JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

I find myself wishing that weblogging had a tangible component. By that, I mean that sometimes words aren’t sufficient for what I want to say. I wish I could reach through this blogpost and give a hug. But the best I can do is try to say it.
At BloggerCon II in Boston, John Perry Barlow [...]

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Continuing a Leung family tradition, Ted and I have roasted chestnuts each holiday season. The night before a family feast I’d put them in the oven, and a little while later together we’d sit at the table, talking as we peeled them, hoping we would find enough meat to make stuffing. This year, I thought [...]

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I’m tempted to comment on each link here but the days are disappearing this holiday season…so I’ll place these bookmarks on a page for me to remember, perhaps for future commentary, and for others to browse and enjoy….
Two news articles in the Seattle Times: Obesity’s role in infertility and Moms exercising with [...]

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At one point I had planned to weave together some of my favorite holiday posts into one piece, but now I’ve collected too many links. So I thought I’d simply list them all for others to enjoy…
Christmas: Simplify and Slow Down, posted by Jenny, was one of the first ones for the season I [...]

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I think this week we finally received the last of the Christmas cards in the mail. While I like creating our own cards , I find the fun comes in receiving them from others. Catching up on all the news and seeing the family pictures are great. We still hear from high school friends [...]

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No snow outside but if I squint I can see a glint of white in the frost across the mailbox and grass. Nothing exciting; no sign that the weather knows it is a holiday today. Hopes were high after hearing the possibility of snow in the forecast, but we got green and rain again this [...]

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Here are some pictures from our Christmas celebration:
homemade goodies….

and a visit from the Christmas gorilla…

…who let our daughters borrow his head and feet

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While I was creating and wrapping gifts these past few days, I heard some intriguing sounds on the radio news…I enjoyed this NPR report about the celesta a musical instrument which Tchaikovsky used for the sound of the Sugar Plum Fairy.
Christmas Eve at 1 am or so, I heard a story on [...]

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It’s Christmas morning already. I’ve still got a few presents yet to wrap, and then I’m planning to take a day or two off from blogging. Through the past few weeks I’ve been writing about Christmas, and I placed the pieces into a category - see on the sidebar or here at christmas. Please take [...]

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During December, I enjoy taking girls downtown and looking at the lights. No snow falling on cedars here, but plenty of cedar and lights hung across shops.

I didn’t capture this view too well with my camera, but I like looking down Winslow Way and seeing the rows of stars in the dark…..

Stars, reminders of the [...]

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