Beachcombing

Hollywood Beach

Port Angeles, Sunday

Wide-Eyed Wanderer

Little River Trail

Olympic Peninsula, Sunday

Pause to Wonder

"I'm digging to China."

-Imogen

Tuna Pot

Imogen:
"When a man's an empty kettle
He should be on his mettle
And yet I'm 'tuna pot'" [torn apart]

From "If I Only Had a Heart," sung by Jack Haley. The Wizard of Oz.

Photo: oz.wikia.com

Breastmilk is my Superpower

Imogen was talking about superheroes in the car this morning.

Me: Are you a superhero?

Imogen: No.

Me: Am I a superhero?

Imogen: You're a superhero nursing one.

Sea Change

This Evening

Port Angeles Boat Haven

The Coming of Spring

Watercolor by Imogen

Meet Alicia

Imogen has an imaginary friend. Her name is Alicia and her experiences are mostly parallel with Imogen's. She came into our lives about six months ago. Immy says Alicia is her sister, but she has different parents and a lot of siblings (usually six or 10). Sometimes Alicia is six years old and sometimes she's 16. Occasionally, she's "grown up," but Immy's a little confused about how old that is. She insists Alicia is not imaginary or invisible, but we don't have to set a place for her at the table either. Earlier this week, Imogen told me that Alicia lost a tooth and the tooth fairy took it and left her a Barack Obama coin in its place.

The Wikipedia article on imaginary friends says they often act as a guardian or protector. I listen to what Imogen says about Alicia for insight into her emotional world.

It's a Pattern

This morning Imogen's "Teacher Ginny" told me that some of Immy's clothes patterns remind her of Kaffe Fassett's environments.

Photo: Art for Housewives

She Stands Up

"She stands up for her rights."
-"Teacher Susan" on Imogen

Women's Life

Gloria Steinem:

"I look 20 years forward and think I probably won't be here and I find that shocking. I am trying my best...to use my time better. Because, the truth is, I think I am immortal and thinking you are immortal causes you to plan poorly."

At nearly 76, the long-time New York City resident looks youthful and says she is "just as energetic" as she has always been in her travels advocating for women and other causes. -Reuters

(The best quote in the article: "If men got rewarded for the amount of nudity and sexuality that women do, men would be nude and sexual too, trust me.")

Thought for Food

"We need you not just to tweak around the edges, but to entirely rethink the products that you're offering, the information that you provide about these products and how you market those products to our children.

We can build shiny new supermarkets on every block, but we need those supermarkets to actually provide healthy options at prices people can afford. And we can insist that our schools serve better food, but we need to actually produce that food. And we can give parents all the information in the world, but they still won't have time to untangle labels filled with 10-syllable words or do long division with these portion sizes. And that's really where you come in.

This isn't about finding creative ways to market products as healthy. As you know, it's about producing products that actually are healthy -- products that can help shape the health habits of an entire generation.

If there is anyone here who can sell food to our kids, it's you. You know what gets their attention. You know what makes that lasting impression. You know what gets them to drive their parents crazy in the grocery store. And I'm here today to ask you to use that knowledge and that power to our kids' advantage."

-Michelle Obama, speaking to the Grocery Manufacturers Association on Tuesday (The Washington Post)

Pretty Cool

"We both have dresses on today. I feel pretty in my dress. Do you feel pretty in your dress?"

-Me to Immy

"I feel pretty in my whole body."

-Immy

The Abundance We've Created

"Okay, let's not be so scared of the abundance we've created."

-Kelly Cutrone

You Put a Spell on Me

Building Blocks

"My hands are tools, right?" -Imogen

What I Want For Her

“Everything I do, I do for Ava. I want Ava to have the best life I can give her. I want my daughter’s thoughts to be her thoughts. I want her feelings to be her feelings. I want Ava to be creative and I want her to trust and listen to herself. That means I want my daughter to be autonomous. I want her to be the empowered young woman. That’s what I want for her.”

-Kelly Cutrone

Photo: Fashionologie.com

Landscapes of a Western Mind

Crescent Bay, Strait of Juan de Fuca

 

Near to the Edge

Hollywood Beach, Port Angeles

Ballet of the Sidewalks

Downtown Port Angeles

Mo'Natural

"What would happen to actresses in a world where they had more natural figures and didn't shave their legs?"

-Academy Awards Press Reporter to Mo'Nique

"They would win Oscars."
-Academy Award Winner Mo'Nique

Photo: Los Angeles Times

Jump on Board

Add your voice to the Ferry Riders' Opinion Group.

Photo: Washington State Transportation Commission