JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

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On Monday, the girls and I toured Washington state’s Capitol in Olympia. The girls had been asking to go and the capitol recently re-opened after completing renovations from the 2001 Nisqually earthquake. Tours are offered on the hour throughout the day.

I gasped when I first glimpsed the building from the freeway. It loomed in white, [...]

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I envy Vancouverites who may soon be seeing many newly-planted fruit trees in public spaces. [ via Four Seasons via Rebecca Blood]
Philippe Boucher wrote of Bainbridge Trees

On March 1, I submitted a grant application to the Bainbridge Island Arts and Humanities Fund.
The request is for a $1200 grant in support [...]

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One more reason to return to Vancouver – and soon! –
From the Vancouver Province via U2LOG.Com:

U2 to take over GM Place for month
Dublin rockers here to rehearse before Vertigo tour starts March 28

The Province has learned that U2 — the biggest band in the world — will take over GM Place for a [...]

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After enjoying a wonderful stay in the city this past weekend, Ted and I have been thinking of taking another trip north. Here would be one way to do it:
I read in Lilly Tao’s blog this morning that the Oscar goodie/goody bag/basket 2005 includes

$10,000 package for a three-night stay at the Opus Hotel in Vancouver, [...]

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