Elisabeth doesn’t speak many words, but one she tries to say is “doughboy”. She wraps her lips around the vowels, laughing as she says it. I think she knows it’s something silly. “Doughboy” reminds me of what our friends in Rhode Island would serve us – fried dough with tomato sauce – as we’d gather […]
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Doughboy girl
June 6th, 2004 · Comments Off on Doughboy girl
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What does this mean?
May 27th, 2004 · 4 Comments
via snippy: Take the quiz: “Which American City Are You?”San FranciscoLiberal and proud, you’ll live your lifestyle however you choose in the face of all that would supress you. I’m a bit surprised by this one – not a selection or description I’d choose for myself! – so I tried taking this again. I was […]
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Theler Wetlands
April 13th, 2004 · Comments Off on Theler Wetlands
Last week the girls and I visited the Theler Wetlands in Belfair, along with our friends Robin and her family. I took the double stroller and the backpack for the three kids and I found the paths to be faily easy: gravel and boardwalk. Along the side of the trails we saw all kinds of […]
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Pig War
March 9th, 2004 · Comments Off on Pig War
Michael Hanscom wrote a detailed summary of The Pig War of San Juan Island or how the border for the United States was drawn, with a runaway pig sparking tensions between American and British settlers. The military situation and negotiation that ensued involved Robert of Robert’s Rules of Order and the Kaiser of Germany. There’s […]
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Craving Scandinavia?
January 31st, 2004 · 1 Comment
Well if you’re stuck in the Seattle area without a ticket to Oslo but with a lust for lutefisk, the easiest thing to do might be a trip to Poulsbo, a Scandinavian-themed town across the bridge from Bainbridge Island. Having never been to Norway, I don’t have any idea how much it resembles this little […]
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