Saturday, July 11

Giacomo 2004-2009

Our beloved bunny Giacomo is gone. He was a fun rabbit with loads of personality, who came inside our house, let Imogen push him around in a stroller and provided us more entertainment than we ever expected from a little bunny I rescued with his mom Poppy more than four years ago. He was born on Christmas Day in 2004, I rescued him Memorial Day weekend 2005 and he didn't survive a night on the loose July 10. We'll miss you Jackie! We loved you.

Monday, July 6

Independence Day

July 4, Forks

Thursday, July 2

On the Bright Side of Life

"This sure is a nice library, isn't it?"
-Imogen, yesterday at the Port Angeles Library

Wednesday, July 1

Sunny Bunny

Imogen with Giacomo
This Morning, Port Angeles

Tuesday, June 30

Dream on a Grand Scale

My friend Jocelyn let me know of a public art project that sounds magical and is perfectly free. It's called Lullaby Moon, described on its website as "a year-long invitation to Seattle to explore a world of dream. A celebration of the night sky, the series of performance events brings bedtime whimsy and wonder to parks and other public spaces throughout the city, enlivening and enlightening the dark time of each month. Performances take place on each new moon for an entire lunar year."

Lullaby Moon performances--large-scale, site-specific and participatory--are staged by Lucia Neare's Theatrical Wonders, who ask "What would it be like to live in a place where joy was in the air? A city where citizens were invited to dream on a grand scale?"

Remaining performances in 2009 are July 22, August 20, September 18, September 19 and October 18. Locations and times are announced shortly before each event on the website.

Tiny Big

"I sure am a little, tiny big girl, am'n't I?"
-Imogen, 3, this afternoon

Friday, June 26

Our Hills, Our Heaven






Scenes from the Hurricane Hill trail today
Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park




Thursday, June 25

Pigtails

This Morning

One Girl in a Tub

Rub-a-dub-dub
Wednesday

Tuesday, June 23

This Is What Mattered

This Afternoon

Sunday, June 21

Happy Father's Day!

"It all begins with showing up."
-Bill Gates Sr., Showing Up for Life

Wholly Loved

A couple of days ago, Immy and I were hanging out in her room and she said to me, "I love you with my whole heart," and she made the shape of a heart with the fingers of both hands.


Photo: Fleurrr, Flickr.com

Bubbles & Bikes

Saturday afternoon,
Saturday evening

Pitch-Perfect Politics

Auto-Tune the News takes bits from the news and C-SPAN and, using Auto-Tune pitch-perfecting software and edits, creates videos that are hilarious. Watch #5 "lettuce regulation. American blessings." 

Saturday, June 20

Summerina


Imogen, this morning

I made a green rosette from thrift-shop ruffle to cover an ink stain on this velvet pinafore dress.

"Summerina" is a word Immy made up today. I think it's a spin-off of "dancerina," her word for a dress.