Saturday morning, 11:30. The church bell just tolled. Birds in the courtyard. A lovely, fresh breeze through the open...
The Last Bouquet
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Burrata, Mozzarella Cousin
Imagine making a cheesy pouch out of fresh mozzarella, then filling it with cream and mozzarella strands. That's...
Father’s Day Blooming
Happy Father's Day to my own "Pop", and to the other men that I know that get to say that they are "Dad". Sunday...
Figs and Borlottis
Fresh figs are in at the Saturday street market just a couple of blocks away, and they share the display with the...
Talking Over the Fence
Standing in my skinny kitchen, washing the dishes, I heard a couple of women talking. I looked out my kitchen window...
Enrica, My Courtyard Neighbor
I was sitting in my room typing today and heard "snip, snip, snip." I looked out my window into the little private...
Tricolore Gelato
As it turned out just by chance, my dish of gelato was my nod to Italy. Today is June 2, a holiday celebrating the...
Neighborly Hydrangeas
Shortly after arriving in Milano, I had a nesting moment and went out to pull weeds in and around my little courtyard...
Woman in White
Wandering the street market today, I saw this woman in white from head to toe, including white, fishnet gloves. She...
Strolling the Canal
The Naviglio Grande - The Grand Canal - is between my casa and the metro subway station, Porta Genova. This gives me...
Sunny Morning Courtyard
The little courtyard is paved with stones and scraps of ceramic tiles. It's surrounded by camellia, hydrangea, iris,...
Light in a Skinny Kitchen
The mid-afternoon sunlight is coming into my almost-three-foot-wide, skinny kitchen and it strikes me as so beautiful....
Still Life with Toilet Paper
First day in town required some grocery shopping. A few things to eat (favorites I've missed), and a few things for...
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...
Botryoidal Jade?
CAN ANYONE HELP ME IDENTIFY THIS STONE? Weighs 2 lbs., 3 oz. and is 5.75" long. Botryoidal in formation. Overall deep...
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...
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...