Tag: friends
Sam and Dom Sittin’ in a Tree…
The day I met Sam and Dom, I was incurably smitten. Call it a twinkle or spark with a bit of fairy dust and...
To Karin With Love
When I first met Karin, she was not in the room. I stood in her kitchen with my realtor, getting to know the woman...
A Fitting Goodbye to Christmas Past
A week of celebrating, and a drizzly, slate-gray morning have led me to reflect on some of the small moments of this big season. Yep, some fond memories and a cuppa...
Goldilocks and the One Bearish Bulldog
Someone's Sitting in My Chair...
Boz and Gracie, my beloved bullies, are never short of entertaining antics. So when my friend Nancy stopped by for...
A Valentine From Miss Olivia
I've always been a quiet admirer of the valentine. While the day celebrating its delivery seems a bit overwrought with expectations, I have to...
Cooking Up Community and Apple Pie
Partners in pie: Nancy sets the pace and the menu. I stand in awe, and slice, dice, bake, and serve where needed.
Yesterday when my...
Saying Goodbye to One of the Good Guys
John Snyder: Grill Master and friend extraordinaire
This week I said goodbye to my dear friend John Snyder, quietly in my heart, unconvincingly in my...
A Banner Day for Phoebe
At my dear neighbor-turned-friend Phoebe's birthday party, I toasted her citing my good fortune to select a home within walking distance of hers. Had...
Keeping Up With My Favorite Octogenarian
Cutting the rug (make that the pavement) with my Mom at Vashon's Strawberry Festival Street Dance
I'm a proud on-the-precipice-of-geezerhood, optimistic 55-year who can seize...
Setting the Table for Miss Olivia & Friends
Miss Olivia does not regret she's able to lunch today, Madame.
Last Sunday, Miss Olivia came to Vashon for brunch,
Though our activities lead us to...
