have you met marley?

I think the two people who frequent adventures of a traveler.create have. But in case there are others out there who haven't, and just because sometimes he is just too cute, Marley is making his blog debut.

Marley (why yes that is his teddy in the background!)

One of his favorite places

Marley has some big yawns

Another favorite place

Marley likes to help with projects too

This is Marley's favorite activity (except when the sun goes down ;) )

So there you have it.  Marley says it's nice to meet you all in blog-land!

-shauna

the savory cupcake.

Oh how I love my eggs for breakfast on the weekends! But lately, I've been skipping the starch.  This means bread in all forms.  No toast to sopp up those runny yolks.  So I've been getting creative with breakfast.  The latest concoction was bacon and egg cups...or a savory cupcake.  The beauty of this dish is how quick and easy it is to throw together, and the culinary freedom it offers.  Got veggies you need to use up? Bam! Throw 'em in. Got cheese you've been meaning to use? Boom! Done!

The Savory Cupcake
Makes 3

You will need:
muffin pan
4 slices of bacon
3 eggs
a few veggie pieces (i used a few mushroom pieces)
a sprinkling of cheese (i used gorgonzola)

Heat oven to 350
Grease/spray/butter (whatever your greasing method of choice is) your muffin pan.  Cut one slice of bacon into three pieces.  Use pieces to line bottom of three muffin holes.  Line sides with a piece of bacon each.  Put in veggies (there won't be too much room, so don't go crazy).  Crack yo egg in each one.  Sprinkle tops with cheese and slide on into the oven.
Cook about 20 min, until eggs are set.

Remove and pop savory cupcakes out.  Then, enjoy.

-shauna

k is for kindle.

My mom and dad got me an Amazon Kindle for my birthday.  I love it! But I actually felt it was a bit too thin for me to hold comfortably when reading.  I also knew I needed to protect it from scratches, gunk, and anything else that life might throw its way.  I decided to make my very own Kindle Cover.  It took some thought and planning.  This was one of those projects that I think on for much longer than it would take to just do it.  But in the end I was happy with it.  Take a look...

See!? Nice and snug in its holder.  I used two pieces of cardboard inside to offer some sturdy protection and a piece of elastic to hold the Kindle in place.  Considering covers can run a good $30 or so through Amazon, I was pretty happy with how this little guy turned out!

-shauna

the underground.

Sometimes, when special friends come to visit, you find yourself playing tourist in your own city. This is precisely what happened when my dear friend Jill hopped into town. Back in March, when I visited her in Abu Dhabi (yes, I know, I still need to post about this!), we talked about taking the Seattle Underground Tour. SO that's what we did. Here are a few shots to give you an idea of what we saw...

We learned about the so called "seamstresses" of Seattle. And Madam Lou Graham, and her gender inclusive policies.  We learned of the fires, the sewage issues (glad those are taken care of), and why the skylights we step on daily look purple now.  We learned a bit about the suspected ghosts that still wander the underground and the about the rat infestation that closed the whole underground down for decades.  All in all, although a bit cheesy at times, it was worth going.  Even as a Seattleite.

More tourist adventures to come soon!

-shauna