I recently had an opportunity to take a nostalgic trip to Lakewood. My wife and I booked a room at the Best Western in lovely downtown Lakewood. I traced some of my footsteps and visited places of my youth. My earliest memories are from Tacoma. My parents would come home shortly after five in the […]
Saint Vincent de Paul Vintage Auction Success
What you want to see at a fundraising event is happy people having fun. At the St Vinnies auction that is exactly what we saw. Executive Director Tracy Peacock was everywhere welcoming friends and other guests and making them all feel welcome. My wife, Peg recalls as a child hearing her mother Rita on the […]
Bye Bye Birdie Hello Laughter – CenterStage Review
The storyline of Bye Bye Birdie is a parody of real-life gyrating super star Elvis Presley being drafted into the army at a time when rock and roll was fast changing the world of music. Angela Bayler (Managing Director) and Trista Duval (Artistic Director) welcomed the Sunday afternoon crowd to Bye Bye Birdie. They were […]
Retractable Awnings in Seattle, Bellevue, and Beyond
Are you blinded by the light of the afternoon sun? Are you being chased inside by the beautiful hot days of Puget Sound summers, when you could be enjoying fantastic scenic views? It’s a problem in the Seattle area. Friends of our’s have a very nice home that faces the water, the Olympics, and sometimes […]
Quilting, Sewing, Sharing, and Loving
I like the way quilts feel and the way they look. They just emit comfort. Our quilts even extend to our guest room. I think I’ve always had bedcovers of quilts. Handmade quilts have a personal touch. There’s just something about creating with sewing. Our daughter-in-law, Wendy, grew up with a mother who sews, as […]
Is the Ketogenic Diet on your “Try” List?
In my younger days, the only way I could lose weight was with the Dr. Atkins Diet. I would eat whatever meats I wanted. Eventually, I would answer the call of French fries from PICK-QUICK Drive In in Fife, a pizza from Cloverleaf on Sixth Avenue, or nachos from El Toro in Ponders Corner. As […]
Dreams for Central Co-op are Coming True
A new friend stopped over on Sunday to chat. He’s building a new house nearby on North Baltimore and 47th. Monday was a beautiful day, so Peg and I decided to go for a walk. We looked around the construction site and then headed to the site of the new Central-Co-op. We planned to look […]
Our Merchant Marine Shipping Around the World
How important is commercial shipping? Very important: 95 percent of the world’s products are transported over water. Over a quarter of America’s grain exports and almost half of its wheat are sent overseas from the Puget Sound and the Willamette River. “In time of war or national emergency, the U.S. Merchant Marine becomes vital to […]
Not Judgmental, but Helpful and Free
Although junior high school bands compete with each other, no one is a loser. The judging system is used for improvement. This was our fourth competition for this school year. It was up early and drive to Puyallup for this year’s last band competition of our youngest granddaughter. We didn’t get a chance to talk […]