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I like to write about life when you have a job, some kids, a fixer upper and a fatal disease.

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Category: excursions

  • on the waterfront

    People-watching, old-school market shopping, sunshine and boats on Granville Island, Vancouver, BC. The boats did me good, didn't know how much I miss seeing them everyday. p.s. at Granville Public Market, found my cheese!! Very much worth minor scuffle at border-crossing, 'suspicious cheese'…

  • me? scared of heights? never!

    I swear to god, I would have gone up Grouse Mountain in the scary swinging basket-on-a-wire thingy, I swear! But sadly, we decided to skip it in favor of more time elsewhere exploring Vancouver, BC…

  • tossin’ one back

    Screw the Space Needle, I wanted to see the guys throwing fish at Pike Place Market!

  • above the grunge

    Seattle, Washington

  • so perty

    Japanese Garden in Washington Park, Portland, Oregon

  • have hook, will travel

    I have this weekend off….never been to Seattle…but now I REALLY want to go…for this! Sad? Maybe..but me and my yarn don't care!

  • hello govn’r

    Dad's visit to London to see Peg, Ryan and Baby Stella

  • Oh Canada!

    It's alot easier than you'd think to emigrate to Canada.

  • over there, over there

    "Grandpa Mikkelsen" and "Noodle" Dad just returned from a quick visit (four days! no jetlag recovery time!) to London to see Peg and Ryan and of course, the person of the hour–Stella. I can't get over how much little Stella looks like my sister (it's in the eyes) and how very much Dad looks like…

  • home sick for the southland

    Browsing a copy of "1001 Places to See Before You Die" while waiting at the checkout counter; it fell open to "Savannah's Historic District". Hm. Message in a point-of-purchase display?