Sheila.Cain
A lifelong Washingtonian, Sheila Cain writes about everything from technology and architecture to food and the outdoors. She lives in Seattle’s Phinney Ridge neighborhood with her husband, son, dog and three cats.
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Well Being
5 Things You Never Knew You Could Do At the Library
Last year, a Gallup poll counted visiting the library as the most common cultural activity Americans engage in–by far. To the surprise of many, the opinion poll showed that library visits outpaced the next most popular activity – going to the movies – by nearly 2 to 1. Of course the whole world changed since […]
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Parenting
4 Ways to (Maybe) Connect With Teens During the Pandemic
If you had told me a month ago that my son would show even the slightest bit of interest in participating in an all-hands housecleaning effort, I wouldn’t have believed you. But these are not normal times. It was the suggestion of this exact activity that somehow enticed my 17-year-old high school junior out of […]
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Healthy Eating
This Is the Spring Produce You’ve Been Waiting For
The beauty of living in a global marketplace is the fact that we can walk into nearly any grocery store and buy whatever fruit or vegetable we want, regardless of time of year. Looking for zucchini in April? Growers in Mexico are happy to stock our shelves. Missing those juicy Honey Crisp apples picked from […]
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Pets
Keeping Up With Fido: A Game Plan for Spoiling Your Dog
I used to think my dog, Penny, was a pretty lucky pooch. She gets two outings a day (one is usually a visit to the dog park), she spends her days snoozing on the floor in my office, and she dines on protein-packed, grain-free dog food. Then I met Shaker. Shaker is my friend Kyle’s […]
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Inspiration
Putting Pen to Paper Makes Communications More Meaningful
One evening, when I was in my early twenties and working at a small weekly newspaper, I met my parents for dinner at a restaurant in Tukwila, Washington; the halfway point between my home in Everett and theirs in Tacoma. That was more than 20 years ago, and while I can’t remember details of the […]
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Well Being
Get Started With Zero-Waste Food Shopping
When I head to the grocery store, I often look like I’m going rather than coming. Because I try to avoid acquiring as much packaging as possible while shopping, I’m usually toting a number of empty glass containers into the store to fill with dried beans, spices, cereal, pasta, and other items from the bulk […]