Catherine Place, the “Oasis for Women” is proud to announce they are now over halfway to their goal for their fundraiser on April 25th. Please watch the video (below) of co-founder Sister Joyce as she briefly describes how Catherine Place helps women. Unfortunately, Boombaballa, the yearly fundraiser is virtual this year due to COVID, but […]
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Letter: Dying Stars And God’s Love
It started out as an experiment to capture on camera the effect of sugar being poured into a glass of water. Not happy with the results, the photographer placed the glass on the kitchen counter in front of his turquoise colored water bottle. The sunlight streaming through the bottle and into the bubbles on the […]
Arundel – Historical Fiction Review
The historical novel, “Arundel” by Kenneth Roberts, was published over 90 years ago. I read it as a teenager. I’m guessing I found it while attending Junior High. I love the book and over my school years at Mann Junior High and Clover Park High School I managed to read every historical fiction book Roberts […]
Across the Fence: Off the Main Road
When the first beams of sunlight tear the sky on a spring weekend, who doesn’t want to go and enjoy the great outdoors again?! Well, last weekend, my husband and I decided we’d head for the Olympic Mountains and see what hiking opportunities are closer by where they are neither too high nor too steep. […]
Letter: The Twilight Of A Day In Life
As twilight faded and the day’s last light struggled through the shade trees, a reflected spiderweb of branches connecting the pond’s water lilies pads began to slowly dissolve. The pads seemed on the water like stepping stones leading to the far shore. Sitting on the porch of their dream home where they had raised a […]
Empty Theaters Waiting for a Theatrical Rebirth
Submitted by Don and Peggy Doman. “Theatre is a series of insurmountable obstacles on the road to imminent disaster.” – Tom Stoppard Imminent disaster is almost always just around the corner for most live theatre companies around the United States. It’s probably always been that way . . . and that’s in good times. COVID-19 […]
The House on North Oakes
I pity people who don’t keep photographs of earlier times with family and friends. Photographs are like time machines; they can take you back in time. They stir up memories and can make you both laugh and cry. This image was created from a photograph taken in our first house (a duplex on North Oakes […]
Bacon’s Double Take: Moving
Seeing my dear friend and co-author Joe Boyle’s photo for the first time, my instant thought was “Santa”, and quite a blue one, too. We all know that Santa is wearing red and white, not blue and white, right? So, is a blue Santa still a Santa? Or is he just blue? Or could he […]
Open Range – Old Fashioned Cowboy Film Review
I don’t actively go looking for this film, but when I come across it, I can ease into the action no matter where it is. This time around I woke up just after midnight and watched it from start to finish. I would have guessed Montana, but the action was actually filmed in Alberta, Canada. […]