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Early Deep Freeze: More Photos, Fewer Words

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I'm a wee bit stuck these days; distractions are aplenty, and focus is just a setting on my camera.  So I will dispense with...

The Man, the Cake Tin and the Ferry Ride

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My mom jokes with me about the number of potlucks I attend. She's right, it's the way of my people. Islanders are a social...
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Bulldog Santa: Boz Is Quite the Card

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 My handsome little bulldog Santa, Boz Christmas came early when my friend Rondi dropped by yesterday to hand deliver her latest Christmas card design featuring...

Team Veteran: It Is a Family Affair

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My father is no longer with us, but the honor of this day is justly served in remembering him with admiration, respect and love,...
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Vashon Morning: Early Hours and Warm Regards

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It's o'dark-thirty here at home, and the world around me is just beginning to wake up.  On my rural road no street lights shine,...
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Quince Chutney: Condiment with a Kick

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Chutneys are one of those things I discovered late in life. A friend (with more culinary savvy than I) plunked a jar of Major...
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Vashon Island Halloween Spills Into the Streets

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When The Vashon Island Coffee Roasterie starts lining up pumpkins on the porch, you know Halloween can't be far behind. Because island residents are...
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Iran Pumpkin: The Oldest Pumpkin on the Farm

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Pumpkins are my favorite field crop to grow; the vines and tendrils twist in artistic revelry; the leaves unfurl like giant sunbrellas, the blossoms...