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Thelma and Louise driving off the cliff
useful

Conundrum at the Cliff

I’ve been driving my 1989 Toyota van for 10 years. It was 21 when I got it, so it’s an antique now. It was the … Read More ›

Posted on May 21, 2020January 28, 2024
Washington State Capitol Building, Olympia, WA
trees, useful

This Is What Democracy Looks Like

Ever since the clearcut nextdoor, I have started “participating”. I have started showing up at local community meetings. I have gathered signatures for a petition … Read More ›

Posted on February 7, 2020January 28, 2024
Airliner above snowcapped mountains
travel, trees, useful

Trees & Travel Collide in the Evergreen State

In the mid 1980s, I owned a travel agency which specialized in cheap airline tickets to Asia. I still have my ledger of every ticket … Read More ›

Posted on January 24, 2020January 28, 2024
close-up of pine in Kew Gardens
trees, useful

Funding Our Forests, Part Two

We’ve all heard the terms carbon credits, carbon offsets and “cap and trade”. We know this has something to do with the environment and global … Read More ›

Posted on January 17, 2020January 28, 2024
Forest, lake, mountain
trees, useful

Funding Our Forests, Part One

Climate change has made urgent the need to preserve the trees and forests we already have, as well as increase tree coverage by planting new … Read More ›

Posted on December 26, 2019January 28, 2024
food, useful

Make Lettuce Immortal Again

Don’t you hate it when you buy some nice lettuce and you get maybe 2 good salads out of it and then it starts going … Read More ›

Posted on December 16, 2019January 28, 2024
A clearcut swath of forest
trees, useful

How to Fix Our Mess

As you can see in this video, I am not the only person who thinks the key to leaving the world a better place is … Read More ›

Posted on October 6, 2019January 28, 2024
Large badminton birdie art installation
useful

Let the Badminton Begin!

It has been a while since I have posted, so I need to get into the rhythm of posting regularly again. This post is a … Read More ›

Posted on September 10, 2019January 28, 2024
Kebab watching us leave from back of the car
travel, useful

Finding a Petsitter You Can Trust When You Travel

About a year ago, we ran out of people to impose Kebab our Corgi upon while we travel. Family and friends had all done their … Read More ›

Posted on March 14, 2019January 28, 2024
philosophy, useful

Stretching Your Luck

I just finished reading a book by Dr. Richard Wiseman called The Luck Factor (2003). He is a psychology professor in Hertfordshire, UK, who studies … Read More ›

Posted on June 9, 2018January 28, 2024
Black Pepper Sauce Lamb
delicious, food, useful

Oh, the Places You’ll Go with Black Pepper Sauce!

Black pepper is the most widely used spice in the world and has been for centuries. So much so, that there’s no doubt it is … Read More ›

Posted on May 9, 2018January 28, 2024
Radio Garden screenshot
useful

Listening to the World

I want to tell you about an app I’ve found to be a lot of fun. It’s called Radio Garden. Odd name, but it is … Read More ›

Posted on April 18, 2018May 28, 2023
a gold pocket watch
philosophy, useful

The Daily Miracle

British author Arnold Bennett wrote in 1910: …I have seen an essay, “How to live on eight shillings a week.” But I have never seen … Read More ›

Posted on April 13, 2018January 28, 2024
Nectarine tart
delicious, food, useful

My Recipe for Pie Crust

I struggled a long time to learn how to make a pie crust, but I finally came up with a recipe and method that works … Read More ›

Posted on April 3, 2018January 28, 2024
Khoo Kongsi Temple, Penang
philosophy, useful

Details, Details: Zooming In With Cellphone Cameras

I got into photography when I was about 16. I bought myself a Konica TC, which was a lightweight SLR. I developed my own B&W … Read More ›

Posted on February 15, 2018January 28, 2024
Longtailed boats on Cheow Lan Lake, Thailand
travel, useful

Cheow Lan Lake Excursion

In 1982, in the middle of Khao Sok National Park in southern Thailand, the Rajjaprabbha Dam was built. This filled in a series of connected … Read More ›

Posted on January 21, 2018January 28, 2024
Bill on the veranda at Our Jungle House
travel, useful

Our Jungle House in Thailand

The overnight train ride from Bangkok pulled into the town of Surat Thani at 5:40 am, still dark and few businesses awake yet. This did … Read More ›

Posted on January 17, 2018January 28, 2024
Turkish spiced red lentil kofte
delicious, food, useful

Turkish Spiced Red Lentil Köfte

I love Turkish food. It has all the healthful aspects of other Mediterranean cuisines, plus the spices and complexity of Ottoman, Central Asian and Persian … Read More ›

Posted on September 11, 2017January 28, 2024
Buddha statue in Luang Prabang, Laos
philosophy, useful

Misdirected Suffering

My husband and I were discussing someone and he used an expression which I thought was very cogent: “He is misdirecting his suffering.” How well … Read More ›

Posted on August 18, 2017January 28, 2024
Morning tea on the dock at Lake Crescent
philosophy, tea, useful

The Feasibility of a Cup of Tea at an Unusual Hour

“Rise an hour, an hour and a half, or even two hours earlier; and — if you must — retire earlier when you can. In … Read More ›

Posted on August 7, 2017January 28, 2024
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A cup of tea at an unusual hour

  • Tea tasting after a long drive in tea area of Chiang Rai, Thailand
    Tea tasting after a long drive in tea area of Chiang Rai, Thailand
  • Tea on the Grand Union Canal, Britain, 1944
    Tea on the Grand Union Canal, Britain, 1944
  • Tea pouring from a tetsubin
    Tea break
  • Tea in Istanbul
    Tea in Istanbul
  • A "cappucino" made with green tea in Nong Khai, Thailand
    A matchappino in Nong Khai, Thailand
  • Morning tea on the dock at Lake Crescent
    Early morning tea at Lake Crescent, Washington, USA
  • Persian tea with rock sugar swirlers
    Persian tea with rock sugar swirlers
  • Drinking tea in Aleppo, Syria; image by James Gordon
    Drinking tea in Aleppo, Syria; by James Gordon
  • Sipping a cuppa in Ethiopia; by Ron Waddington
    Sipping a cuppa in Ethiopia; by Ron Waddington
  • Tea, phone, camera; by curiousbino
    Tea, phone, camera; by curiousbino
  • The Samovar, by William Paxton, 1926
    The Samovar, by William Paxton, 1926
  • Waiting for the eclipse
    Waiting for the eclipse
  • Tea at totality in Poulsbo, WA, USA
    Tea at totality in Poulsbo, WA, USA. It seemed much darker, but you had to be there...
  • Tea in Russia, ca 1930
    Tea in Russia, ca 1930
  • Kolkata tea break, by Rangan Datta
    Kolkata tea break, by Rangan Datta
  • Bed tea for the Queen
    Bed tea for the Queen
  • Campfire tea
    Campfire tea

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