Snapshot: My Favorite Face of Summer
“Summer is the time when one sheds one’s tensions with one’s clothes, and the right kind of day is jeweled balm for the battered...
Lavender Sisters Harvest Some Fine Friendships
Meet the Lavender SistersRelated in spirit: Lavender Sisters Katy Jo, Merrilee, and Dana cultivate magic.
If Vashon Island ever needed a trio of fairy godmothers,...
A Front Porch Fourth of July
The Fourth of July crept in this morning under a layer of clouds thin enough to be dismissed by an eager sunrise. While the...
Pizza Pizza: Helping Karen Kickstart Her Dream
Karen and some stylin' chicks
Dreams, like pizza, come in all shapes and sizes; some are spicy, others mild, some large, others bite-size. My dear...
Jonny Awesome and His Truck of Christmas Trees
Jon can do anything, a pronouncement I believe wholeheartedly. During a recent house project requiring his help, Jon or Jonny Awesome as I liked...
Winter Solstice: Shining Light on the Darkest Day
Winter Solstice: Let there be light.
(Photo: Frank Charron)
In the Pacific Northwest, light is a cherish commodity, a gift where gray skies are the norm...
When Christmas Came to Vashon Island
The old place bedazzled by swags of C-9s.
I was revisiting some of my past Christmas posts, and stumbled upon the one that follows. While...
The Bargain I Didn’t Bag
Bye, bye, Mr Bargain Hunt Guy, drove my pickup to the thrift store but the bargains weren't nigh. And silver hair grannies were drinking...
The Spirit of Christmas Drove a Pickup Truck
As Christmas time nears, I like to retell this story, a simple post about my new home (at the time), new friends, and the...
Summer Photos: A Gallery of Firsts
Utah Giant cherry: first of the season, first for the tree
While the rest of the country smolders under the debilitating heat of summer, the...
