If You Can’t Make it Good, Make it Big
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If You Can’t Make it Good, Make it Big

Or make it red, or reverse it out or some combination of all 4. Ever hear those rules for good design? Or good art in general? I actually have a poster from a UW design professor that incorporates all 4 of these properties. I even once heard that National Geographic Magazine encouraged their photogs to have red in their pictures.…
March 30, 2022Posted inMusings, Seattle
Nice Moments
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Nice Moments

Hi Mel Just to let you know that the birthday celebrations for Mas were a huge success. Merrill Gardens had decorated the dining room in hummingbirds and draped the print on the wall. He thought the birds were the celebration, until they revealed the print. Mas was stunned and overwhelmed, and though the dining room was filled with residents, he couldn't…
February 15, 2022Posted inCelebrations, Musings, Odds and Ends, Seattle
Keeps Me Focused
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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…
January 25, 2022Posted inMusings, Odds and Ends, Uncategorized
I Might Have Caved
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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…
January 17, 2022Posted inMusings, Odds and Ends, Seattle
Our House Christmas 2021
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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…
January 11, 2022Posted inarchitecture, Celebrations, Musings, Odds and Ends, Seattle, Uncategorized
Barking and All
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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…
December 6, 2021Posted inMusings, Odds and Ends, Seattle