She telegraphed her nuns back in New York with a clear directive: “Find a certain Mr. Clarke, who is in possession of the Seattle Hotel Perry, and ask it as a donation to charity.” This task proved daunting with no first name, as the New York City directory listed at least 200 Cl...
In one of her letters, she described it vividly: “One could imagine oneself to be on board a steamer, because on the south and southwest it is surrounded by the sea…. The room the Sisters prepared for me is surrounded on two sides by large orange trees, the fruit of which touches m...
This is a new ride series where I'll be giving you a tour of Seattle's new bike infrastructure and taking some fun group photos along the way. In this edition, we'll be headed to the new Seattle Waterfront bike lanes. Rumor has it that the last section towards the... read more Pub...
If you need more details and more photos of the Samurai Code Lego MOC you can find that over here: Flickr, Lego Ideas, YouTube Oh Joy! — It’s A Lego Joy from Inside Out Check out this Lego Joy from the Disney/Pixar film Inside Out. This Lego MOC is based on the official Joy ...
I can see Emily’s point as this garden is really something and these things don’t just create themselves. All the houses along this section of our road have them. They’re the width of the house and go back a long ways, and then a little further. With one more bit after that. ...
Following is a Poll (my first) asking for your input in this issue, and the question is: “Should the administrator of a WordPress.com be allowed to decide upon the membership at their site?” Which between the Old and the New WordPress.com STATS Style do you prefer? (please view the...
To watch the YouTube video, click on the arrow in the thumbnail below: Kateri Tekakwitha, “Lily of the Mohawks” Around 1656 in the Mohawk village of Ossernenon, located in what is now northeastern New York State, a baby girl was born. Little did anyone know that this child would gr...
conscious thoughts. One way to do this is to practice a simple form of meditation. Don’t let the word “meditation” scare you. I don’t mean that you need to sit in Lotus Position for two hours every day and chant “Om” (although this is perfectly fine if you want to do it)!
This life is a precious treasure — God’s gift to you. Your power to co-create with God the kind of life you truly want is part of this gift. Why would you waste it on things you don’t want? Why would you expend your precious time and energy perpetuating a life that is unsatisf...