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Dakota Blue and his sidekick Patou
If you are following along with my blog, you’ll know that about a year and a half ago, I took an 8,000-mile road trip from Washington State to the [...]
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15 months in photos
Like many people, for the past 15 months during the Pandemic, I didn’t travel much, but I have spent a lot of time working on my small home and [...]
Photographs of Springtime – up close
The following photos were taken while strolling along Lincoln Park in West Seattle. This park starts at the Vashon Island ferry dock and follows the ocean [...]
A Day in the Life of Me – through photography
This post is going to be very little chat (unheard of from me) and mainly photos. In keeping with the title and theme of my blog, and my tagline, these [...]
“I like you”
My original title for this post was “dealing with dementia”, but after receiving a text from one of my brothers, yesterday, I changed it to [...]
3 old friends – 3 great days
I’m sitting in an airport listening to an old Aerosmith song while drinking a glass of wine and getting excited to be reunited with two of my oldest [...]
Birthdays – they happen
Birthdays, I recently had one and it was a doozy – the big 60 – yikes!  How did I get here so fast?  As the impending date approached, I felt [...]
When I wine, I get what I want – by Connie Ruel
My good friend, Connie Ruel and I have a common passion for food and wine.  We love exploring new restaurants and wineries, always trying new things, [...]
My little entourage
I’m being stared at by two sets of eyes, soon to be three, as I try to work in my home office.  It’s getting dark early now, being winter and [...]
Small home – big change
What constitutes a tiny home? I’ve been obsessed with the tiny home movement for years and now I think I actually live in one – or close to [...]