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A Visit to the PastToday I attended Lake Forest Park Presbyterian Church with my sister. We began singing in their choir, and joined a Christian Endeavor young people’s group there in about 1942, when only the basement was constructed. The rest of the church was not built until construction materials became available again after World War II ended. I left Seattle in 1962 for… click here to continue October, 17th, 2004 Rainy Seattle DayToday we drove in the warm Seattle rain to West Seattle, from Lake Forest Park. We took the Vashon ferry at Fauntleroy for the twelve-minute crossing to the island. After four bright sunny days, the rain was expected and not too disappointing. There the four Fairfield sisters and my partner had lunch with our one surviving Fairfield cousin… click here to continue October, 16th, 2004 Remember WhensThis is a week of remember whens. My three sisters and I are together in Seattle this week. We are separated by eight years, born in two sets. The elder two are two years apart, then there are four years between, and the younger set are two years apart. Thus, we remember different eras in our parents’ lives. October, 15th, 2004 Pacific Northwest RumblingsMt. St. Helens should probably win some sort of award for creating suspense. She knows how to foreshadow with just a hint of what might happen, or not. I’m in Seattle, at a sister’s house. All three of my sisters are here this week. We have had an annual gathering for several years. This year, we have the… click here to continue October, 14th, 2004 A Good MorningThis morning is off to an auspicious start. I found the manual for my computer and took my partner’s advice: “RTFM.” Read the bleep manual. The recalcitrant computer resisted my efforts to follow the manual’s instructions at first. Then, the software I needed to get it to write to a CD magically appeared. Of course this was only after it… click here to continue October, 12th, 2004 We Live in Interesting TimesIt occurred to me this afternoon, while I was reading Writer’s Digest magazine, that living in “interesting” times, such as wartime, changes writers’ viewpoints and may attract readers to more fantasy and escape literature. The short story that won first prize in their writing contest this year was pretty far out. I’m not familiar enough with all genres to define… click here to continue October, 11th, 2004 Housecleaning TimeI can’t quite get up the gumption to start fall cleaning on closets, cupboards, etc., much less (ugh) wash windows. So, I’m cleaning up my computer indexes. My sloppy habits had left pictures in the document folders. They have been put in their proper storage folder now. When all goes well, it’s really fun to sit and push buttons and… click here to continue October, 10th, 2004 |