Archive for Seattle
July 6, 2009 at 9:16 am · Filed under Cheap Dates, Cheap Dating, Cheap Pacific Northwest, Fun Things to Do with Kids, Seattle, Seattle Culture ·Tagged Cheap & Free, Cheap Dates, Cheap Family Fun, fun things to do in Seattle, Seattle, Seattle Culture
MOHAI in Seattle. courtesy: The Survive & Thrive Boomer Guide
Hey kids,
Check this out! I was on the non-consumer gal’s website and ”Alunachic” posted this comment
I remembered Bank of America has an offer for free museum admission by showing your debit card. I’m not sure where you bank, but a quick check revealed several museums with free admission via Bof A debit card.
Here’s the link for Bank of America Museums. Seattle WA has:
- Museum of History and Industry (in the Montlake District, near UW).
- Wing Luke Asian Museum (The ID – International District), a cool little spot, which you would drive right past if you weren’t looking for it.
- Northwest African American Museum (I’ve never been there. Check it out.)
These places are free on the first full weekend of every month. You need a B/of/A piece of ID. Thanks Alunachic.
Wow, I just checked NYC. MOMA’s on the list. I love this. And, the Whitney. I need to make sure my next trip to the East Coast is the right weekend. Maybe, I should look at LA, too. I go there from time to time to see my daughter.
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July 4, 2009 at 8:08 am · Filed under Cheap Pacific Northwest, Seattle, Seattle and Pacific Northwest ·Tagged Cheap & Free, Cheap Family Fun, fun things to do in Seattle, Seattle
Take a Camera to the Seattle Center for Cheap Fun!
I was just exploring WordPress and I found a Kindred Spirit.
The gal at the blog The Unconsumer Advocate sounds a lot like me, when I was younger. I’ve already raised my kids, but I used to try to find cool things to do that were cheap or free in Seattle when my kids were younger.
Anyway, I thought I’d send some of my pals to this blog (written by Katy) for more cheap ideas. (Honestly, I don’t know this person, but she sounds cool.)
>>>Learned something from Katy: It’s good to know that renting a kayak was a long wait. I didn’t know how bad it would be, but I’m not surprised.
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July 4, 2009 at 7:38 am · Filed under Cheap Pacific Northwest, Fun Things to Do with Kids, Seattle, Seattle and Pacific Northwest ·Tagged Cheap & Free, Cheap Dates, Cheap Family Fun, cheap fun, Marymoor, Redmond WA, Seattle, Vacations with Kids
I couldn't find a pic of Marymoor. Let's try this instead...
Cheap is good. Free is better. Check out the Marymoor Outdoor Movies.
The suggested price is $5.00, but you don’t have to pay it. So, it’s free for people like me (and you). Check out these movies at Marymoor Park in Redmond WA.
By the way, I think that a lot of my taxes go to support the King County Parks, I want all of you to get MY money’s worth!
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July 2, 2009 at 9:13 am · Filed under Ballard, Cheap Dates, Cheap Pacific Northwest, Seattle, Seattle Culture ·Tagged Ballard, Ballard Seattle, Cheap & Free, Cheap Dates, Cheap Family Fun, cheap fun, fun things to do in Seattle, Seattle, Seattle Culture, Seattle Dogs
Ballard Sunday Market
I want everyone to know how much fun the Ballard Sunday Farmers Market was last week. It’s almost as good as hanging around with the hippies in New Zealand. If you can’t wait until winter (here) to go to summer (NZ), you must check out Ballard Avenue. I’m going to be writing about all the cool places for dogs in the city (Seatown). One hint: cute dogs frequent Ballard.
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June 27, 2009 at 4:55 am · Filed under Cheap Dates, Cheap Pacific Northwest, Seattle, Seattle Culture ·Tagged Cheap & Free, Cheap Dates, Cheap Dating, cheap fun, fun things to do in Seattle, Seattle, Seattle Culture
Can I Still Ride on the Camels?
Try these three Seattle art museums to catch new trends and make new friends: SAM (Seattle Art Museum) or SAM’s little sisters: Seattle Asian Art Museum or Olympic Sculpture Park. (Click on the SAAM link above to see free days at these museums.)
