JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

The other day, when we saw a dead deer at Port Blakeley, the girls asked Did the deer have cancer? I searched my memory to discover the connection they were making in their minds. The deer was dead. And my brother died from cancer. The girls don’t remember Uncle Jim. Only Abigail met him. They […]

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For Ilona, especially, who has a lovely garden blog but no cherries this year. I like how she describes her botanical adventures with elegance and insight. Her advice and poetic wording inspire me. Today she wrote Gardening , when it once catches a place in your heart, is a lifetime pursuit. And so is good […]

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Strawberries have been farmed on Bainbridge Island for generations and they have become an island symbol. This year – to my daughters’ dismay – I picked off most of the flowers on our plants so that the first-year transfers would put their energy into growth instead of fruit. But the girls have enjoyed a few […]

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it’s a jungle out there… Abigail’s first snapdragon blooms…and gets a kiss from her ladybug three tiny tomatoes already… fun games with the water droplet balls

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