JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

Thinking the potted cosmos plant was losing life, I hid it behind the house, where it suddenly sprouted new blossoms that shimmer like seashells in the sunlight.

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Betsy Devine posted today So this morning the phone woke me up at 5:30 and it was a lady with a beautiful Swedish accent. Frank was already in the shower, but he got out and dripped all over the floor while she informed him that he and his thesis advisor David Gross, and a third […]

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On a recent trip to the library, the girls found Dr. Seuss’s Yertle the Turtle story collection. Reading the book to them the other morning, I realized Theodore Geisel had crafted a clever description of power and politics in the guise of a group of reptiles. It’s a great story of justice and voice – […]

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For months, ever since we saw Ken Burns’ documentary on Lewis and Clark, I’ve wanted to take the girls to Fort Clatsop, where the Corp of Discovery wintered in 1805. The history and fun of the adventure appealed to me. The opportunity for hands-on and feet-on learning. Make it a family vacation. Tack it onto […]

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And a human skull too…mosaic tiles at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry where we stopped for a rest…

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