Pop quiz. Jeanne hasn’t blogged recently because she decided to take a last-minute, week-long trip to: a.) Wal-Mart (my husband can afford it)b.) Gatorland, the Alligator Capitol of the Worldc.) Seattle Okay. Too easy. Obviously I couldn’t resist a chance to stock up on these GREAT souvenirs. Here’s the problem. I talk to Grace on a regular […]
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If you followed my Seattle series, you saw quite a few photos of the city, Dot Island, Sucia, San Juan, and the various Sparrows. For those of you who would like to see even more, here are links to my facebook albums: Seattle, Days 1-6 Dot Island, Sucia, and San Juan Bellingham and Capitol Hill
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Dreams fascinate me. In the Bible, God sometimes spoke through dreams, and I believe He still does on occasion. Dreams can also be symbolic. Just ask Freud. (Or, better yet, don’t. I have a traumatic memory from when I was thirteen and I made the mistake of telling my mom about a frightening dream I
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How does this happen? I turn my back on this blog for a few minutes, and next thing I know, two weeks have passed. There’s only one logical explanation. When I think of it, I’ll let you know. Oh, well. As I was saying, our last day in Seattle was more about stories than photos,
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Thursday we continued our island hopping adventures. First stop: Sucia, a destination island for boating and camping enthusiasts from all over the world. Bellingham Marina in the morning sunlight. Grace, Harper Sparrow, and Curtis, on board and ready to go. Curtis and George reviewing the boating charts for the San Juan islands. Barnacles on a
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The astute reader will have noticed that I removed the word “Seattle” from today’s title. (Good job, astute reader. Pat yourself on the back. Okay, now pat your head and rub your stomach. Now do the hokey pokey. Are you video taping this? I sure hope so.) “Seattle” is missing, because we spent Wednesday through
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Curtis and Grace leading worship at Cross Sound Church on Bainbridge Island Ferry fun times: Harper Sparrow and Pepe Luscious Sparrow Laughing Sparrow Lovable Sparrow Familiar Seattle skyline It’s another gray day today, so we plan to go to the Kurt Cobain exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum, then to Pike Place Market. Tomorrow, depending
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Flora. Flowers growing around the Gypsy Cottage yard . . . Marigolds Thistle I don’t know what kind of flower this is. Do you? Fauna. Bird bath . . . Okay, so I cheated a little. But her middle name is Sparrow. Happy, clean little Sparrow. Oh my, her fluffy noggin smells so good. The Sparrow is
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Here are a few photos from our adventure last night: The sign outside Molly Moon’s Ice Cream in Wallingford. Molly Moon’s introduced a new flavor, Bumberberry, in honor of the Bumbershoot Festival which will take place Labor Day weekend. (Bob Dylan is headlining this year!) Fremont Abbey Arts Center asked Curtis and Grace to busk in front of the shop last
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George, Jacob, and I spent six weeks living with Curtis and Grace when Harper was born. We slept in their mostly finished garage remodel — a lovely addition that will soon be completely functional as a rehearsal studio for Jubilee and an efficiency apartment — but the rest of the time we all occupied the
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