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(Things that sound dirty, but aren’t.)
“Near Arctic, Seed Vault Is a Fort Knox of Food” in the Feb. 29, 2008 New York Times is about the Global Vault. The vault is a high tech, high security storage facility for all kinds of seeds from collections all over the world. The seeds are being stored [...]

See the ivory hellebore flower in the background of two of these photos? I’ve had that one for a couple of years, and it’s been in the same pot for at least a year. I was surprised and happy to see the magenta hellebore buds spring up this year. I’m not sure where the magenta [...]

One of the things I love about living in Seattle: going to a beach on a sunny, late winter, almost-spring day, walking past evergreen trees, seeing beautiful blue water in the foreground and snow-capped mountains in the background.
Matthews Beach offers that view. Both a park (9300 51st Ave. NE) and a neighborhood, Matthews Beach is [...]

(Spotted at a salon/spa in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood.)

“FRAGILE handle with care”

The Boyfriend and I took a road trip to Arlington, about 46 miles north of Ballard (Seattle). It was a lovely drive of about an hour on a chilly, sunny Sunday. We meandered mostly around N. Olympic Ave. It had a very small town, bedroom community feel to it, although there’s more to Arlington [...]

The Boyfriend (TB) and I took a road trip to Arlington, about an hour’s drive north of Ballard (Seattle). Thank dog for the Internet – TB did a Google search for vegetarian restaurants in the area and found the Shire Cafe at 117 E. Division St. in Arlington (phone 360-403-9020). The Shire’s menu is 100% [...]

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Hummingbird on my deck.

Yes, The Boyfriend’s kitties have their own blog now, Alpha and Beta’s Stinky CatBox.
I contribute occasionally — I wrote the CSI post and the fiber post (so far).