As Fran wrote in her Northwest Notes blog , the weather has been wonderful, more spring than winter….and yesterday on our trip home from Seattle the views from the ferry amazed and refreshed me, yes, even this weary native: the city clear and colorful, the Olympic mountains visible above the island, jagged and blue. The […]
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Van with a view
December 23rd, 2003 · Comments Off on Van with a view
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Scenes from Seattle in autumn
November 15th, 2003 · Comments Off on Scenes from Seattle in autumn
Took the two older girls downtown yesterday afternoon. Abigail and Michaela came along with me to buy a new suitcase for Ted. Elisabeth stayed at home to take a nap. Ted dropped us off at the ferry terminal for the beginning of our little amublatory adventure. Ted needed a new bag for some travels. I […]
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No food on ferries: take a soda instead
November 15th, 2003 · Comments Off on No food on ferries: take a soda instead
Headline local news story in today’s Seattle Times is No food on ferries? It’s possible Apparently the Washington State Ferry’s contract with the food service company has expired at the end of the year, and no one, not even the current provider, wants the work. So it looks like there may not be any more […]
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Lady With The Stroller goes to the Big City
October 28th, 2003 · 2 Comments
What a day, yesterday….I had to take the van to the dealership in Seattle for its first – and complimentary – oil change. That involved packing the double stroller as well as lots of snacks, books to read, diapers and coats. We got in line for the ferry 45 minutes early, just to be sure, […]
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Only in Seattle…..
October 25th, 2003 · Comments Off on Only in Seattle…..
In Benaroya Hall on Tuesday night, the Eroica Trio performed. Joy, precision from Eroica, Prague orchestra wrote the Seattle Times reviewer: “These women grew up together, and they are a good argument for all chamber music ensembles to be raised together. It is rare to see and hear musical intuition so tight.” And in Benaroya […]
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