WHEN OUR CHILDREN were young, we welcomed Shabbat (the Sabbath) into our home on Friday nights and incorporated the beautiful Jewish custom of placing our… Continue reading
8:54 a.m. June 21. Summer arrived, and with that heralding event, the daylight hours now start… Continue reading
it is my job to know the best… Continue reading
A strawberry shortcake fundraiser, a crab feed and a lecture on the history of philosophy are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading
MEMORIAL DAY 2019 has come and gone. It is a day we don’t recognize quite enough. I think a whole lot of us see it… Continue reading
George Lindamood will present “The Third Half of Life” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Lindamood will be the guest speaker at Unity in… Continue reading
Friday was the official start of summer. However, it was explained to me numerous times when I first moved here… Continue reading
THIS IS AN aside. Maybe because I’m beginning with it, it’s an affront. No, I intended no affront. All I intended was to warn everyone… Continue reading
SO FAR THIS late spring we’ve experienced many days with wonderful weather to ride in, haven’t we? While I wasn’t able to participate this year,… Continue reading
Leif Olson, Olympic Medical Center Auxiliary president, has announced six donations to Olympic Medical Center departments for medical equipment as part of… Continue reading
CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION from May about camp cooking, recently we camped on a cobble beach on the Hoh River. Enjoying the day, we didn’t notice… Continue reading
Drag races, a Disabled Hikers-led outing and traditional Irish music are among the upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. Information also is available on… Continue reading
IMAGINATION. CHILDREN USUALLY have very good imaginations. Adults? Not so much. As we grow older, we often become ensnared by observable, comprehendible, explainable facts. Reason… Continue reading
Wendy Boyd, left, and Karol Gray, both of Port Angeles, escape the heat by playing fetch with dogs Buddy, left, and Cream along the shore… Continue reading
SINCE I GAVE you a large to-do list two weeks in a row, let me pile on yet another chore. As you know, Lavender Fest… Continue reading
I’M ALL ATWITTER. I have a new acronym to play with! Ready? It’s LTCTA. … Hmm … that’s not near as much fun, when you… Continue reading
International Surfing Day, Peninsula Dream Machines’ Hot Rods and Hot Dogs, a crabbing lecture and a low-tide beach walk are among the upcoming activities on… Continue reading
SO MUCH IN our society seems broken right now: our democracy, our relationship to the natural world, our tolerance for cruelty and hate, and the… Continue reading
Kelin Schaafsma of Sequim and her son Asher Schaafsma, 3, play in sand on the shores of Sequim Bay at Port Williams County Park as… Continue reading
Otherwise known as: How my doughnuts went terribly wrong
