JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

I’ve been remembering recently an article I read in the Seattle Times, nearly 3 years ago, titled: Can you enjoy your money and be the person you always were? In this piece, a woman – a mom and “Microsoft millionaire” – described how she chose to have one sink in the bathroom – even though […]

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I came home from our Wednesday night concert at the park and typed this out… To Aaron…. Tonight at the park you are blowing bubbles not baby breaths blown through plastic wands but beautiful ones giants or gods might breathe hues of magenta and gold quiver with their own majesty before they pop big dreams […]

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Take the ferry to Bainbridge Island on a Wednesday night in July or August. Walk off the boat and wander along the waterfront path to Eagle Harbor Park. This is what you’ll see…. Familes and friends clustered together on blankets and chairs, in a semicircle around an outdoor stage. People eat pizza, mysteries from take-out […]

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During the past two weeks, Abigail took her first swimming lessons at the high school pool. The girls all came with me together: Michaela and Elisabeth reading books, sitting with me on the bench while we watched Big Sister swim. Watching Abigail, I could see how she was avoiding getting her face wet, holding her […]

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What I’ve overheard the girls saying to each other during their playtimes this week: “Thank you for watching my kids while I was working on the deck.” “I’m busy working on my deck.” “Do you need your ears cleaned?”

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