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A global beginning to the day

Simone said, “Mom, Is it okay if I head up to the globe to do some reading?” Hope said, “What a great idea Simone. I’ll grab a book and join you.” My good friend, Hope, is visiting from Maryland for the week. … Continue reading

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Naomi’s KOMO tour of the Tower or “What was on the cutting room floor?”

This KOMO news piece turned out well. In the hopes of championing ACT Theatre, which I love, I mentioned them dozens of times. I tried to weave ACT into whatever they asked about. “Yes, I DO love living downtown, especially … Continue reading

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First time

Naomi’s adventure came about when KOMO news asked to do a story on the apartment. Heather Reese and photographer Ben Barnett arrived when Naomi and I were chalking up the sidewalk outside the Tower. The crew let Naomi lead the … Continue reading

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Making a Home in a Pyramid, 462 Feet Above Seattle

Michael Tortorello wrote a nice piece about our place for The New York Times called “Making a Home in the Pyramid, 462 Feet Above Seattle.” It came out today and the photographer Stuart Isett said I could use his extraordinary … 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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How we ended up in the Smith Tower lighthouse?

One beautiful Seattle day, I looked up and was hypnotized by the pointy triangle on top of the Smith Tower.  I contacted the Samis Foundation (owners) about taking a look at the upper floors of their massive inventory of downtown … Continue reading

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Saying I do.

Carey, Petra and Jules with great flowers that Megan brought unexpectedly. We had been engaged for 6 months and every time we tried to discuss the wedding, David would get upset.  Finally he explained that it would mean a great … Continue reading

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