May 2013
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April 2013
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Go Walkabout
Still Downtown Anacortes:
My early walk took me past supply stores and cottages and then a private parking space-cum-garden where bundles of newspapers were stacked in rows to form the ‘boxes’ for raised beds !
The gardener told me that he was into his fourth season of spinach and kale and cherry tomatoes.
Genius.
Now, when I need fresh vegetables …
I have to...
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A Short Story
The bear’s head in the window made me stop.
I looked up at the sign
and went in.
The shelves were brimming with boxes and a sign overhead read:
The owner saw me reading it and added,
“If we don’t have it, you probably don’t need it.”
I smiled and looked around the ceiling.
My eyes widened.
“Do you want to see out back?” he offered.
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A Road Trip
A Boat Show
An Inn
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March 2013
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“Home is not a place. It’s a feeling.”
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On seeing the father of a school friend.
Me: Hello Mr Ginsberg! It's been many years, but you still look just the same.
Mr Ginsberg: And you, my girl, you've improved!
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Packing.Is.My.Worst.And.Then.Waiting.
February 2013
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On grey days like these when the sky is opaque and my mind is as muddy as the sea, I turn to my photographs.
To remind me of brighter times.
From the archives — The Greek Isle of Simi
where the sky is bright blue. No blemishes, no bruises, just blue
and where the lack of rain is evident. It’s the price they pay.
I know the sky is blue here too, one has to be patient or one has...
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Rest In Peace
Great idea.
Only problem was that the pillows worked so well that the man in the room next door slept soundly ALL night— he made a lot of SOUND.
Needless to say it was not a peaceful rest for us!
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Gingerbread Houses
This is not DisneyLand, but it was just as magical. I kept thinking about poor Hansel and Gretel — left in the woods to fend for themselves — half expecting to see them come running down the mountain being chased by the wicked witch … but then I remembered that Gretel shoved the witch into the oven and baked her to a crisp.
Whew!
What a story. It ain’t no fairy tale, it’s a...
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January 2013
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Following Suit (with a silent 't')
Following Tango Mango makes me hungry.
And thirsty
and inspired a little thrifting,
but all I came back with was this shabby looking cast iron pan.
After a little Googling, I followed these steps.
[But did NOT dare use the self-cleaning cycle.]
I baked the pan skillet in a 400ºF oven — 1 hour.
I left it in the oven while it cooled down to 200ºF and dried out nicely
and then...
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“What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists?
In that case, I...”
– Woody Allen
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Around the World
I am sorting through my photographs and I feel like Phineas Finuala Phogg, so here’s to ‘round the world in FEWER than 80 days!
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Somewhere over the . . .
A large mass of water vapour has settled over the islands like a shroud. The air is moist, my vision is opaque.
If I took a photograph you’d think it a ‘blurry black & white’.
So, I’m browsing through my old photographs, looking for some colour… and I found the rainbow!
