Keeps Me Focused

Keeps Me Focused

I have been in a state of semi-retirement for years. First the recession pulled the rug out from under me. That was a scary period, not knowing if I was going to survive. There were not safety nets back then for self-employed people and I had just signed a new lease for my rental studio. My biggest expense. After the…
I Might Have Caved

I Might Have Caved

Panoramic Works Well winter rolls on here with foggy mornings and damp days. But the daffodils are popping up and spring unofficially arrives the first of February, which is also the anniversary of my arrival in Seattle. 38 years. Is it interesting to look back and especially think of those early days. The first 5 years were really quite a…
Our House Christmas 2021

Our House Christmas 2021

Hey Man, Did you manage to get thru the holidaze without going crazy? Seems it went by rather quickly. I never seemed to totally get into the spirit of things though we had our tree and decorations up and had a nice Christmas dinner with a friend. It just seemed to have had a bit  less luster this year. Maybe…
Barking and All

Barking and All

I do read your emails. You have more experience with pets that I do. When Carter moved here, he brought with him a shi tzu named Toto. He was already around 13 years old. He had a heart condition and couldn’t fly. So we hired two friends to fly to DC, pick up his car and drive with Toto across…
Our House

Our House

Colors are starting to perk up. I have a feeling they will be off this year due to the summer heat and drought.  A lot of trees seem to be going straight from greenish to brown. Not the usual burst of color. But then our colors don’t usually peak until the end of October. We often have color into the first…