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Month: August 2017

Reading: The Code of the Woosters by PG Woodhouse

August 27, 2017January 11, 2021 Posted in Reading, Reading: 5 Stars3 Comments

The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse My rating: 5 of 5 stars The one word review of this book is “Hilarious”. It’s my third or fourth time I’ve read it and it pleases It is the classic Jeeves and Wooster story. Bertie has to steal a sliver cow creamer from Pop Basset without… Continue reading Reading: The Code of the Woosters by PG Woodhouse

Hood Canal

Hood Canal

August 20, 2017August 20, 2017 Posted in Foliage and Landscape, Friends, Photography, TravelLeave a comment

A couple of our friends have a nice waterside place on Hood Canal in Washington. To get there, we head north on I5 until we hit Olympia then head up 101 to Shelton then over to Belfair and down 106. We drove up Friday morning after breakfast and arrived in time to relax and sit… Continue reading Hood Canal

Providence Bridge Stride 2017

Providence Bridge Stride 2017

August 14, 2017August 14, 2017 Posted in Foliage and Landscape, Friends, Photography, PortlandLeave a comment

August 13, 2017 Without a doubt my favorite Portland walk is the annual Providence Bridge Pedal and Stride. It is special because it only happens one day a year. The city shuts down many of the bridges in town for a Sunday morning and turns them over to bicyclists and walkers. This is the third… Continue reading Providence Bridge Stride 2017

Walking in the Neighborhood

Walking in the Neighborhood

August 12, 2017August 12, 2017 Posted in Foliage and LandscapeLeave a comment

I try to get out and walk quite a bit. It’s so much easier in the summer than the winter. The light and absence of rain makes it easy to get out most any time – though this summer we’ve been hit by a long hot streak. I don’t go out if it’s over 90.… Continue reading Walking in the Neighborhood

Reading: Strangers in Their Own Land

August 10, 2017January 11, 2021 Posted in Reading, Reading: 5 Stars3 Comments

Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right by Arlie Russell Hochschild My rating: 5 of 5 stars NOTE: One of these days I’ll write a short review; this is not that day. This review is unlike most of my others where I try to go point-by-point through the author’s arguments,… Continue reading Reading: Strangers in Their Own Land

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