Title of article in Saturday’s Seattle Times: Rain, rain, went far away in our record dry summer Yes, it did start raining this week (thanks to wink for asking) although not hard and heavy. I’m still waiting for that soaking rain, the kind that keeps you inside staring through the raindrops on the panes. The […]
Entries from September 2003
Rain went away and now comes back
September 14th, 2003 · Comments Off on Rain went away and now comes back
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Floating
September 14th, 2003 · Comments Off on Floating
The next two posts are pieces I wrote about taking Abigail to the pool this summer… At the end of swim lessons, the teacher gave Abigail a certificate with an evaluation. “Good Job” she wrote and “Practice going on your back” So last weekend I took Abigail back to the pool to work on her […]
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Floating part 2
September 14th, 2003 · Comments Off on Floating part 2
Yesterday I took Abigail to the pool again for another practice session. The place was crowded: a swim meet earlier in the afternoon and a birthday party too. Ropes and people limited us to using the shallow end. Abigail was wearing her new blue suit for the first time. I bought it for her on […]
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5000% return on investment!
September 13th, 2003 · Comments Off on 5000% return on investment!
While at Valley Nursery on Thursday, I noticed they had some large purple dahlias for sale – similiar to the one I have in my own garden. The price: $16.99 And what did I pay Persephone Farms for the tuber : 33 cents So if I could buy the tubers at 33 cents and sell […]
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Wine that goes well with this weblog
September 13th, 2003 · 5 Comments
Tonight we went to a neighborhood wine-tasting party. I confess I imbibed a bit. So if this post doesn’t make much sense, perhaps a bit of wine would help you understand this better as well….maybe a glass of Coppola 2001 Zinfandel, our favorite of the evening or Waterbrook 1999 Merlot ( I liked Bogle 2001 […]
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