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Spring Tulips

  Spring is here when the tulips are blooming! Every year the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival draws many thousands of people to LaConner, a very small town about 45 miles north of Seattle. I have never seen this beautiful sight. … Continue reading

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Vancouver, British Columbia

Gretchen and I just returned from a long weekend in Vancouver BC to help friends Alan and Mary Lawrence celebrate Mary’s 50th birthday. Weather for the first day and one-half did not cooperate! Just poured! Weather finally cleared and we … Continue reading

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SURFACE PRO TABLET Rocks!

I was one of the lucky view that picked up the new Microsoft Surface Pro tablet (128Gb) yesterday. It just rocks! This is a tablet with a keyboard that also acts as a cover. This is the first tablet that … Continue reading

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Being Watched

   I was at my desk last night at sunset (top of Olympic mountains in far background). I felt a presence, and looked up. Kitty was observing me from about 20 feet across the room from her 5 foot tall … Continue reading

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DUCKS Rule

  Two words say it all. Having a great time in Arizona- Grand Canyon, Fiesta Bowl, and Tombstone and a couple other ghost towns before heading home.

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS -2012

Hemingway’s Porch- Havana, Cuba in background – February 2012 First, HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Since the majority of people read the Blog sending a Christmas Newsletter is overkill. So no more mail-to-street-address newsletters. IMPORTANT: If your spouse also normally reads the Holiday … Continue reading

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An Era Passes By

In the first week of 1979 I purchased a slightly used 1974 Chevy Luv truck. For the first 5 years it resided inside the garage of our Everett, WA home. When we moved to Seattle, it became an outdoor truck. … Continue reading

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Done until next year!

We had an unusually sunny, windless day here today in Seattle. So I seized the moment to install for Christmas light for 2012. Done (Well, the putting up portion anyway!!). Front above- back below

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Downtown Seattle from Magnolia Bridge at sunset

I went with my friend Alan Lawrence to the top of the Magnolia Bridge to try some sunset shots of the downtown skyline (which now features a giant Ferris wheel). Weather was good- and cold. Alan shoot with a Nikon … Continue reading

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A rare off-topic post: Warning! There is a risk…

Warning! There is a risk that you take when you leave your child/pet with grandparents for an extended period of time. It’s official…Maker’s conversion from Husky to Duck is now complete! The beak was his idea….

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