JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

On the radio I’m hearing that there is a chance of snow tonight. One station said that it was the elevations above 500 to 1000 feet that might see some white around Christmas. Since every point on this entire island is below 500 feet, I guess that means we probably won’t see any snow. It’ll […]

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on the BBC late last night was about the discovery of “mad cow” disease in Washington state, the U.S.’s first case… and I’ve got a prime rib in the fridge that I bought yesterday for Christmas dinner! A rare splurge, on sale, and one of the only times this year that I haven’t paid a […]

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The other day the girls wanted to fingerpaint. On a piece of pink paper, Michaela began placing streaks of blue and yellow. Head bowed, hands working together she focused on her art. She told me she was fingerpainting angels, describing her creation: “…and the sky was filled with angels, singing glory to God in the […]

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Reading Friday’s paper, my heart ached and tears came into my eyes. Earlier this fall Gary Ridgway confessed to 48 murders, identifying himself as the Green River Killer. On Thursday he was sentenced to life in prison and the paper included a page filled of testimony excerpts, from families missing murdered loved ones. In the […]

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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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