This is the true litmus test for all residents of Western Washington. If you don’t know who this is, then you weren’t born here, and if you were, then your parents weren’t. Yes, it is the one, the only, the beloved J.P. Patches. While I was born only a few years before he went off […]

We are so ready for more days that let us do this: Hopefully, more of these days are on our way! Minus the allergies, of course. PS – Happy Birthday, CW Mom! Card is in the mail (a day late, but I did remember)!

Aunt Lynda, your first guess was correct. Ane walked in through the back sliding glass door after a couple of hours playing outside, absolutely splotchy, and scratching at herself. “Mommy, my arm itches,” she whined. I took a horrified double-take, and then had her in the bathtub so fast that she hardly knew what had […]

… they have bloomed. Little tufts of fluff and seeds floating everywhere. I’ve actually seen spots along the road where it looks like snow has accumulated. Guess who is suffering the most from allergies at the moment? A) The Webmaster B) Me C) Ane D) Tad I’ll give you a hint… someone broke out into […]