It’s a lovely day in the neighborhood
Hail! A half inch of hail clatters onto our decks and lies there undisturbed, a mere thirty feet from a deluge of rain rattling the trees in the forest behind the house. Our roof is quiet while the...
View ArticleVEGFEST is here!
VegFest is on this weekend. A bunch of us volunteered the early shift, setting tables up, bringing in food and equipment, and putting up signs. I think we'll be ready!
View ArticleGreen urban housing
The greenest housing is not only building with the latest gadgets for low energy consumption. It's also recycling and wisely using our existing resources. (I marvel at the "go green!" ads that lure...
View ArticleSummer sorting style
Summer is upon us. Sort of. As our weather drifts between summer tank-tops and sweaters, some of us are taking a hard look at the "stuff" lurking in closets, basements, storage units, and corners of...
View ArticleWeighing in on September
I walk the dog every day, sometimes twice, hating to miss any bit of summer sunshine. I'm getting to know my neighbors, too. We can't believe autumn is coming... already. Last night, it got dark at...
View ArticleGreyhounds galore
Wednesday is Italian Greyhound day at the small dog park. The Magnussen site at Sand Point is always busy. When these skinny, yapping, leaping dogs come in, it crackles with energy. The waists of the...
View ArticleSnow, snow, go away…
I can't remember the last time it snowed before Thanksgiving and stuck, as though it were January 15. I count on the middle of January for a few snow days, trapped down my driveway on the side of a...
View ArticleWinter Wonder-land
I love the tropics, and I have a hard time in cold weather. That said, I was thrilled with the sunshine this week. Walking our dogs in the cold brightness cheered me up. It was sunny and 34o, but who...
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