] Read More
by Leslie Patson | 25th April 2011
It turns out you actually do not have to fly to Holland to see fields and fields of beautiful blossoming tulips! In fact you just have to drive about one hour North of Seattle to the Skagit Valley to see rows and rows of tulips in every color imaginable! That is what we found this [...] Read More
by Leslie Patson | 13th April 2011
At first you fashionistas out there (and I know there are plenty of you!) might think this is a close up of a new Missoni print and that is a good guess but very very wrong!. This is in fact an aerial view of a tulip field in the Netherlands!!!! Pretty incredible right? Thank you [...] Read More
by Leslie Patson | 12th September 2010
How lucky am I? No sooner do I write a post about Jello Mold Farm asking the burning question, why did they name their farm Jello Mold? then do I meet the proprietors Diane and Dennis at the Queen Anne Farmer’s Market just this past Thursday evening! It was the “dinner plate Dahlia” that first [...] Read More
by Leslie Patson | 3rd September 2010
I’d love to hear the story of how they came up with this name for their farm! At the end of Queen Anne Ave. North is a neighborhood market called Eat Local. It is fabulous and filled with mostly prepared meals hand-made in their kitchen from scratch using all local, organic products served in biodegradable [...] Read More
by Leslie Patson | 26th July 2010
Cozyland loves Hydrangeas and Queen Anne seems to know that – they are everywhere and in every color, shape and size. Driving home today from getting our cars weighed (don’t ask…) we took the scenic route through the neighborhood on Highland Drive and stopped for a minute at Marshall Park to check out the gorgeous [...] Read More