Seattle goings on
The boys’ garden is place of wonder, truly. If you’d seen this scrappy patch of dirt with a few randomly placed badly chosen plants, you would not believe it could be transformed into the fabulous oasis it is today. The lilies are in bloom, yellow butterflies appear and disappear over the fence, and two little …
Last Friday, I was stunned, truly stunned to find myself saying “Thank God It’s Friday.” I can’t remember the last time I’ve felt that way. If I reach back in the dusty places of my memory when I still had a “real” job I might be able to come up with something, but even then, …
Why is this guy so happy? It should be pretty obvious. Take a look at what he’s holding. He’s just won the G-String Ukulele raffled off at Dusty Strings’ Uke Fest Concert. It’s nice to see someone win who really appreciates the prize and this novice uke slinger seemed a little overcome by the gift. …
When you come to visit me we will walk to the solstice park, just a few blocks from my house. We will go at sundown and watch the ferries – or maybe a freighter or two – cross the water. Then we will go back to my house. If it’s summer and the weather is …
A black dog with curly hair and no tail looks back over his shoulder and continues on his way. There are no humans to be seen. Containers are stacked on the back of the freighter, rusty red and blue and green, so many pieces of Lego. The wind flies in from the West bringing huge …