It was a busy, photo-filled week … but those photos are currently in the process of being sorted, weeded through and edited. (You know how it goes.) Did I tell you that Mama has made her way up to our little corner of the Northwest? Yup! Tricked her I mean, talked her into moving closer as … Continue reading »
This Friday the 13th here in Seattle has started with a flash and a bang … actually, several flashes and bangs! We are having a freakish and incredibly intense (at least here in our neighborhood where the thunder and lightning are virtually inseparable and car alarms are firing fairly constantly) summer storm. So, as I jump-rattle-and-roll with each bolt of lightning, I … Continue reading »
First off, I am so excited that yesterday’s post, Dancing Girls: Fuchsia Varieties, was Freshly Pressed! That is so ridiculously exciting for me and I so appreciate everyone’s kind words and validation. It means so much to me. I think we all love to find out that what we are doing is appreciated, especially by people we don’t know personally. It is really humbling and … Continue reading »
… at least that’s what Mama led me to believe about fuchsia flowers. She always said they looked like little ballet dancers with their tutus, dancing feet and pointed toes. I always thought the same. What do you think? Growing up in the heat of California’s Southern Central Valley, I remember Mama trying year after … Continue reading »
This past weekend we had some surprisingly good weather! (Which never unappreciated in our neck of the woods.) And since Husband and I were looking to take advantage of our last weekend alone for a while, we decided to head 30 minutes east, across Lake Washington, to check out the Bellevue Botanical Gardens. We’d never been there before but I’d … Continue reading »
Because I haven’t done much picture-taking recently, and because I’ve been organizing and cataloging my picture files, it occurred to me today to look at what I took at this time last year. This is what I found … Continue reading »
It’s been gloomy this past week. Between that, continued spring cleaning, the constant sinus headaches that accompany the extreme changes in barometric pressure and the spring bloom, a new diet, and intermittent psychosis … I haven’t been spending much time on the blog. Oops! I took these during a recent walk through our neighborhood here … Continue reading »
After our epic Seattle Center excursion last Saturday, Husband and I decided to continue taking advantage of the sun and warmth (as it seems, is the Seattle norm any time the sun makes an appearance and the temperature rises even barely enough to warrant short sleeves). We headed to Volunteer Park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood … Continue reading »
Last week I posted a small number of the large amount of tulip photos I took out at the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, and then promised to post more soon. Oops! But, as I close the book on another wonderful week in the Northwest, I thought I’d keep my promise. So here they are, in … Continue reading »
Recently Husband and I got the chance to take a ride to the top of the Space Needle. (It was my first time, though Husband had been up a couple of times before.) Anyway, I have some photos of the event so, I thought I’d share. The elevator ride is super quick, and my ears only plugged and … Continue reading »
