Blue Spa Ocean Bluff Studio

If relaxation is your desire, Seabrook’s newest business, Blue Spa massage studio, is your destination.

Owned and operated by Seabrook homeowner, Jim Whitney, Blue Spa recently opened its doors to wide acclaim with its ocean bluff location.   As the newest member of Seabrook’s group of retailers, Blue Spa is also one of the most anticipated.  After all, a day at the beach is synonymous with relaxation and rejuvenation and nothing could be more perfect than a day spa at the beach!

With the success of its original oceanfront location, Blue Spa now offers a second in-town studio just off of Front Street!  Opening today (July 29), the new space is ideal for those who want the convenience of an in-town location, an opportunity to invite friends and family for a massage party, or any other social gatherings. With access to a full kitchen, it is easy to entertain or be entertained at Blue Spa.

Each masseuse at Blue Spa is trained to address your specific needs and requests.  The studio offers a variety of massage styles including shiatsu, deep tissue, hot stone, and Swedish massage.  Don’t forget to take some time after your body work to relax,  have some tea or water, enjoy their offerings from Lil’s Pantry, read a book, or even take a nap – it is entirely up to you!

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In addition, couples massages are available and quite popular.  “People come to Seabrook to be able to share time with loved ones. Sharing a massage time, or taking a few hours to receive body work, relax and refresh together just makes sense.” says, Whitney, proprietor of Blue Spa.

Blue Spa offers a variety of treatments for anyone longing for a coastal massage. You can even experience a massage in the serene atmosphere of your Seabrook cottage during your stay. If you’d like to unwind in one of their locations in town, you can relax and refresh in the new Front Street location or delight in the opportunity to enjoy your massage in Blue Spa’s Studio overlooking the ocean. Let the sounds of the waves soothe your body and mind.

Visit the Blue Spa website for a full list of services, then schedule a massage for your next visit to Seabrook! For reservation, questions, or comments, call Blue Spa directly at (206)-755-9674.

Over the last two months, Seabrook’s Town Founder & President Casey Roloff hosted multiple webinars in which he previewed various Seabrook neighborhoods in more detail.

As our beach town grows, new parts of Seabrook emerge and become popular with our guests and buyers. In an attempt to further depict the image around these neighborhoods, as well as share their progress, everyone had the chance to attend 6 live webinars and find out about Seabrook’s progress firsthand. In addition, all webinar attendees had the exclusive chance to ask Casey any questions about the neighborhoods or Seabrook in general. Thank you to all who attended our webinars!

Starting with the general Seabrook overview of the neighborhoods, the webinars went into more depth on 5 different types of beach cottages:

• Madison Lane Cottages
• Front Street Townhomes
• East Main Cottages
• Alderwood Cottages
• NW Glen Oceanfront Homes

If you missed these webinars or just want to watch any of them again, you can now visit our Seabrook Webinars page and watch all of them on demand.

These live, short web-presentations have proven to be a great communication tool with our guests and followers. Stay tuned for more of these types of webinars in the near future! If you have any ideas of webinars you’d like to see about Seabrook, let us know in the comments below and we’ll be sure to consider them!

With a campfire burning, stars twinkling, and a warm breeze blowing, there’s nothing better than spending an evening outside with friends and family.  Such a perfect summer evening calls for the perfect summer dessert and there is nothing so quintessentially summer as a s’more!  All it takes is a few gooey marshmallows, a delicious chocolate bar, and a scrumptious graham cracker to create this classic summer treat. Whether you’re looking for a new take on the traditional recipe or just want to stick with what you now, here are five delicious s’mores recipes!

The Classic S’more

Nothing quite like the original!

1 large marshmallow
1 chocolate candy bar (1.5 oz)
1 graham cracker

Skewer the marshmallow on a long pointy stick over an open flame until it begins to brown and melt. Break the graham cracker in half and sandwich the chocolate between the cracker and the hot marshmallow.  Allow the marshmallow to cool for a moment before eating.

Chocolate Peanut Butter S’mores

Three of the most crave-able treats combined into one!

