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2013
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The Trossachs Neighborhood, Sammamish WA Trossachs is a wonderful neighborhood located on the south east side of Sammamish. The Trossachs neighborhood is served by the award winning Issaquah School District and students there would attend Cascade Ridge Elementary, Beaver Lake Middle School and...
04/30/2013
Silent Sunday, Look UP near Poo Poo Point in Issaquah WA Driving south through Issaquah Front Street becomes the Issaquah Hobart Road. Between Squak Mountain and Tiger Mountain there is a place called Poo Poo Point. It’s a high hill with a bald spot you can see from a distance. If you lo...
04/28/2013
Wordless Wednesday, Look Up; There are Tulips in the Trees Look up; there are Tulips in the trees! Last week when we toured the Tulip Fields of RoozenGaarde, I couldn’t help but notice these tulips in the trees. Today I’m posting just the one picture. If you care to see the other recent Tulip...
04/24/2013
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Silent Sunday, Tell a Tale of Tulips Game Last week while visiting the show gardens of RoozenGaarde in the Skagit Valley, about 90 minutes from Sammamish, we noticed the great names of many of the flowers. In my Wordless Wednesday Tulips 2013 post, I highlighted many groups of flowers througho...
04/20/2013
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Wordless Wednesday, Tulips 2013 Yesterday was our day to take in the tulips of the Skagit Valley. I’ve heard that outside of Holland, the Skagit Valley produces more Tulip bulbs than anywhere else in the world. We visited the display gardens of RoozenGaarde this year. My pictures below do not...
04/17/2013
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Eastlake Sammamish Park, Silent Sunday Eastlake Sammamish Park, (aka ESP) is a place to play, party & picnic. Located at the on the northern side of Sammamish is Eastlake Sammamish Park. The covered area can be reserved for group events. The ball fields are busy this time of year with Eastlak...
04/14/2013
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On Nights Like This, I Miss the Kingdome On nights like this, I miss the Kingdome. I purchased tickets for tonight’s Mariners game against the Texas Rangers a few weeks back for a fundraiser. Normally, on 50 degree days and colder nights, if I’m going to watch my Mariners play, it’s from the co...
04/13/2013
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Wordless Wednesday, Cherry Blossoms in Sammamish Cherry Blossoms are busting out all over the Northwest. These white blossoms are set against some pink, making a nice color contrast. Our daffodils are blooming and the Tulip Festival in La Conner has started. I’ll be making my annual trip there...
04/03/2013
What’s a Neighborhood Review, aka a Gladys Kravitz Clause? What’s a neighborhood review, also known as a Gladys Kravitz Clause? Gladys Kravitz was a character in the 1960’s show “Bewitched.” She was forever staring out her window seeing the Stevens’ household in some unique set of circumstan...
04/01/2013
