We're in our third apartment since getting married, and each time we seem to get a bit closer to our ideal of balancing work and fun, space and stuff, hospitality and retreat.

Sunset on Alki Beach (6 photos) Enjoy this series from a summer evening that we took across the street from our apartment... [more]

Moving in & decorating! (16 photos) Our new plan was to take the blank canvas of our new apartment, decorate it in a hospitable and attractive manner, and then pare down our stuff so that it would all fit easily and be accessible... [more]

Our new home on Alki Beach (28 photos) Here's a little virtual tour of our new digs, built in 1926 by a jeweler family. The brick building is 9 units, all one floor. The units feel like little separate beach cottages... [more]

The U-District neighborhood (11 photos) This is the cute view out our floor-to-almost-ceiling front windows. We love our little colorful cottages across the street. And if it's clear and we look the right direction, we can see mountains... [more]

Living in a studio (6 photos) Photos of our living room, office, kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom as best as we could squeeze into our studio in Ravenview... [more]

More highlights from the area (10 photos) There's a waterfront trail within walking distance. It leads from the Museum of History & Industry over Union Bay to the Arboretum through a connected series of islands and floating paths... [more]

Moving into Ravenview (10 photos) Welcome to our building! These are the Ravenview Apartments. We are three from the right on the ground floor. Of course, it's a high ground floor -- note the hill we have to climb up and compliment our shapely quads next time you see us!... [more]

An aerial progression (9 photos) The Western Hemisphere from satellite. If you're ever crossing the Pacific, watch out for that heavy black line -- it stains... [more]