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Year: 2018

Non-Athletic Exercise
Non-Athletic Exercise
I am not an athlete! Never have been. Never will be. Of course at age 66 the transformation is
A once in a lifetime recipe
A once in a lifetime recipe
Chocolate Custard Ingredients: Left-over hot chocolate from your Christmas Piano Recital Eggs
Swimming Lessons, Then and Now
Swimming Lessons, Then and Now
Sometime around 1958, I was introduced to swimming lessons. I'm sure some kids complained about it. I wasn't one of them! That's a good thing, because swimming lessons were not optional.
The Art of the Trip
The Art of the Trip
Art of the trip - Friday 9/21/2018 at Twin Falls, Idaho. Well this was unexpected. We were supposed
Lan Su Chinese Garden, Fall 2018
Lan Su Chinese Garden, Fall 2018
Art of the trip - Tuesday 9/18/2018 at Lan Su Chinese Garden, Portland
Old Friends, New Times
Old Friends, New Times
A nice day to share with "old friends" on Whidbey Island, WA
Joseph Branch Rail Riders
Joseph Branch Rail Riders
Oh yeah, we still know how to have fun. Pedaling a railcar at Joseph Branch,
A piano shop workbench
A piano shop workbench
My bargain shopping wife found a large "workbench" -- a collection of solid cabinets mounted on an
Electrified Thoughts
Electrified Thoughts
Recently, my friend Terry Greene posted this evocative photo work on Facebook. This piece grabbed
Daffodils
Daffodils
It is spring. Daffodils should be here. But I am waiting and watching, as my daffodils are moving
Barbershop
Barbershop
The shop was right next door to Orville Ekman's shoe repair shop. It was somewhat smaller than your average Great Clips, and the configuration was much different. Mr. McCartney's "workstation", the barber chair,
Awkward Senior Moment Averted
Awkward Senior Moment Averted
My doctor encouraged me to join a gym. Our discussion about my fitness revealed that I bicycle many
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