I am sad that China keeps their own stone animals out in the open air, but Seattle replaced our camels with fakes. Come on! My brothers and I used to sit on the camels in the 50s to take silly pictures. It was something free to do. Man, I think our museums and zoos were all free in the 50s and 60s.
Now Seatown peeps need to wait for special days to get a hit of culture That’s a rip. (I guess it’s better than nothing.)
Parents who don’t take their kids to see the camels (even if they are fake camels) should be sued for child abuse. I love my city! Free Museums NOW! Hello…London has free museums!
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June 15, 2009 at 5:47 pm · Filed under Cheap Pacific Northwest, Dating, Seattle, Seattle and Pacific Northwest, Seattle Culture ·Tagged Cheap & Free, Cheap Dates, cheap fun, fun things to do in Seattle, Seattle, Seattle Culture
EMP is not a tourist trap. Experience Music Project is a true shrine to Seattle Rock. Take 3 visionaries: Paul Allen, Frank Gehry, and Jimi Hendrix, then shake. Voila, it’s Magic.
After driving past the EMP Seattle Building for ages, I finally decided to stop in. This place is amazing.
Click here for my REVIEW OF EMP. I love my city. In the summer, Seattle is as beautiful as Switzerland. In the winter, it’s a tiny knock off of London. If we could beam up parts of Musee d’Orsay, there would never be a reason to leave.
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June 15, 2009 at 12:02 am · Filed under Seattle, Seattle and Pacific Northwest, Seattle Culture ·Tagged Cheap & Free, Chihuly, EMP, Seattle, Seattle Culture
Six Degrees of Dale Chihuly
The title of this post is a spoof of: Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, which is a trivia game, based on the concept of the small world phenomen. The Six Degrees game rests on the assumption that any actor can be linked through his or her film roles to actor Kevin Bacon within six steps.
My contention is that in Small Town Seattle, any Seattleite can be linked to another Seattleite by one or two degrees of separation. For example, there’s someone who used to be part of my family who went to school with Bill Gates. That’s two degrees of separation, I believe.
And, in a serendipitous moment, I met Dale Chihuly in a parking lot. That links me to the famous artist in one degree. And, Chihuly is one of my idols. It was like running into Mick Jagger in a grocery store. (Mssr Chihuly gave me a beautiful book of his glassworks.)
It was so totally random, but very meaningful to me because I was on my way to see the inside of the Frank Gehry building (EMP), the music shrine to Jimi Hendrix. When I looked at the organic qualities of the Gehry building, I kept thinking about the similarities between Experience Music Project’s shell and the organic sea shells of Chihuly’s spiritual glass shapes.
Wow. I love Seattle. And, I love the people here. Thank you, Dale Chihuly, for being a regular guy and not a prima donna.
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June 14, 2009 at 6:32 am · Filed under Cheap Dates, Cheap Pacific Northwest, Fun Things to Do with Kids, Seattle ·Tagged Cheap & Free, Cheap Dates, Cheap Family Fun, cheap fun, Dog Parks, fun things to do in Seattle, Seattle Parks, Vacations with Kids
Kayaker on Lake Union (photo courtesy of Mfranck at Wikipedia)
Where are the best Seattle Parks by the water? I’ve lived in Seattle all my life (with some time out: Waikiki & So Cal). I would never steer you wrong.
Tourists and Newbies need my quickie map of Seattle Parks by the water. Go to the article to see the approximate locations of Myrtle Edwards, Alki Beach, Gas Works Park, Magnuson Park, and Green Lake. Seattle has tons of waterside parks, but these are easy to find and worth the extra effort. Rock on.
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June 13, 2009 at 7:55 am · Filed under Cheap Dates, Cheap Pacific Northwest, Seattle ·Tagged Cheap & Free, Cheap Dates, Dog Parks, fun things to do in Seattle, Seattle, Seattle Culture, Seattle Dogs
Seattle Loves Dogs
Some of the best places in Seattle, to meet people over 30, require a certain level of silly gregariousness. Seatown has its share of cool and weird things to do, but here are some places where making friends is easy.
Rescue, Borrow, or Buy a Dog to Make Friends
When looking to meet people in Seattle, it’s helpful to get a dog. Seattle and the surrounding burbs are fashionably dog friendly and dog owners are usually gregarious people. Cave dwellers own cats.
(Photo Credit: lisasolonynko)
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