We do our shopping and choose fruits and veggies to bring home without giving much thought to those who picked that...
Meet the Men Who Pick Your Fruit
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Dead Ends and Discovery
When driving my car, I go just about the same route every time: the shortest, most efficient path between points A and...
Tongue on Rye at Katz’s in New York City
What tour of New York City would be complete without a tour through meat-lover's shrine, Katz's Delicatessen,...
Feelin’ Groovy in New York City
My perception of the enormity, diversity, energy and intensity of New York had felt daunting all these years, so I had...
Hiatus
It's been a pause, a respite from one endeavor so I could shift energies and surge headlong into others. I took a...
Starting a Journey… Again
Backing up a bit, here are some journal excerpts from March 18, 2012, in Burien, WA, as I reflected on my...
Nibbling on Hairy Cat’s Ears and Horsetails
Today, under sunny, blue skies, 34 foragers showed up at Seahurst Beach for the Urban Foraging Walk organized by...
Out Walkin’ Again
Hey, it may have been a bit chilly, but it was dry! (We had much warmer weather for our walks on January 1 and...
A Sunny February Walk-n-Talk
Today was the seventh, monthly Walk-n-Talk here in Burien; 38 people and 3 dogs came to join the stroll! Of the...
Snowfall. Silent Action.
It must have been about 30 years ago that I wrote the following haiku-like thought in my journal as I watched the snow...
Happy 106th Birthday, Gladys
Everyone should have a centenarian in their life. Today, January 4, 2012, Gladys celebrated her 106th birthday. What a...
Walkin’ Peace in 2012
Forty-one people showed up under unusually warm, blue skies for the Walk-n-Talk on New Year's Day! Wow! Rainier was...
Lunar Eclipse
The alarm went off at 4:15 a.m. so I could get up on a cold night and watch the moon and its light on the water change...
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...
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 -...