Festival of Trees

A Common Heritage

"Adoption of the name Salish Sea better describes a common natural heritage for a vast international water system for which political boundaries are not real. Local names are kept, but a richer, complex setting is recognized and celebrated."

-Editorial, The Seattle Times

Read the full editorial.

Everything + The Sink

Peach and Plum

Imogen served up a plum to her stuffed dog Peach, alongside a "chicken for drinking."

Love Bug

Holding Out Soap

Perspective

You Sure Are

"I'm a 'fart' little 'gill,' 'amn't' I?" -Immy

Magnifique

I just showed this picture of Glinda the Good Witch to Imogen, who exclaimed "magnifique!"

A Tea Party

Smurfette

Oops

A couple weeks ago, Imogen wrote "OOPS," her first written word.

She learned to recognize it in her book Blue Hat, Green Hat.

Bonfire Night

Up Her Sleeve

To fix kids' shirt-sleeve cuffs stained with paint or ink, crop both sleeves (to match) above the highest stain and stitch around the new cuffs to prevent unraveling.

Saturday's Child

Seeing a sun break for the first time in days, parents across Western Washington were heard to say, "Let's get out of the house!"

Our first stop was the Port Angeles Library where the Fire Department was showing off its equipment and reading to kids. Thanks to "really nice" firefighters, Imogen got to go inside the engine three times! Next was the Farmers Market where I managed to grab some beets before being pulled along to the beach by Immy. It was free-admission day at the Marine Science Center, so we spent a lot of time exploring the touch tanks and exhibits (molting kelp crabs and skate egg cases are amazing). Then it was back to the Farmers Market for a cinnamon roll from Camden and Berkeley's dad.

Saltair

"I want to go to the sea."

Imogen, this morning

Rock the Vote

"Bikini Bread"

Baked & Delivered with Love by Grammy

The Botany of Desire

Watch the excellent PBS documentary based on Michael Pollan's book.

Image: "Great Bearer," 1894, by Deborah Griscom Passmore

USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection, Apples

Trick-or-Treat Night