On October 15, bloggers around the world will be focused on one issue: the environment. Where will you be? I know where I’ll be…  after a morning in first grade, I’ll be blogging about this topic as yet only roughly defined!  You’ll see that for this post, merely introducing the topic I have chosen […]
Category: hope
Another New Page
A Writing Notebook Quotes and miscellany about and for writers and writing. It is in the “Literary Pursuits” category in the navigation table. Things in the Notebook will be, like a real notebook, in random order and never sorted… Enjoy!
Lovely Lovely Lovely
Mother and I visited theTacoma Art Museum today. We went primarily to visit the lovely quilts by the ladies of the Gee’s Bend Quilters Collective. We got lucky and were able to speak with Loretta Bennett, one of the quilters. She is only a few years older than I am, and her quilts (she is […]
Another update: Death and Destruction
The little Iraqi boy who was so badly burned is in the United States! He will begin the long set of treatments and surgeries soon… There is hope. For Youssif, and for all of us. The most recent CNN story (12 Aug 2007) is at Youssif and Family Arrive in U.S.. Previous posts are at […]
Ready for the Start of School?
One of the things we try to do for our children is model appropriate behavior. Another is showing and encouraging them to help others and facilitating their helping. Yesterday was a chance for them to spend time with their grandmother, to help her get her classroom ready for school — and simultaneously to help at […]
Update on Death and Destruction
A short update on the final paragraph of my Death and Destruction post from two days ago: The Children’s Burn Foundation, based in the United States, will provide treatment and care for Youssif and his family. They are seeking donations to help with the family’s living expenses — the treatment of Youssif will be covered […]
Journey to the Hundred Years’ War
Rain is good for being a tourist. The fair weather folk stay home and you have practically the entire place — and the attention of all the staff — to yourself. At least, this has been our experience, more than once. Most recently, last Sunday, when we drove up past Carnation, Washington to the medieval […]
Death and Destruction, Hope at Home
I hate war. This site keeps a running tally of Casualties and Fatalities in Iraq — not just U.S. and other foreigners, also civilians and Iraqi forces. I don’t have a solution for this mess — we all saw it coming, but protests were useless. And what little I have and do will never heal […]
Rain
It’s raining today. All last week, it was hot — high 70s and low 80s — which for us is end-of-summer weather, not end-of spring! I am glad it is raining. The clouds do a far better job of getting ALL my plants than I can do right now. I fear I have lost a […]
An interesting parenting question
Here is the origin and inspiration of this thread… Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Smart Dad, Stupid Dad What makes for effective parents? Is it the opportunities they give their children? The information or values they impart? The sense of being loved? The security of place or status? I suspect we all know people (maybe even […]