Category Archives: Friends

When was the last time you hung out under the surface?

Would you believe Scott brought diving gear to the pool at the office/house we rent in Shoreline?  It was a blast!  Simone and Liam shared a tank of compressed air and disappeared to the bottom of the pool.  I was taken … Continue reading

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Sand and water

We just came back from four tribal days with friends in Port Townsend.  Leaving urbanity, Simone says, “The pointy tower is shrinking away.”  Suddenly I am thinking about the rock climbing tent we’ll be sleeping in for the next four … Continue reading

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Naomi at Catherine and Mike’s wedding

Naomi making art at Catherine and Mike’s wedding at Golden Gardens.    

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The dream just floats up into her head.

Sophie was telling me that to help her go to sleep she made a dozen or so small drawings of the things she likes to think about.  Then she put them in an envelope by her bed.  Each night she … Continue reading

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Bang Bang at Camp Casey

Each year at Evergreen School involves a retreat culminating in the 8th grade with a month in Vietnam. This year Simone’s class did two days at Camp Casey. Constructing forts on the beach to watch for Orcas. Head adornments followed … Continue reading

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Crazy hair day at Evergreen

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Naomi’s party

We made lanterns at Naomi’s birthday party. Pirate Naomi attacked the bull pinata with everything she had. And Annabel swung on the tire horse. Until Eli finally broke the pinata open and let the toys out. The party guests hanging … Continue reading

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“You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.” or How many times have you been married …to the same person?

“You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.” -Barbara De Angelis —————- Don’t you think re-reading vows and being part of a raucous party makes sense.   Proposing again?   Better skip that part.  Chances are, at … Continue reading

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Did your school teach insatiable desire, focus and the art of persuasion? Sir Ken Robinson & Seth Godin pipe in on what we should and should not be teaching.

  Sir Ken Robinson believes that “we are educating people out of their creative capacities” and creating dysfunctional humans. The RSA animators are incredible! Thanks to Maggie Neilson, who posted the story on Facebook. Seth Godin believes that high schools … Continue reading

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Easter 2011

We started the day coloring eggs. We heard there was a bunny parade and ran over to Occidental to see.  Naomi left directions for the Easter bunny. Hopefully he will come by again. The parade arrived bringing a WOLF, two … Continue reading

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The Artist Toolbox – NOW for Season Two!

With each week, we become more popular!  The Artist Toolbox is now running 2 to 4 times a week in 227 PBS markets.  We were the LA Times “Pick of the Week” again (fifth time) as well as covered in … Continue reading

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IndieFlix

My friend Scilla Andreen is on The Film School board with me.  She runs a company she started with Carlo Scandiuzzi called IndieFlixs.  You can find great independent films on her website as well as a party game where everyone … Continue reading

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Which moments do you remember?

My neighbors and good friends, the Strains, were written up in the Seattle Times today. Jeff believes that living downtown proffers more family moments..those revelations, discoveries and “good times” that you stumble upon together during a neighborhood romp.  He says, these … Continue reading

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Naomi tells the story of Rosa Parks

Naomi’s PreSchool class is working on a play about Rosa Parks.  Naomi tells me about what they were learning here. Three year old Naomi tells the story of Rosa Parks

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Half the Sky is both a brutal awakening and an unmistakable call to action. -Melinda Gates

Our friend Amber Vandermeulen, a third grade teacher in the Kent school system, said that she and her husband had just read Half the Sky to one another on their last road-trip and she thought I might like it.   … Continue reading

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How to have a lovely birthday.

What a great birthday! Thank you! Breakfast in bed, the 1st grade book club and then friends over for a party. Debbie and Peyman, Monica and David, Margit and Ben, Andrea and Dana, joined David, Naomi, Simone and me for … Continue reading

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A sheet holding confetti and balloons

The girls went over to Trixie and Vivian’s house for a Disco New Year’s Party. Sarah and Scott Miller have been doing this for a few years and the kids love it. At 7pm there was a huge countdown and … Continue reading

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A party about stories

This party started off with the adrenaline and excitement of being together with good friends and conversations in the globe to catch up and share confidences, ambitions… the view. BUT Then, Tom Skerritt handed out movie scrips and assigned parts … Continue reading

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Violin

It was nerve wracking for sure. Simone considered not even going to school the day of the recital but when the time came for her to play…she did it.

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Storytelling gathering for the holidays

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