Seattle goings on
It was gray and a bit blowy, but plenty of people filled the streets in Issaquah for the annual Salmon Days festival. Our uke club was invited to play for the second year in a row, six enthusiastic players (you see five on the stage, one of our guys had to run off) played a …
I got out of bed this morning with a real craving for nature. Maybe it was the golden cast of the fall light across our suburban neighborhood, maybe it was a hangover the bright lights of New York City, maybe it was the last three days spent blurry and wrapped in the gooey cellophane of …
There’s so much I want to say about my time at the World Saver’s Congress, including repeating the essential message of travel – that it makes us better citizens of the world, promotes understanding and empathy, teaches us about the humanity of our neighbors, and inspires us to make the planet an even more wonderful …
God help me, I hate shopping malls. But I needed new clothes, I have been wanting to learn what all the fuss over H&M is about, and sometimes, there is nothing for it but cross a giant swath of asphalt and dive into the belly of the suburban consumer beast. Our biggest nearby mall is …
The Burien Firefighters were holding an open house when we passed through which is why we parked the car, got a seat on the curb, and watched them slice up a car as though were a Thanksgiving turkey. They were demonstrating a simulated rescue on an 80’s Mazda two door hatchback – they popped off …
On the right, a neighborhood girl and her chicken, Neptune, outside Makeda Coffee in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood. Neptune is a frizzle bantam. She stayed on her leash, tied up to the bench outside until the girls got their drinks. I asked one of the owners about pets in the shop. “I think I’d draw the …