Book Report: Names for the Sea
People read travel stories about places they have never been in order to vicariously experience a trip they could never take themselves. Or they read...
Tour of the Artist’s Home
One recent morning as I was second-guessing a paragraph for an article I was about to turn in, I stepped into the shower, and my...
A Blog Hop of Her Own
Not long ago, my friend Jennie Locati invited me to participate in a “blog hop.” I’ve been friends with Jennie for longer than I care to...
In Memoriam: Oscar
Oscar was built like a tank and smelled so rank you knew when he entered the room. A row of welts rose on your skin...
Butchart Gardens in Victoria, B.C.
When I moved to Seattle, one of the first things everyone said to me was, “Oh, you’ll be so close to Victoria, you can see...