Row to Canada is on full force! On Monday afternoon, Herb, Mitsu, marykay, and I went over to Camano Island State Park (WA), along with around 25 friends from Seattle to Greet, Celebrate, and Feed the Rowers! It is a really exciting adventure! From my end, I was in the [...]
Rick, Leslie, and I just spent a great (extended) weekend in Stehekin, WA. This has become an annual trip and every year is just as good, if not better, than the previous year! We had a little of everything this year. On our first full day in Stehekin a big [...]
Rick and I spent the 4th of July in Home, Washington with my in-laws Geoff and Jan Clark and a party of 40! Here are some photos from yesterday.... My TWIN sisters-in-law Karen and Ingrid, celebrated their 50th birthday yesterday! Geoff and Jan's cabin and waterfront property [...]
It is one of those glorious days out at the coast, a sun drenched warm day! There was a nice low tide this morning, so after enjoying a cup of coffee on the deck, Rick and I took a long walk on the beach. Our Earth Gift today was this [...]
I recently heard an interesting interview on NPR with George Prochnik, author of In Pursuit of Silence: Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise and just had to read the book! Thanks to Robbie and Peter for lending me their hardbound copy. The author explores concepts of silence and [...]