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Instead of Driver’s Education, Children attend Biker’s Education

Just read on Truth-out that in both Utrecht and Copenhagen Driver’s Education has been replaced with Biker’s Education. In the 3rd and 9th grade, kids learn cyclist traffic laws, bike etiquette, agility on two wheels and safe ways to commute. … Continue reading

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Hot Lava

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Naomi at work

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Venture Capital Panel at Bell Harbor or "Due Diligence Live"

This morning was a fun Venture Capital Panel at Bell Harbor Conference Center for ZINO. Six of us reviewed twenty companies competing for two $50,000 checks and about $400,000 more in follow-on investments. The twenty presenting companies ranged from sports … Continue reading

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Naomi & Annabel on their First Day at Evergreen School

Naomi is sitting on teacher Judith Hart’s left in a red shirt and ponytails. Next to her is Annabel in fuscia. This is the Pre-School class at Evergreen with Judith Hart and assistant teacher Melissa Norby. Simone had Judith back … Continue reading

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Claudette & Susan do Seattle

Claudette and Susan arrived in Seattle with a purpose.They wanted to visit the Sea Otters. Simone and Claudette watching the Skates and Sturgeons in the underwater dome. One of the fun things you can do at EMP is create a … Continue reading

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Boogie All Day Long

We’re in Santa Cruz visiting our good friends Kristin, Eric and Zoe. A mouthful of sand too! This was the second time on this vacation that Naomi found herself chopping on grit. About a week before, when leaping off the … Continue reading

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Monica, David, Sophie & Annabel come over.

As we share our ambitions for Mad Cap, we enjoy the Puget Sound. Mad Cap is the name we’ve given the new house Monica has rented and sublet to Debbie, Catherine and I. We are all Evergreen moms working on … Continue reading

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Seattle Center …our extended yard…

On a hot day, this fountain is our favorite. We yell our hearts out at first trying not to get wet and then once drenched, we squeal with delight as we up the ante and try to tag the dome. … Continue reading

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Baby Pia

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Enjoy KT Niehoff’s “Relatively Real” from 2005

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rock n roll camp

Naomi and I logged serious hours at Seattle Center this week as Simone was in rock n roll camp at the Pacific Science Center and Experience Music Project. Naomi laid on the lobby floor and looked up at the ceiling … Continue reading

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Deluged in Seattle

The fountain delivering its exhilarating deluge on a sweltering day. Look how empty the dome park is today. Right now Naomi nearly has the place to herself! Just a bunch of lollygaggers at first.  Ho Hum.  I’ll just hang on … Continue reading

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A Garage Sale detour enroute to the Reptile Zoo

Naomi was up quite late and so this morning Simone, Naomi and I (family meeting) decided to take a road trip. Naomi could get some zz’s, Simone could put some time into her workbooks and we could all check out … Continue reading

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Occidental Market

On Saturdays there is a market in Occidental Square so we biked over with our paints and a few toys and set up camp. I had a delicious bowl of posole from Gran Central. The girls are painting letters. In … Continue reading

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Ballard Commons

No boarders were in the skate park so Simone used it as a slide and had a great time. Climbing out is not easy. She had to take a running jump to catch the lip of the bowl and then … Continue reading

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Mama Mia

Just in from David Stephenson: A snap from the Mama Mia Broadway Bound camp that Simone (pink flowers), Claire (blue flowers), Sophie and Evelyn were in this week. It was a TON of fun. ”Here I go again…My My…How can … Continue reading

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Circumnavigating 100 feet from home court

Pausing to enjoy the adventure of life in the Pioneer Square neighborhood. Simone and Naomi love the rush of “urbanity and motormania” that hits you as you step out the giant doors of our building. Simone has her bull and … Continue reading

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Limb to Limb

Was your first house a tree?

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