Music and Cats

When she came to live with us five years ago, Miss Lyra was a frightened little cat. As I’ve noted before, she has long since overcome most of her fears, and is now the most affection-seeking cat in the known world. My known world, anyway. Not only does she actively seek out the attentions of […]

At five thirty Wednesday afternoon, as my office began to empty and grow quiet, I was contemplating the work I planned to do that evening. Another couple of hours, I thought, maybe three, before I’d go home.
“Anyone want baseball tickets for tonight? I got ‘em from a contractor. They’re good seats…” I turned to […]

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LiveStrong Day

Unlike last year, this Mother’s Day morning arrived in Seattle gray-skied and cool. Even without sunshine, it’s Spring, and Seattle is madly in bloom. The farmers’ market provides floral delights of the season, all wrapped up for the city’s lucky mothers and grandmothers: multihued tulips, furry poppy buds, even some early roses. All around our […]

As I’ve noted once or twice in the past month or two, I’ve been working too much. This takes the form of both going in to work early and staying at work late. The net result of all this work is that I haven’t spent nearly as much time in our new kitchen as I’d […]