JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

During the mornings I was working on the deck outside, I could hear the sounds of the highway that runs near our house. Without looking at my watch, I could tell the time by the traffic since I knew the ferry schedule. The 7:05 boat (once was 7:10) is the “largest mass transit event this […]

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The deck is done. I am grateful. A big thank you again to everyone: Ted, Winslow Paint, our neighbors Marc & Alyssa, our friend Larry, Grandma. Thanks to God too for the great weather . Hurray! At the same time, I am disappointed a bit. To me the wood glowed more beautifully when it was […]

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Octopus! At the grocery stores this week, Abigail has been noticing the octopuses on display in the seafood sections, exclaiming: There’s a dead octopus! Tonight she asked: When can we have octopus for dinner? I said: I’ll ask A-yeh (Ted’s dad) how to cook it so it’s tasty Abigail: I don’t want it untasty. Tune […]

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Tonight at dinner… Abigail started a spelling game: What spells T H E? I couldn’t resist asking again: Me: How do you spell web? Michaela: “D A D web” Me: How do you spell web? Michaela: web web web Later Michaela said: Weblog! Tonight Ted also spent some time with Abigail, helping her hone her […]

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Scary a little this new step you are taking as you walk in water it seeps into your suit the blue and green the smell of chlorine cold and cool so deep the pool the issue is trust the instructor wears a whistle and lifeguard red from the bench I watch while she smiles you […]

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