This might sound weird, but my grandma used to take me to the neighborhood cemetery to play when we were kids. While other kids played at the park down the road, I loved the cemetery games I’d play with my siblings and cousins. We’d visit our favorite ‘spirits’, reading their birth and death dates on […]
Travel philosophy
A Trip to a Strange New Land. . . Jury Duty
The day after elections last week, I reported to the King County Court House for jury duty. It was my first time and I didn’t know exactly what to expect. I felt a bit of annoyance/frustration that I had to put the rest of my life on hold, mixed with a small flutter of excitement […]
The Beauty of Nothing in Baja
Earlier this week I returned from a 5-day trip to the Todos Santos area of Baja, Mexico. A group of 15 of us (11 women and 4 kids) all converged on a big beachfront vacation home to celebrate a friend’s milestone birthday. This area at the southern end of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula is stunning, and […]