Travel log : Seattle Pike Place Market

Every time we go back to Seattle we try to pop by Pike Place Market for a visit and it is always a treat. This time it was just me and the girls and V was intent on following the little pig print path and sitting on the pig. We didn't have any planned stops and just meandered and took it all in. It was better that way. We watched the fishmongers, smelled the pretty flowers, listened to street music, and tasted a few things. Amidst our wandering there were a few dramatic meltdowns, stroller malfunctions and other things that come with traveling with little ones solo, but I will take it -- it is worth sharing with the girls a place full of some of my childhood memories.

They call the Pike Place Market the 'soul of Seattle', it has been around for over 100 years, and has this edgy Northwest charm that I have yet to see replicated anywhere else. It doesn't seem like a trip back home unless we hit the market, and of course take a ferry ride.

Music Monday : Beach House

Beach House is turning out another album tomorrow called Bloom. As a fan of their album Teen Dream, I am thrilled about this release. Enjoy this song... or this one too. Hope you had a wonderful weekend.

Week no. 19 : 7 things

This week I'm experimenting and sharing more insight of things that happened in my life offline...

1. I'm getting back into the habit of Yoga, I've gone 3 times so far this week.

2. We ate lots of yummy fresh berries.

3. I brought home a Fiddle Fig Leaf Tree, now I'm on the hunt for a great pot.

4. Bought the book on my wish list 36 Hours: 150 Weekends in the USA & Canada - it's perfect.

5. Jet Pens kindly sent me a few pens to try out and I am such a fan. 

6. Say Media did a little interview on me over here. (I guess this one is online.)
7. Vienna got to visit a pony named Kirby on a farm, she was in heaven.

I hope you will all have a fantastic Mother's Day weekend! Happy Mother's Day Mom.

// photos by me (except #1 - which is a clip from a Lululemon ad.)

Allo Allo

Want to take a quick mock trip to Paris? Check out this really rad video clip by Land of Nod Inc. (no, not the children's furniture store). After seeing this I want to hop on the next plane to France, well I pretty much always want to do that, but what a good reminder. Also, check out this beautiful Love Letter to Coney Island. What these guys are doing with film is remarkable, it feels as if you are really along enjoying the experience, down to the tiny details. For the moment, it is feeding my wanderlust.

Jar of Cake - Löffle Mich

Bright, bold and well packaged, wouldn't this Löffle Mich jar of cake be a perfect gift for someone, or a delicious surprise at a picnic? I love the fun nature of it, well I love anything mini in a jar for that matter. If you are near Austria from what I can tell from my loose rusty German 'Löffle Mich' means something along the lines of 'Spoon me', right? You can find them here.

// via Blog Milk + Dieline

Music Monday : Porcelain Raft

I came across Porcelain Raft this morning and am currently listening to their album Strange Weekend, so far so good. Mauro Remiddi is the composer/writer/musician behind the sound who is from Rome but is currently living in New York City. I heard an interview where he mentioned this album is about layers of humming noises and power station sounds that he heard outside his window while growing up in Rome. That conceptual reference offers great insight into the brilliant sound. Here is a video of the song called "Unless You Speak From Your Heart" and the track Drifting in and Out is also nice. I hope you had a nice weekend and are enjoying your Monday.

Eating our way through Seattle...

Looking back over my trip photos from Seattle a common delicious food thread was interlaced throughout. Many thanks to my good food loving friend Stephanie who took me around and showed me her favorite places. Crazy to me is that growing up near Seattle, I had never been to any of these, my foodie side has obviously emerged since back in the day. We were able to see some of the best of Seattle in just a few short days -- I feel as if we delightfully ate our way through this rainy town!

Here is the top ten (not in any particular order):

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