People came in ones, twos and threes and gathered on the grassy knoll in the center of Burien's Town Square. Mothers...
We Walked. We Talked.
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Incredible Locations Articles
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...
Crow in the Stewartia
Journal Entry: June 27, 7:00 a.m. Jet black crow in the Stewartia tree, and other morning birds singing. The Olympic...
Cheap Motel on a Muggy Night
Friday, June 24 Just after midnight last night I checked into a cheap motel along the highway in Atlanta. I had been...
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,...
Stop?
As a cyclist, I must be ALWAYS vigilant! This particular stop sign on the way to the bikes-only path, both amuses and...
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...
A Ticket to Ride
"I think I'll go to Venice for the day…" It's so outlandish to say that, and it's not often that I CAN just go to...
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...
Sauerkraut in Italy
The next time you eat sausage, thick pork chop, sauerkraut, polenta, hot mustard and horseradish, think northeastern...
Way Up North
It began with a Campari bottle. A classic design they've used for decades. Hmm. Curious. I googled it and found that...
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...
Knives vs. Dresses
Milano is a fashion maven's paradise: Prada. Dolce & Gabbana. Armani… etc. But dresses and handbags don't interest...
Mary and the Madonna
It was just starting to spit a little rain as I got off the subway at "Fermata Moscova" and walked toward the...
Macabre
At the Saturday street market yesterday, there were a couple of meat vendors selling rotisserie-cooked chickens, still...