December 13, 2012
A Real Gift
Maybe many of you struggle like I do when it comes around to finding a good gift for your mother on her birthday. Maybe you feel that phantom umbilical cord twist into knots in your belly as the date gets nearer. Finding a good gift for a woman who has historically said she needs nothing has always(…)
December 10, 2012
Double Happiness
Amy and I have been meeting at Elliot Bay Book Company on Wednesdays from 10 am to 12 pm for over a year. Each week while sipping Genmaicha tea, we critiqued a chapter from each other’s memoir until finally both of us completed our manuscripts in August. Amy had a deadline of August 12th to complete her(…)
December 16, 2012
Rain, Rain, Rain
Joyce Community Cure, Creativity Cure, Nature Cure
I can’t tell if it’s the geometry of the two domes or the element of water that so captivates me in this image. But I can tell you that as the rain pours down on us in Seattle, my old man neighbor perfectly expresses today’s mood in this image.