You Say Tomato

Planting tomatoes in Seattle is the closest thing in my life to an act of faith.  Everyone but best friend Larry told me I planted too late, but for the last two weeks, maybe three, I’ve been grabbing a few off the vine every evening to eat with dinner — and they’re more abundant by …


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A Supposedly Fun Thing I Think I’m Supposed to Want To Do Once

1. Today, I boarded a cruise ship. A really big one — she holds 2900 passengers and, with her massive crew, is a floating city of about 5000 people. There are multiple restaurants on board and shopping and a casino and a gym and several swimming pools. There’s a nine hole golf course and a …


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Bordeaux Slide Show

Can’t see these cause you’re on some i-Thing? Here’s a link.

The Bubble Waffle Lady

We were in Richmond, BC in January our guides (the stellar ladies of Richmond PR, thanks Kristen and Stacey!) took us to Mrs. Ma’s bubble waffle stand in the Parker Place food court. Mrs. Ma was quite the waffle show-woman, delighted to show off for us gringos. Plus, the waffles? Yummy. Warm, a little eggy tasting, …


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Happy Birthday, Jacques Cousteau

When I was 11 or 12 years old, I wanted nothing more than to be a marine biologist when I grew up. I’m a convinced that watching Jacques Cousteau on TV had a lot to do with this. I was completely fascinated by the undersea world, I wanted to go there, I wanted to see …


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