JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

Distressing news in the past couple weeks, how children ( “American children even less active than thought” ) – and adults ( “Report finds suburban sprawl mirrored in residents’ waistlines” ) are becoming out of shape and overweight. What bothered me the most in the article about children was: “Parents said the main obstacles to […]

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Yes, the doctor is out. Out of the country, that is. Our pediatrician (“Dr. O.”) is on sabbatical, gone with her family to Europe where her husband is working for a while. So at our appointment today we met our new pediatrician (“Dr. N.”), who is substituting for our doctor until her return sometime around […]

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Not sure what it is with me this summer, but I am having a hard time making things from mixes. Must be me. For example, I like to make bao Chinese steamed buns to take with us to the Wednesday night picnics. I used to make bao from scratch, using flour, yeast and lots of […]

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Today’s Seattle Times has an article describing the ten cent per cup espresso tax , that will be on the September 16 primary ballot in Seattle. The money raised – millions of dollars, the article claims – would go to subsidize city preschool and child care programs. While we are not coffee drinkers as a […]

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Grandma, the girls and I went to the Kitsap County Fair on Thursday. Here are 13 things I learned….. 1. Abigail likes horses. I think I already knew this one, but it was like watching her fall in love. First, she and her sister took their first pony ride, holding onto the saddle horn, pony […]

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