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I didn’t bring my Croc clogs on our most recent return to Seattle, but we did bring the dogs, and I decided I would write my blog about that trip. The trip was for a necessary return to the surgeon … Continue reading
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Dear Auntie Deborah: Help! My characters have gone amok and won’t follow the plot of my book! What can I do to whip them into shape? — A Frustrated Author Dear Frustrated: The short (but brutal) answer is that your characters … Continue reading
These festive Day of the Dead Heads are easy to make. They take one day to make if you make the plaster heads up in the morning and decorate at night, or two days if you make the heads a day early, which is advisable since it guarantees the heads will be dry enough to decorate and display.
Continue readingWelcome to 5780. May it be a good and sweet year. Australia has been there for a day already and tested the waters, so check our news to find out what the early part of the year is like. Jewish … Continue reading
I personally feel that a person is ruled by their date of birth. Dynamics are in play that we never notice. Odd behaviors by one’s family are suddenly explained. Suggest that a baby is born on her sister’s third birthday. … Continue reading
We fall in love with houses. We can’t stop looking at them. We want to be with them all the time, and miss them horribly when we are away. Only we can’t Skype them to see them and tell them … Continue reading
Ahoy! Join Captain Thor and me as we launch our new pirate boat, RV (Recreational Vessel) Nereid. NOTE: I promise we will return to the sacred Greek island of Delos in next week’s blog post. “Life” just got a little … Continue reading
I’m sure you’ve heard about Seattle’s hot real estate market. So have my Tukwila neighbors. Our house in Tukwila, a Seattle suburb with a Seattle zipcode, is soon to be on the market. We’ve told people. Of course we’ve told … Continue reading
Today, I flattened fifty or more moving boxes. Now my deck is clear, and I can see the birdbath. More on this later. My husband is particle board-averse. I, on the other hand, have nothing against particle board. Inexpensive and—from … Continue reading
Judy Garland serenades George Murphy with “Daddy, don’t leave me, Daddy”. In 1942 this scenario was innocent enough, but today comes off as a bit creepy. I am sitting in front of the TV, streaming “My Gal Sal” on Kanopy. … Continue reading