So this past weekend, this happened… Then this happened… And next thing you know, there are two kittens living in our home! I have not been mama to a wee kitten in 20 years, but our home felt empty without Maggie (and Madison, who left us five years ago) and so I decided it was […]
56 degrees and swimming in Puget Sound
Average temperature of the water in Puget Sound is 56 degrees in July. Swimming in Puget Sound is downright chilly, at any time of the year. Even in July, the average temperature is 56 degrees. But that didn’t stop one 4-year-old from swimming in the waters off Gig Harbor. Granted, by the time she was […]
Getting away from it all in Gig Harbor
Live in Seattle and want to get away from it all? Check out Gig Harbor. We spent two relaxing days over the 4th of July in this small waterside town of 7,800 residents which lies a mere 12 miles from Tacoma across the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Gig Harbor takes its name from a small boat, […]
Seagull on the Sound
Most gulls don’t bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight – how to get from shore to food and back again. ~Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull And if you want to read more about all things Pampers, follow me on Facebook, Twitter or RSS/email. Take the road less traveled, Beth
Ferry over Puget Sound
I never get tired of riding the ferry. It is one of the things that makes Seattle and Puget Sound so unique, and I love that! Last weekend we rode the MV Hyak, built in 1967, from Bremerton to Seattle. The Washington State ferry system has its origins in the “Mosquito Fleet,”a collection of small […]
Boy born on the 4th of July
When the entire U.S. is celebrating the 4th of July, if it’s your birthday, sometimes you just want to get away from it all. For a boy born on Independence Day, that can be a tall order. I still remember the first time I asked Big Papa, “What do you want for your birthday?” and […]
My garden in summer
Love is to the heart what the summer is to the farmer’s year — it brings to harvest all the loveliest flowers of the soul. ~Author Unknown Welcome July! My garden’s cup runneth over with every color in the rainbow. Dahlia and Sweet Pea for the vase on our table, a sprinkling of chive blossoms […]
Love and loss: Maggie
Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened. ~Anatole France I am unabashed when I say I loved, loved, loved Magnolia, my cat. She was with me for 20 years, and when I met Big Papa, with us, and then Little Bird too. We called her Maggie, Maggie Moose or […]
Finding fatherhood halfway around the world
Halfway around my little world You had no idea that you were my girl ~Josh Kelley 6,267 miles between Seattle, Washington and Gyumri, Armenia 3 years of waiting 4 trips 16 hours of flying time each trip 12 time zones Happy Father’s Day Big Papa …and all the dads out there, not matter how you […]
Old MacDonald had a farm
Old MacDonald had a farm. E-I-E-I-O. And on that farm he had some chicks…. And on that farm he had some goats… And on that farm he had some cows… And on that farm he had some piglets… And on that farm he had some cats… E-I-E-I-O. Thanks to Fran and Jenne Farm for three […]