Category Archives: Day to day

The north wind doth blow

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Old Woman

We have snow. A lot of it. Everything is closed. The Seattle Airport is closed. Local schools and universities are closed. The temperature outside our house is 18 F. There is freezing rain falling on the roads south of here, … Continue reading →

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2012 Looks better

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Old Woman

Yesterday, as usual, we walked our daily circuit: down Granger Way past the llamas, where we look across Hale Passage at the white snow capped mountains which this time were splashed with orange by shafts of sun flaring through the … Continue reading →

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More paintings

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Old Woman

I finally finished this painting which was started last year. My goal is to finish all of the leftovers, but still start some new work because that keeps me interested. This painting, of a ganet that I took a picture … Continue reading →

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Sarah’s Wedding

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Old Woman

Lawyer Daughter and I flew from Seatac to Tampa. We arrived at midnight and were met by Nancy, my second husband’s third wife — he had another one after Nancy and he is now dead. Nancy and I became good … Continue reading →

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When things don’t go according to plan

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Old Woman

We have been here for 2 weeks. We had planned to stay until the end of October and take the ferry from Haines to Bellingham. Things have changed. Jerry’s brother Bert is in the hospital because he had a heart … Continue reading →

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From Lummi to Manley

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Old Woman

We left Bellingham on the MV Columbia, the flagship vessel of the Alaska Marine Highway ferry system.  The Columbia aspires to a degree of elegance. At the stern of the ship there’s a formal dining room which has soft lighting, … Continue reading →

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Transitions

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Old Woman

It’s Labor Day as I write this. One of those odd days in the year that no mail is delivered but our weekday routines go on. The NPR news is more sensible than it is on the weekends. There’s less … Continue reading →

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Mind wandering while watering

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Old Woman

Outside the lawn is littered with yellow leaves from the alders. When the wind gusts they drift and swirl down from the tops of the trees. There is morning mist and warm afternoon sunshine. The tomatoes have yellow verticulum wilt. … Continue reading →

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Renters and bloggers: how we know each other

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Old Woman

In the last couple of weeks I have had several sets of renters in my vacation apartment and I have met a fellow blogger face to face. New people in my life, quickly in and out of it, at least … Continue reading →

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Off to China

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Old Woman

Feeling nervous. Like the old woman that I am. China seems like a place of teaming hoards, a mysterious land where I might get lost in some hidden cranny and never be heard of again. Of course, I know this … Continue reading →

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