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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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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We stayed in Bellingham Friday morning, because Curtis’ parents were watching his brother’s children, and Curtis wanted to spend some time with them before we left. It was another beautiful day. Perfect for lounging in the sun. At least, the Sunbathing Sparrow thought so. We took the kids to a park. This is Nash. This
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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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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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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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