Monthly Archives: May 2011

Unbelievable but true. The Seattle weather thermometer hit 70 degrees yesterday. It’s the first time that’s happened since November 3rd, 2010. All my new Knockout Roses have temporarily stopped shivering and my hopes for their survival have been renewed. Or … Continue reading →

Today is National Bike to Work (or School)  Day. Our Seattle mayor, Mike McGinn, has proclaimed that in observance of the occasion, we have to ride our bikes to work today. Octo-woman has a problem with this. She is frantic … Continue reading →

It’s not easy to lose faith in your father, especially when you’re only seven years old.  I finally got over it, but it still smarts to tell of it. In my youth, it was unheard of to go to a … Continue reading →

You may believe there are only eight Beatitudes.  In my opinion, there are really nine of them.  Besides the others like “Bless are the poor in spirit”, etc. the ninth one is “Bless are they who help out Octo-woman on … Continue reading →

A whole mess of people I know are cramming for tests right now before school lets them out on parole.  In case you need practice, or in case you miss taking tests, don’t be left out.  I can help.  Here’s … Continue reading →

One of the nice things about writing this blog is the education I’ve received from its readers. As an example, last week, a lady stumbled across the blog, because she was looking for a slug repellent, and her google search … Continue reading →

 Okay, Arizona State University still has one of my relatives in its clutches – grandson Ford Covey – but it’s setting free my niece-in-law Nicole Elizabeth (Crook) Gorman. The same goes for her aiding-and-abetting husband Michael and daughter Kaitlyn.   … Continue reading →

Today is the anniversary of the date my niece Leanne and John Dudas took custody in Russia of their adopted twins, Galina Gwendolyn Dudas (Gigi) and John Andrew Dudas III (Jack).  The date was May 14, 2007 – their Family … Continue reading →

We just can’t help it.  All parents of daughters have a dream version of what a prospective son-in-law should be. In considering who their daughter Heather might wed, my niece Chris and nephew-in-law Mark Milner figured out what their expectations … Continue reading →

Last Saturday, May 7, 1999, was the anniversary of the death of one of my three sisters-in-law, the beautiful Lorraine Agnes Wilson Ford. I expect to treasure every single minute I ever spent in her presence over the fifty-some years … Continue reading →