After living in Southern California for so many years the one thing I forgot about the 4 seasons is how quickly they can change. Especially my favorite season Autumn. One day the branches are filled with yellow and red leaves and the next day those same branches are bare, the sky is silvery and there [...] Read More

I know Halloween is over but our pumpkins are still sitting on the front porch. Boy, am I behind! We had a GREAT time being scary while handing out candy to the brave kids in Queen Anne. Our costume concept started out as being ghosts and then colored sheets became involved (I am the one [...] Read More

This past Saturday was totally Indian Summer in Seattle! Bright blue sky, big white puffy clouds and temps in the low 70′s – just gorgeous! Sunday countered with a little drizzle and cloudy, gray skies. Time to relax and get cozy! The perfect day for a long walk all around Queen Anne. You can walk [...] Read More

Helene is in town from San Francisco and is staying with friend Bill who lives right up the street from us. His apartment is an old high school converted into an apartment building. There are a couple of these converted schools in Queen Anne and I was really curious about what the insides looked like. [...] Read More

As if delicious coffee wasn’t good enough now it’s artwork too! This exceptional expresso is from El Diablo Coffee Company in Queen Anne and the photo is courtesy of Gavin. I was curious of how baristas make the simple swirly design in lattes and Gavin told me that was nothing compared to the artwork that [...] Read More

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

What a GREAT idea! This one comes from 2 guys both named Greg who live in Seattle. They decided to put a new spin on pizza and make it as delicious, fresh and hot as possible! So they created Zaw! Thats what they did. Here’s what we did! First we walked a couple of blocks [...] Read More