timeconsuming exhausting interesting frustrating hard work fun all of the above! Which explains the dearth of details lately. This quarter, we have read many books, listened to history lectures, participated in workshops, and observed in three...

Tonight, with Tom. I am feeling very special and appreciated. Here we are on our way out the door. I am wearing a lovely green skirt that you can’t see, and the scarf Mother brought me from Ireland. The blouse is new too, with lovely details that...

The “first significant snow” in the mountains. A lot of rain down near Puget Sound. The leaves on the trees, that were so bright this past week, that covered the ground with a warm quilt of color, will soon turn brown and the light will filter...

Climate change has been a focus of many debates, some panic, and a lot of misinformation in my lifetime. Things have been coming to a head lately, as climate seems to be at least partly behind many extinctions and local ecosystem failures. And the...

Coming this Thursday. I plan on posting something, though likely minor. The topic this year is “climate change.” If you are interested in seeing who else is participating, check out BlogActionDay.org. And check back Thursday — even if it’s only a...