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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As part of Seattle’s Summer Busking program, Jubilee performs at the Westlake Center every Tuesday (weather permitting) from noon to 2:00 PM. “Weather permitting” is a Seattle byword, but weather was permitting big time today, and I was excited. I love, love, love hearing them sing. A few minutes before we arrived, Grace called the city employee
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We tried to go to the Kurt Cobain exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum, but alas, the SAM is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. We’ll try again later in the week. Meanwhile, having discovered ourselves barred at the museum door, we marched up the block to Pike Place Market. Let the photo frenzy begin. Main
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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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We enjoyed a leisurely second day in Seattle, including a stroll to Green Lake and a cook-out on the Gypsy Cottage deck with George’s sister Judy, brother Tony, and Tony’s wife, Sharon. Judy, an ergonomics expert, works for Boeing and splits her time between Florida and Seattle. Tony, an electrical engineer, is on a 90-day
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Today I posted at The Master’s Artist about photographic strategies that can help writers approach the page with fresh eyes. If you love photography, writing, or both, come on over and join the conversation!
Art informing art: photography and writing edition Read More »
Yesterday I returned from a lovely Colorado get-away. It was lovely for a number of reasons, not the least of which being that I got away from my East Texas home-sweet-sauna and got away to the yes-you-may-actually-need-a-jacket-here Rocky Mountains. Four generations of family members gathered to celebrate four family birthdays, and the centerpiece of this
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Hello, WordPress, my old friend. I’ve come to talk with you again. (Simon and Garfunkel anyone?) To those of you who’ve stopped by the past couple months to see if perchance you might find a new post, thank you for not giving up on a very distracted first-time grandmother. True, while reveling in all things