I’ve never seen the show but I first heard that ABC’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition was working in our area this week through one of my homeschooling yahoogroups. Then I read Robert Scoble’s blog post coordinating contributions and community efforts, asking if anyone could help the family and donate technical equipment such as computers and […]
Entries from November 2004
Extreme Makeover Home Edition: the local insider stories
November 17th, 2004 · 2 Comments
Tags: news
Birds, bees and estuaries
November 17th, 2004 · No Comments
What is more passionate than the life cycle of a salmon? After hatching in a stream, the fish enter an estuary where they make many physiological changes to adapt to salt water life. Once in the ocean salmon may migrate thousands of miles. Yet years later the fish return to their place of birth. They […]
Tags: island
Sometimes our grief surprises us
November 17th, 2004 · No Comments
I have a number of reasons why it has taken me until midnight to find time to blog. A stack of dishes to tidy from our spontaneous dinner tonight (soup, sushi and mooncakes) with another mom and her kids. Three recycle bins and two garbage cans to fill and take to the curb. Emails in […]
Tags: news
My week of 15 minutes: The Blog hits Kitsap papers
November 14th, 2004 · 15 Comments
note: I wrote this piece on Saturday but by the time I was able to publish it, it was Sunday…. I am amazed and grateful. It’s not every week that I lead a session at a blogging conference. And it’s not every week I appear on the front page of the county newspaper The Sun […]
Tags: blog
How not to hold a crab…or a sea star…
November 14th, 2004 · 2 Comments
Saturday morning the girls and I attended the Poulsbo Marine Science Center’s Beach Exploration at Fay Bainbridge State Park on the northern side of the island. Anticipating the event, Abigail and Michaela expressed excitement about the opportunity to see a diver. This morning, the group of us gathered on the beach all watched as the […]
Tags: island