I admit it, I like Rom-Coms (romantic comedies). Add good music to the mix and I’ll be hooked for life. I recently found “Fisherman’s Friends” it’s about a music agent, Danny, who hears a group of fishermen singing sea shanties and falls in love with the daughter, Alwyn, of one of the fisherman. Hooked of […]
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Letter: To Hear Again A Lullaby
Within the heart-shaped hedges of Lullaby Land are the gravesites of infants and children. A flagstone path leads into the small, perfectly tended garden. At the very center of the heart is a stone figure of a cherub. Its wings are unfurled as if it has just arrived and perched on its pedestal; its finger […]
Catherine Place – an 'oasis for women'
Over the last two weeks I recorded comments over two days with eleven different women about Catherine Place. The comments were heartfelt and wonderful to hear. Several individual video recordings will be available soon via Youtube and the Catherine Place website. “Catherine Place provides hospitality, community, advocacy and education for women who desire support in […]
Across the Fence: A Musical Mission
The other day, I was invited to a Zoom house party by my friend, renowned TV and radio show host, author, and humorist Dorothy Wilhelm. It was there that I first met another Washington State icon who immediately impressed me, musician Linda Allen. She presented a video that made me even more curious about her […]
McDuff's Café at Highlands – Coffee Shop Review
“We are a community focused coffee shop, nestled on the Highlands Golf Course. Our vision is to have a local gathering spot for all of Tacoma to come and enjoy each other’s company in a warm cozy room, fireplace included.” – McDuff’s intro for their comfortable gathering place. It was pouring down when I arrived […]
Katie Downs Ruston Way Waterfront Restaurant Review
Peg and I were returning from an afternoon appointment to our Northend Tacoma home. We were both tired and not really interested in cooking dinner. A few days before, my friend Rick Allen asked where the nearest Ivar’s was. “On South Mildred across from TCC. They are a little pricey, though.” Rick didn’t care he […]
Pierce County Restaurant Rally – Discounts – Relief to Restaurants
Pierce County Restaurant Rally offers discounts to diners and relief to restaurants – Nov. 8-19, 2020. I think Pierce County deserves recognition for their efforts supporting local restaurants and their employees. Pierce County, in partnership with Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber, Washington Hospitality Association and Travel Tacoma – Mount Rainier Tourism and Sports has announced details of […]
Across the Fence: Fruits of Fall
The skies have turned a different hue of blue a while ago. The first leaves started turning this year in August already. Starbucks and Co. have welcomed back customers for their pumpkin spice lattes. But fall, for me, somehow only begins when I see the first pumpkins paraded outside grocery stores. And everybody who knows […]
Frozen TV Dinners Then and Now
When I was a child in the 1950s, my mom cooked dinner when she came home. Both mom and dad worked. I was a latchkey kid. My dad didn’t cook, but loved to BBQ. That was his realm. He took an old kitchen stove and set it in concrete and boulders in our backyard for […]