Category Archives: Day to day

A Long (sorry) Ferry Rant

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Old Woman

In less than 3 weeks we will know whether the Whatcom Chief, our brave little ferry, will be taking us on an hour long journey through dangerous waters when we go to the mainland.  For more than 100 years it … Continue reading →

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Hair

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Old Woman

My favorite among the long gone Burma Shave ads (a series of highway posts, each with a line of doggerel) was one that read: In this vale Of toil and sin Your head grows bald But not your chin. Burma … Continue reading →

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It was good, but I may never do it again!

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Old Woman

Christmas is over.  We have celebrated the new year at 3 different parties.  For one of the best, check out www.artisanwineclub.com/ .  My poor plants are again being watered, and the birds are getting regular replenishment of seed and suet.  … Continue reading →

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Back to winter

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Old Woman

Tomorrow I fly home: from the southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere, from summer to winter. I am leaving the cousin I love and a country I love.  I‘ll miss the birdsongs, the flowers, the exotic trees and ferns, the … Continue reading →

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I am in New Zealand, but where is my head?

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Old Woman

I think of my head as having little squares inside.  One square is in the present, here in New Zealand, looking around at the sights: flowers, ferns, tree ferns, undulating green hills, beaches and bays.  The country is largely agricultural, … Continue reading →

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Life marches on

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Old Woman

The bathroom is finished (well almost finished). It is a truly comfortable and beautiful room, and Jerry and I made it ourselves. The wood stove is installed (almost installed). In a few minutes I will cut Jerry’s hair.  Then I … Continue reading →

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Painting and dreaming and reading and thinking

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Old Woman

For the past month I have been taking a painting class.  I don’t think of myself as a painter.  I went to art school when I was 50, and I majored in printmaking. I love printmaking.  I love the process.  … Continue reading →

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Thoughts about how we animals behave

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Old Woman

The last 2 weeks have been occupied with family.  My second daughter and her husband are finally off to China.  They stayed here with Jerry and me for six weeks waiting for official papers from China certifying them as “foreign … Continue reading →

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Frabjous day

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Old Woman

Oh frabjous day, callooh, callay.  My computer works again. Here’s the story of what happened to it.  About a week ago when I was working on my blog the virus protection screen came up suddenly and said the computer had … Continue reading →

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The salmon are running, the Ferry isn’t

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Old Woman

Seasons change slowly here in the Pacific Northwest.  Not like in Alaska where it’s hot and never dark in summer.  There flowers erupt sequentially in frantic bursts: wild irises, bluebells, wild roses, delphiniums and finally fireweed, together with sudden swarms of monarch butterflies … Continue reading →

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