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Monthly Archives: January 2016
Challenging our assumptions
I’ll call her Laurie — not her real name. She stands on the sidewalk holding a confusing sign asking for help from drivers pulling out of the grocery store parking lot. This week I decided to walk to the store. … Continue reading
Morning walks: more than just exercise
Yesterday, I took a walk in my neighborhood and nearby downtown to watch the day begin. Not before dawn, but before the normal workday got underway. Morning is a good time to see a city, before cars and their rumbling … Continue reading
Posted in personal reflections, seasons, Uncategorized
Tagged exercise, grateful living, senses, walking
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Finding inspiration in the life of a 95-year old
Meet my friend Eleanor. She’s a terrific writer, former teacher, advocate for the mentally ill at city, state and national levels, addicted thrift-store shopper (though she claims to have quit cold turkey this past year), patron of the arts, and all-around … Continue reading
Posted in aging, inspiration, intergenerational, writing
Tagged birthdays, elders who inspire, influencers, memoirists
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Never enough time
For many years, the Medalists — a group of female friends who’ve been together for about thirty-five years — hosted dinners around a theme: purple food, round food, things stuffed in other things, even the eruption of Mt. St. Helens. … Continue reading
Year of the Monkey not so great for monkeys
Surrounded as I am these days by an unusually large collection of monkeys made from paper, ceramics and socks, it only seems right to find out what this “Year of the Monkey” will bring. In China the year begins on … Continue reading
Posted in current events/themes
Tagged Chinese astrology, Chinese horoscope, Chinese New Year, Year of the monkey
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The death of spontaneity
Spontaneity is becoming extinct, going the way of the dodo or the woolly mammoth. Years ago, when my husband and I moved into our first apartment, friends lived nearby. We would drop in unannounced — a mortal sin these days … Continue reading
Posted in friends and family, personal reflections, the unscheduled life
Tagged baking, nata, spontaneity, the unscheduled life
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We didn’t really dress that way, did we?
I made it to the last day of an exhibit called Counter-Couture at the Bellevue Arts Museum, which allegedly “celebrates the handmade fashion and style of the 1960s and 1970s.” I went to be reminded of my life after college. … Continue reading
My love of libraries
Ever since I checked out my first book in a tiny storefront in my West Seattle neighborhood, I’ve loved libraries. At age 15 and 1/2, my first job title after “babysitter” was “page,” a library position that involved shelving books, … Continue reading