Summer reading challenge

Seattle, Washington

We are home from our big trip to Holland and Germany, and our first stop was the library to check out the summer reading challenge. A declared the teenage "Book Bingo" to be too uninteresting and set out to develop her own. 100 squares of reading challenges. She's not finished yet, but I she's definitely within reach. And THEN she gets to start in on the tasks.

Love the art!

Summer is coming!

Seattle, Washington

When I got home from work this afternoon, I took a detour via our "berry patch" in the backyard. I could hardly carry them all in! Strawberries are here, and summer FAST behind them...

A day to roam

Seattle/Kent, Washington

8:15am: Headed out south on my bike to Seward Park to meet a friend. We walked the loop and then back on my bike
10:00am: Headed south to Kent. It should have been shorter than the 18+ miles it took to get there, but the Interurban trail was closed just north of Kent which sent me on an unmarked detour
12:15pm: Found "Cave Man Kitchen" in Kent and enjoyed a very basic beef sandwich. The staff even managed to find me some pickles to add a bit of green material (not a requirement for cavemen, apparently)
1:15pm: Met a friend at the Dilettante Cafe in Kent: molasses cookie and (rare for me) a small coffee
2:16pm: Boarded the #150 bus (with bike in front) for downtown Seattle
3:12pm: Arrived King Street Station and rode home to the CD
3:45pm: Left the house again for a work event
7:45pm: Home at last!

Total: 36.2 miles and a wonderful day of riding, friends, and adventure