Ker-plunk!
This story begins the first night of our trip to the San Juan Islands. One could say it started with the eight percent beers or maybe the stiff sundowner cocktails celebrating our successful crossing of…
Stop and Smell the Rhodies
The coast rhododendron is Washington’s state flower and while I wholeheartedly agree they are worthy of this fine distinction, it behooves me to mention the rhododendron is actually of the shrub genius, in that it…
23 Magnolia
Abbie, our realtor, calls them love letters. Love letters to the current property owners from the want-to-be future property owners. It feels like we've written quite a few in the past, always to no avail.…
To Live For
A friend of mine has been in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) since April 8. There are still many unknowns about his recovery, but at this moment in time it thankfully appears as though he…
Carrot Bread Creation
Tache loves vegetable breads - you know, those kitchen creations in which people pretend that sneaking healthy ingredients into a loaf of bread makes it good for you. Carrot, zucchini, pumpkin... what else can we…
Hello Moon
As the biggest and brightest full moon of 2020 snuck her way over the horizon and floated into the atmosphere above our beloved Salish Sea, I stepped onto our back deck to watch as the…
Virtually a Party
I’ve been using the word overwhelmed to describe my emotional experience throughout this COVID pandemic. Overwhelmed by its ominous presence; overwhelmed by its ease of contagion; overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of those infected. But…
Time to Fly
It took me a couple weeks to come to the realization I had yesterday. I needed that time to comprehend everything that was and is happening throughout the world right now. During those days, I…
Notion | Tash Sultana
Last week, I went back to my hometown of Cincinnati to help my parents go through the basement of the house where I grew up; the house they have lived in for the past 47…
Falling Speeds
I wrote this in October of 2017 after Tache and I took our first trip together to Neah Bay, the furthest point of the PNW coastline. I'm posting it now because I recently went back…