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A little island news
It’s February again, and the world, including Lummi Island, is waiting for spring. Here in the Pacific Northwest the green never goes away completely. The grass is a brilliant true green, the roof moss is a shiny yellow green, almost … Continue reading
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Endings — a P.S.
There were a lot of interesting comments on my last post about endings. I invite my readers to look at those comments. I see now that what I wrote had some (at least partially) unintended interpretations. I believed I was … Continue reading
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Endings
Jerry took me and the poodles to San Juan Island this weekend. That is where he lived before we were married and he has friends there he likes to see. He also checks his brother’s property — a little house … Continue reading
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Tagged archeology, dinosaurs, evolution, Inca ritual, Roche Harbor Mausoleum
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Travels with Ben
I am back on my island. I flew to Atlanta and stayed at my son’s house for a day before starting off on the long drive across the country. We drove south from Georgia, through Alabama to the Florida panhandle, … Continue reading
Posted in Day to day
Tagged cross country driving, elephant seals, sisters, travel cuisine
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The inner eye
I have had a couple of quiet weeks at home since returning from New Zealand. It has alternately snowed and rained. The world is soggy; the llamas in the field down the road look soaked and sad. The grass is … Continue reading
Posted in Day to day, Memoir
Tagged antibiotics, Camping, Florida Everglades, Florida panther, wilderness theft
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Borders
Jerry and I have been “taking a course” (watching a series of lectures on DVD) about the origin of ancient civilizations. We see one half hour lecture each evening and we take the DVD’s with us when we travel so … Continue reading
Posted in Day to day
Tagged ancient Egypt, Beach Store Cafe, Lummi Island, Mesopotamia, Passport control
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The holidays and after
We traveled back to Pukekohe from Napier just before Christmas. On Christmas morning we opened a few jokey presents. We gave Joc and Albert Alaska socks with moose on them (made in China, of course.) I got covers for ice-box … Continue reading
Gannets, Marys, tractors and rocks
In Napier, on the east coast of New Zealand in the Hawk’s Bay region, we stayed in the same motel we were in last year. It isn’t a high end motel (“flash” is New Zealand slang for upmarket). There are … Continue reading
A ramble in New Zealand
An easy flight, and now 3 weeks in New Zealand. The trip, as always, is a mix of memory (I spent a year here when I was 13), family stories (my mother was a New Zealander), wilderness wandering and getting … Continue reading
Posted in Day to day, Memoir
Tagged Mt Taranaki, New Zealand, Pohangina Valley, Somes Island, walks, Wellington
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Speed bumps
Sometimes life is like a parking lot: full of speed bumps. Three months ago I bought tickets to New Zealand for Jerry and me. We plan to spend Christmas with my cousin there. It seemed a bit crazy, since we … Continue reading
Posted in Day to day, Island life
Tagged black cats, cluster headaches, dog sitters, flickers, prayer
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