Posts Tagged: family

Hallo-ho-ho-ho

Been a while, but howdy. I’m at my mom’s house in Seattle after barely making it into town on Alaska Airlines before the snow started really coming down. Thousands of people have had to sleep in the airport because the airlines ran out of de-icing fluid. Not me

Birthday week in my material world

I’ve had a very materialistic week. My actual birthday was quite delightful. I woke up to a phone call from my mom. She lovingly sang me the birthday song. I had completely forgotten it was my birthday and would probably have started obsessing over my tasks for the day. Instead, the greetings kept rolling in… Read more »

My mom’s garden

My mom has a passion for gardening, and her Pacific Northwest garden is a beauty. The harmoniously varied shapes, colors, textures and arrangements reflect her deep artistic and natural sensibilities. I wish I were a less horrible photographer and could even begin to do justice to more than a small section of this eden. Click… Read more »

Offline for a few days

Hi all of my huge readership,  I’m out of town and mostly offline for a few more days, visiting my mom, sister, brother-in-law and nephew. We’re just puttering around with yard work, walks, bookstore shopping, lunch out, that sort of thing. Saw a well-done preview of a play based on Snow Falling on Cedars, done… Read more »