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Entries from January 2004

Glimpses of a local garden

January 21st, 2004 · Comments Off on Glimpses of a local garden

Here are some photos I took of the Bainbridge Island Library garden a couple weeks ago, during the snowy weather…. Ann Lovejoy , organic gardener, author and islander, along with her Friday Tidy volunteer crew attend to the gardens at the Bainbridge Island Public Library. Her hand and design are evident, even in the winter […]

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Our Lady of the Forest

January 21st, 2004 · 1 Comment

I’ve waited a long time to read this new novel, the latest from David Guterson, author of Snow Falling on Cedars. When I went to reserve the book at the library, I was already number 88. Thanks to the 22 or so copies in circulation in our county, it only took 3 months for me […]

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eBay Bear coming to Bainbridge!

January 21st, 2004 · 1 Comment

Yesterday I described the Seattle FAO Schwarz bear which, according to the Seattle Times, had just been sold on eBay for nearly $12K. Opening up today’s Bainbridge Review, I discovered that this very bear was bought by islanders Doug and Kathy Hartley and will be moving to our area of the island where it will […]

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Sleep on it

January 21st, 2004 · Comments Off on Sleep on it

I saw this news ‘Sleeping on it’ really can solve problems on New Scientist earlier today and tonight its appearing on BoingBoing and BBC which I’ll quote below: Sleep ‘can increase brain power’ A good night’s sleep helped those struggling to remember Scientists say that they have shown how the brain can crack complex mental […]

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Perishables

January 21st, 2004 · Comments Off on Perishables

After lots of email and phone calls to my family members, my mom and siblings, trying to set a date for a birthday celebration, it was finally confirmed on Monday night that Wednesday lunch at our home would work best for everyone’s schedules. So yesterday after dance class and before dinner, I squeezed in a […]

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