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A weekend in mid-June

Posted on June 16, 2025

It was a whirlwind of a weekend getting Nora to her cousin’s place and Jonah on a flight to Pennsylvania. First, though, was baseball and a walk through the Bellevue Botanical Gardens (a gem of a place where I must spend more time). We arrived early enough to watch batting practice through the fence. Upper deck seats in the outfield show the ballpark’s symmetry. The Mariners played the Cleveland Guardians and the game we went to ended up with a Mariner’s win in the bottom of the 9th with “walk-off” dramatics. My brother came along which made for a lovely evening. The next morning before meeting up with my stepmom, I had some time so I stopped at the Bellevue Botanical Gardens where I…

June = graduation, running, & family

Posted on June 13, 2025

June has struck! We have a graduate and I’ve been running a good bit lately in a local trail series. This will come to an end near the end of the month as travel ensues for a bit. Jonah graduated from South Eugene High School last week! It was a good ceremony and now summer is here . . . My brother, Jonah’s Uncle Larry, came down from Seattle for the events. It was good to have him with us for these several days. I’ve been running in the Emerald City Trail Series again this year up on and near Mt. Pisgah. The races are on Thursday evenings, with distances as short as 3.7 miles and as long as 8 miles. Once again, they…

It’s beginning to look a lot like . . . .

Posted on December 19, 2024

Sunday was tree day! Normally we get our tree the weekend after Nora’s birthday, but last weekend our living space was smothered in a gentle covering of dry wall dust from the interior work being done, so we put it off one week. Photos below. Some butts as we (I) cut down “Little Plumpy” as it was named by Nora. It took 30 (!) minutes to cut down. Fortunately the haulers were exceptional in their efforts. Hilarity ensued as we cut the bailing string. it was too funny. 🙂 The tree top being placed on by Santa. It was a purchase from the Dollar General store when we lived in Floyd, Virginia in 2005. Still have it and it still works. And yes, it…

Thanksgiving 2024 & then some . . .

Posted on December 7, 2024

We went up to Bainbridge Island again for Thanksgiving this year. Lisa, Jon and Phoebe were exceptional hosts, and we stayed at a nice Air Be and Be that was within walking distance to their place. Some of things included: a turkey parade, a turkey trot, a ferry ride & visit with my stepmom and brother, a nice run with a friend, a visit to see Phoebe’s horse and watch her work with Willow and some beautiful weather and mountains. Up at Bay Hay & Feed, they have an annual “Turkey Parade,” led by someone holding a tur-key. There was a good crowd and it was fun! Seattle city skyline from across the water. It was a beautiful clear day – so clear that…

Halloween & post event(s)

Posted on November 3, 2024

Nora and I carved pumpkins and roasted the seeds. Halloween evening was a nice, calm evening with several trick-or-treaters stopping by . . . . on Saturday I took Jonah up to Corvallis so he could take the SAT exam and I walked through some lovely neighborhoods as well as found a great coffee shop where I read my books. Finally, today, I ran the Silver Falls Half Marathon, which I have done before (2018). It was a fun day today and I ran well I thought. I came in 5th in my new age group (60-64) out of 20. Which I know does not really mean anything other than who shows up, but showing up is half the battle, as I understand. It…