JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

When Ted and I moved to Bainbridge Island from San Jose, seven years ago, one of the first things we did was get rid of our California license plates. I grew up in the Seattle area in the 1980s and I remember the tension that existed between transplants and natives. After all, the Californians moving […]

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Northern Voice is back for a third time! Registration is open now for this fun Canadian blogging conference, scheduled for February 23 and 24 at UBC in Vancouver. This Friday December 1 (tomorrow!) is the final day for speaker submissions. Of course I’m a big fan of Northern Voice. Ted and I have attended the […]

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At least that is how it feels. Two blankets, a polar fleece jacket, wool slippers and a cup of ginger tea are not enough to warm me tonight, the fourth since the snow began on Sunday. Yet those of us who live on the Pacific Northwest coast can’t complain about the cold. We are wimps […]

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Oh, the fragility and fantasy of fall! In the beginning, at the end of summer, the leaves are unremarkable, green, no one to notice, playing audience to August’s last burst of blooms. Yet days later, they have assumed their place on stage, commanding attention with colorful costumes, the talk of the town and the delight […]

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In all fairness to Apple, this post is long overdue. Last month I lamented sending my machine away to be repaired for the random shutdown problem. The box Apple sent me first was not the right one for my MacBook, but that is my only complaint. After the correct box arrived, the laptop was gone […]

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