Yesterday was my Monday, and today is my Friday. Too bad every workweek can't be just like this one. It's still hard to fathom that Christmas has come and gone. Every year there's so much buildup, and then it's over in a flash. The holiday felt extra special this year, because we ended up with … Continue reading May All Your Christmases Be White
Month: December 2017
Playing Tourist in the Emerald City
We got to play tourist in our own backyard over the weekend. OK, maybe "backyard" is a stretch. Seattle's more like 180 miles away. But for a while there, it was feeling like a second home. So that kind of counts, right? In any case, we headed north on Saturday morning for a weekend getaway … Continue reading Playing Tourist in the Emerald City
Instaglory is Fleeting
A few days ago, one of my Instagram photos was shared by a site with a kajillion followers. Well, 80.8K, to be exact. To be fair, I think the "K" actually refers to "thousand" but that's a moot point anyway. It's still a lot of people! Washingtonexplored reposted a photo of a train trestle I … Continue reading Instaglory is Fleeting
Minimalism
Things look a lot different around here, huh? Don't worry, it's not the spiked eggnog talking. I have spent much of the weekend completely revamping my blog. My reasons are threefold: I'm all about minimalism these days. I had a perfectly good domain name gathering dust. I paid $79 for a premium theme that was … Continue reading Minimalism
Ho to the Ho, Ho
It's snowing!! On my blog, anyway. In real life, not so much. We are actually headed into a "December drought," as the media are calling it. This means no rain for the next 10-14 days, proving that the newspeople are a tad overdramatic. But that is pretty unusual for December around these parts. It's going … Continue reading Ho to the Ho, Ho
Mark My Words 