2 large chocolate chip cookies
1 teaspoon hot fudge ice cream topping
2 large marshmallows
1 full-size peanut butter cup

Spread the bottom of one cookie with fudge topping. Then, using a long pointy stick or a long-handled fork, heat the marshmallow over an open flame until golden brown, turning occasionally. Carefully place the marshmallow and a peanut butter cup on the fudge-topped cookie.  Top with remaining cookie and serve immediately.

Ginger & Caramel S’mores

Give your s’more a kick with gingersnaps and caramel-filled chocolate!

2 large ginger snaps
1 Ghirardelli dark chocolate-caramel square
1 large marshmallow

Place a Ghirardelli dark chocolate-caramel square on one of the two ginger snaps. Next, using a long pointy stick or a long-handled fork, heat the marshmallow over an open flame until golden brown, turning occasionally. Carefully place the marshmallow on the chocolate topped ginger snap.  Top with remaining ginger snap and serve immediately.

Nutella & Raspberry S’mores

If you’re nuts about Nutella, try this European take on the American classic!

1 tablespoon Nutella
2 large marshmallows
7 ripe raspberries
1 Honey Wafer, cut into quarters

You can purchase the delicious Honey Wafers from the Honey Wafer Baking Company in Illinois (don’t worry they ship!).  Started in 1925 by Macedonian immigrants, the original recipe brought over from Europe is still used today.  Take one of the 8” wafers and cut into quarters, using two quarters per s’more.  On one quarter, spread Nutella over one side of the wafer.  Next, skewer the marshmallow on a long pointy stick over an open flame until it begins to brown and melt.  Sandwich the marshmallow  between the Nutella covered wafer and the other quarter of the wafer.  Allow the marshmallow to cool for a moment before eating.

Banana S’mores

This gooey cousin of the s’more is so deliciously messy, it takes a fork to enjoy!

1 large marshmallow
1 chocolate candy bar (1.5 oz)
1 large banana, ripened to taste
1 graham cracker
Paring knife
Long pointy stick
Long-handled tongs
12” x 12” sheet of aluminum foil

Pull away one side of a banana’s peel, slit an opening about three quarters of the way through the banana and insert small chocolate pieces and marshmallows into the cut. Re-cover the stuffed banana with the banana’s peel, wrap the entire banana (peel and all) in foil. Lay the foil packet on the hot coals of the campfire for a few minutes. Once the chocolate and marshmallows are melted, carefully remove the foil packet with tongs. Open the packet, pull off the banana peel and crumble graham cracker crumbs on top. Place it in a bowl (it’s hot!), grab a fork (its messy), and enjoy.

In the last ten years, a new idea in community and urban planning has been evolving across the country. This idea, called a “Pocket Neighborhood,” is a principle of New Urbanist design and a concept developed by Ross Chapin, an award-winning architect in Langley, Washington.

On his blog, Pocket Neighborhoods, Ross tells us that, “pocket neighborhoods can take the form of clustered homes around a garden in a variety of configurations in small towns or suburban settings. In urban settings, pocket neighborhoods are likely to be attached or stacked apartments opening onto a shared courtyard.”

Pocket neighborhoods are springing up all over the world and if you’ve ever stayed in the Beach Camp, the Alder Cottages, or in one of the cottages surrounding Crescent Park, you’ve experienced a Pocket Neighborhood! Seabrook’s Town Planner, Laurence Qamar, is a strong proponent of pocket neighborhoods and believes that this “increment of urbanism […] merits close attention,” according to the New Urban Network article, Good developments come in small packages.

Homes in pocket neighborhoods are often somewhat smaller and closer together than homes in a typical suburban neighborhood. Interestingly however, the balance between public and private space makes these neighborhoods comfortable and quite private, yet easily allows the residents to develop relationships with the people living around them.

The details are what make these neighborhoods so special. In addition to the green space around which the homes are centered, Qamar worked with the Seabrook team to create layers of personal space between the common areas and the front door of the cottages here. Each layer provides privacy without eliminating the opportunity for eye contact and encouraging conversation. Examples of these layers employed at Seabrook include: a border of perennial plantings at the edge of the sidewalk, a low picket fence, a covered porch, and even the low ‘perchable’ railings that exist on front porches.

We invite you to experience the balance of public and private firsthand! On your next trip to the beach, look out for pocket neighborhoods at Seabrook and along the Washington coast. You’ll be surprised with what you’ll find.