Did I mention the rain? (Last Week) Of course, Western Washington richly deserves its reputation as a green jewel. Seattle is called the “Emerald City.” The Olympic Peninsula has the world’s last temperate rainforest. And when I compare photographs of known ancestral origins in Ireland and Scotland to the area around my chosen home… Yep. […]
Category: Family Matters
On Health [musings and a personal whine]
Some things just don’t make much sense. Being ill is one of them. How do our bodies manage to fail us when we have been (we thought) doing pretty well. Even though the weather and holiday visiting had kept us inside much of the last few weeks, still I was feeling pretty good. Putting up […]
Happy New Year (modern western hemisphere)
Stayed up late to watch some of the fireworks on TV. Always fun to see some of the celebrations. People celebrating the ancient festival of the return of the light, ready to embrace Life once again. The dogs are happy to have us all home after a long day skiing, and we are ready to […]
And a Happy New Year?
Well, the last month of school went well. Busy, but well. The first grading period for M ended, and he managed to squeak out two “A” grades with a “C” and several “B” grades. His concert on the final Thursday went well, but G had food poisoning… so he missed his brother’s concert and so […]
December 2 Family Updates
Well, the last week of November was quite different from our planned “down time” — My grandmother was taken ill very suddenly, so I flew down with my parents to visit her in the hospital. T and the children stayed home, and had a nice, quiet four-day weekend. I divided my time between the hospital […]