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Celebrating 30 Years
It is with deep gratitude that I look back today on my 30 years in business. I have had, and do have the pleasure of...
Bye Bye Berlusconi
At long last, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is going bye bye. The whole world has been incredulous and...
11:11 on 11/11/11
A singular minute in our lives. We'll have to wait another hundred years to have such a congruence of numbers in time...
Homage to the Cinque Terre
Five colored gems - the Cinque Terre - are strung like pearls along the arching neckline of the Ligurian...
On Haida Gwaii
My return to Haida Gwaii was so complex and deeply personal that any public writing about it will, by choice, only...
You, too, can walk with us.
We're just a bunch of folks, of various ages and abilities and speeds, out for a nice walk together. We show up once a...
Walking Under Blue Skies
How dreamy to stroll under clear blue skies on a warm September afternoon, with neighbors from near and far. We had...
Bike SaFaRis: Safe Family Rides
Ignite an early enthusiasm for being on two wheels. Teach "bike sense" and street smarts to little ones. Gather people...
We Walked. We Talked.
People came in ones, twos and threes and gathered on the grassy knoll in the center of Burien's Town Square. Mothers...
Burien’s Walk-n-Talk
Burien's Walk-n-Talk is being launched this coming Sunday, August 7 at 2:00! Put on your comfy shoes and come for a...
Nonna and Ziggy
There's some heavy petting going on, and purring fills the house. Nonna is queenlike on her fat cushion. And Ziggy -...
A Neighborly Salad
Part of what makes this feel like home is having my dear neighbors show up at my door with a fresh harvest of arugula...
Every Step
What a way to begin and end a journey… Embedded in the platform at the Cadorna station, leading in and out of Milano,...
A Little Something Sweet
I just had to. I've been here in Italy for almost 2 months and my apartment here in Milano is just 3 doors away from...
Venice for the Day
A couple of days ago I went to Venice for the day just because I could. In a few days it'll no longer be so simple to...
Dirty Corner
Visitors to the show were required to sign a release form. They might become quite disturbed (read: freak out!) when...
Octopus Lesson
Such dear, dear people. I feel so welcomed by Agnese, Ninni, their son Erik and Ninni's sister Bea. They greeted me so...
A Finger in the Lake
I bought some train tickets! Yesterday I traveled from Milano to Sirmione, an historic town at the end of a...
Enjoy Your Life
What started all this exploration of Italy? A nudging query from a friend. An internet search. And far too many...