This is the kind of day it’s been. Last year this day I was in Seattle, at the end of my one month sabbatical there, saying goodbye to my brother’s house and dog and neighborhood. Feeling a lot better about myself, and close to 5 pounds thinner than I am now. Sigh. All pics … [Read more…]
On Friday, before I headed down to the Convention Center for the librarians conference, I touched up my black boots with a little heel & edge polish I found in my brother & sister-in-law’s closet. Somehow it made me think of the words to this old Stephen Stills’ song, Johnny’s Garden: And I’ll do anything … [Read more…]
Kind of a lot of it is my own cooking, but I guess that’s as it should be, since I’m actually living here, not vacationing, touristing, or conferencing – yet. Friday the librarians’ conference begins**, so I should have some additional eating adventures then. Stove top mac & cheese, that I made for one … [Read more…]
I didn’t march, although there was a march starting at my niece’s high school, Garfield, and going downtown, which would have been a nice walk, and it was a nice day. Instead, I made an apron. It’s a prototype for a demo that I’m doing for the Garden Expo, the 2nd weekend in February, about … [Read more…]
Thursday night I went to see Michael Nesmith at the Neptune Theater. The announcement said with Scott McCaughey and Ben Gibbard, and I didn’t know exactly how it was going to work. It turned out to be a short solo acoustic opening set by McCaughey, followed by Nesmith performing, seated with a 12-string guitar and a … [Read more…]
All of a sudden, I have now been here in Seattle for longer than I have left to be here. I’ve been here 20 days and have 11 days left. Makes me feel even more slovenly since I am right now washing the bed sheets for the first time, although to my credit when it’s … [Read more…]
It being Sunday, I walked to the co-op and bought a few things, then crossed the street to Westman’s Bagels, and took my spot in the long line that you have to wait in, even if you’re buying whole bagels to take home, and not a sandwich. The line looked pretty much like this when … [Read more…]
Monday I worked at the Douglass-Truth Library, and then walked to Capitol Hill, intending to go to the big QFC on Broadway and buy some food, get some cash, and also charge my orca card. I came to the Whole Foods first, though, and shopped there which turned out to be a bit of a … [Read more…]
On Saturday, I put myself to bed at 9:00 p.m. with a hot toddy (bourbon, honey, lemon, hot water) trying to cure my cold. I didn’t sleep all that well because it was really stormy that night – it felt like I spent most of the night listening to the rain and wind hit the … [Read more…]
– but starting to act almost as if we live here. On Wednesday we went to the sculpture garden and then up the space needle – pretty tourist-y. We took the bus home at close to rush hour though, almost like we live here. On our first morning here, last Saturday, I woke up feeling … [Read more…]