Each clue leads to another which takes them to various locations around the Seattle area like the Pike Place Market, the old steam plant in Georgetown, Myrtle Edwards Park, Gasworks Park, and Seattle Center among others. One of Kloe’s magical gifts is that at each...
It was 41 years ago today, November 5, 1977 (Year of the Snake). With my broken heart in tow, I made the lonely 1135 mile drive up the I-5 to Seattle Washington. It was a rainy Saturday morning and traffic was heavy because the Trojans were in town to play the...
Recently my youngest daughter Kelsey joined me at Seattle’s Ronald McDonald House. Her work group volunteered by cooking and serving a home cooked meal through the Family Meal Program to over 100 grateful kids and caregivers. The House serves as a home...
The (musical) Force is strong in my family. I have 8 brothers and sisters, and along with one spouse, nieces, nephews, my nieces’ sons and my own 2 daughters, we all reside in the 3 states up and down the west coast. With everyone’s busy lives and hectic schedules and...
Living in the great Pacific Northwest for over 40 years I’ve enjoyed many a salmon dinner. From Chinook, Coho, Sockeye, Atlantic and even Alaska’s Copper River salmon, either pan-fried, baked, broiled, BBQ’d, sautéed, smoked, cedar...
PROLOGUE It was called a force of nature. Formed more than sixty million years ago. The product of a lava flow emanating from a westernmost mountain range so huge and powerful that it spread across hundreds of miles to the shore, and at one point burrowed into the...
One of my Children’s Picture Books in progress is “Have You Seen Green?” It is being illustrated by Adriane Hairston, a very talented artist. We met and became friends while both working at Seattle’s Ronald McDonald House. The story teaches the importance of ecology...
One time I missed my flight but was able to catch a red-eye from Seattle to Anchorage. Still in a bad mood, I gazed out from the window seat 15F and had an epiphany. Before me was a view of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) in all its shimmering glory, like a...
“One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.” – John F. Kennedy The PVSA is sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency dedicated to improving the lives of American citizens through service. It is...
