Submitted by JoAnn Jackson. Many County facilities are taken for granted, until you personally need them. During a recent post here, I’ve seen the Humane Society’s name mentioned twice. Many just skip over their reports. Monday I was grateful for their existence. Why? My 13 year-old dog had escaped the night before. He got out […]
To Ponder
Letter: Slow Down, You Move Too Fast
Yesterday, July 15, I hiked to Lake George and on up to Gobbler’s Knob in Mt. Rainier National Park, 12.5 miles round trip, with a full pack. It was a training hike given on July 22 I will be deep in the Olympics on what would have been our 52nd Anniversary. My wife is gone now, […]
Be Aware and Be Prepared Even If It’s Just Local
A number of weeks ago I presented a talk about “water ways” for the Lakewood Lions Club. Some of the things I talked about then fell into place just recently as a good reminder about the joys and elements of our wonderful Pacific Northwest. “Be Aware” should always be a NW reminder stamp for our […]
Letter: Sunrise
To capture on camera the sunrise at the mountain, for me means to set my alarm very early, drive a good distance, hike a ways in the shadows, and then – then – there she is. Breathtaking. So worth it. Likewise, what I read on this, another, stunningly exquisite morning, on the eve of yet […]
Letter: A Library Coincidence?
Submitted by KM Hills. Tonight, on our Friday evening outing, we drove past the old Tenzler/Lakewood Library. Some of you may recall I expressed concern, earlier this week, about how shabby it looked with long overgrown grass. Well lo and behold the tall grass is gone. I don’t know if it is a coincidence, or […]
Letter: All Alone – But Not Alone – In the Wilderness
“What are some of the most important things you learned from your father?” That was the question at the top of my journal page in the leather bound book given to me by my grandchildren this past Father’s Day, a journal entitled “A Grandfather’s Life – I Want To Know Everything About You.” With a […]
Let’s Talk! – A Furtive Glance
What comes to YOUR mind when you read today’s prompt from my friend, author Tyrean Martinson’s book, A Pocket Sized Jumble of 500+ Writing Prompts? There are furtive glances that indicate at once that something wrong is happening. Have you ever passed by people who glance at you furtively because they have something to hide? […]
Letter: The Gutter Downspout Street-fight
A friend of mine, when she heard the story that follows, said she would have liked my wife – my Dutch, frugal, sweetly stubborn wife. Our house caught fire in 1993 and we lost everything. The structure was basically intact and so we rebuilt. In the process of rebuilding there were lots of important decisions […]
Across the Fence: Hamburger
The Germanism in the English language I chose for today is Hamburger. You may not be aware of it, but the pronunciation in German is slightly different: ‘hum-boor-gah. (Funny enough, Germans order cheeseburgers and Whoppers or whatever else names the concoctions have in the native English way of pronunciation.) I don’t even want to go […]