JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

What does it mean to be multiracial? I’ll never know. But my kids will. Monday’s Seattle Times featured an article Race isn’t as clear as black and white highlighting Matt Kelley’s leadership. Sometime I’d enjoy meeting this entrepreneur who grew up on Bainbridge Island. Kelley’s mother is Korean, and his father’s roots are Irish. That, […]

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Both Liz Lawley and DrBacchus on the same day this week posted about memories that came to mind while listening to music. Liz commented: Very strange, how a song can do that. Send you tumbling backwards in time, back to a place that you didn’t know you even remembered. I confess I don’t often listen […]

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This is a fun post to title. “Center of her own universe” or “World in her pocket” would be other options. Even quoting the lyrics to Schoolhouse Rock’s Interplanet Janet…she’s a galaxy girl…… This week I made Michaela a skirt. She helped sew a few of the hems, pressing on the pedal. It was fun. […]

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Richard at Just a Gwai Lo wrote about waiting. One sentence stood out to me from his post: Most of the books I’ve read are from having waited for something to happen. I hardly wait for anything anymore. And I hardly read books. At least it feels that way. Occasionally I’ll have reason to travel […]

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After gray and rain, I was surprised yesterday morning by white fluff floating in bright blue. Beautiful. The weather has been balmy, warm, sufficient for T-shirts. Wednesday was 60 degrees F. Must be that Pineapple Express….

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