Kate got another polymer clay commission--three little dragons for three girls who call themselves the Tomato Dragons. I love the blue on...

For Kate and Andy's half-birthday we got pho at Vien Dong for lunch, and then went up to Point Ruston and rented a surrey bike. This ...

Doug has always wanted to sail on a tall ship. He finally got the opportunity at the Festival of Sail, where he booked a ride on the Lady...

La Périchole is an operetta by Jacques Offenbach, set in Lima, Peru. (It was originally written in French--Tacoma Opera performed an Eng...

Spring is lovely, after an excessively rainy winter. We've had some really nice days lately. I have some tomato babies started insid...

It was Discovery Pass Free Day, meaning we could go to a state park without paying the pay use fee, so we picked Federation Forest (near E...

I was able to fly out to Ohio for my dad's retirement ceremony. He's been serving his country for fifty years--twenty years activ...