What I Wore, Island Summer Style,

Oh, you’re all so kind, and I thank you for the understanding and encouragement about my temporary (I hope)recalcitrance about writing on the blog. Honestly, there’s no worry about my stopping, especially right now as…

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Wednesday’s Photos, With a Few Words. . .A Walk on the Island

Another Wednesday, another series of photos. This week, let me share the view over the Salish Sea from “my beach,” and then take you for a morning walk ’round our little island in the Pacific…

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How to Get a Really Quiet House…

We’ve just had the loveliest nine days of family visits. First this sweetheart brought her parents (my son and dear daughter-in-law) along for an extended weekend, and my brother and his wife dropped in for…

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Word(less) Wednesday — Island Life with a Visiting Granddaughter and Too Much Smoke…

She’s on a mission: collecting seaweed for the garden compost. Those “clouds” are actually all smoke, so we’re rationing outdoor time.  I’d hoped to do a bit better with posting this week, but I’d probably…

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Five Things Friday While Waiting for Rain . . .

1. Swimming. I swam before 7 yesterday morning and then I went for one last swim at 9:15, just so that I could cool off enough to fall asleep later. That made a total of…

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