I've never been good about saving my old photos etc, or even taking photos of my work. I found this in my FB Memories folder this morning. That said, I did take this series of shots, 5 years ago. A special treat was that a bunch of Comments with photos of my paintings and boxes were shared by family members and friends. 13Nov2020 - "I miss working with my hands. I found this little box in my stuff yesterday. Curly maple, approx 3"x 5"x 1/2". I think I made

It’s ironic how our building’s generator decided to break down the day after Typhoon Tino came through. A religious person online had posted something about God punishing those in it’s path for our their actions… It was our fault. Maybe he decided to break our building’s generator to make us realize how fortunate that our building is in an area that isn’t prone to flash floods. Share the pain. I don’t know. The photos and videos of cars piled up in muddy torrents of rushing water were mind boggling…lots of sad stories. When we moved next door to the hotel, with its electricity, I was talking to the young man who helped us with our bags. OJT - on the job training. He’s working without pay. He commutes a few hours RT/day, and the Jeepney rides total p150 ($2.55) I think many Filipinos only earn p500/day, the minimum wage. I asked him where he lived, and he said Liloan. Liloan is 17.5 km north of Cebu City, and Tino took over 30 lives there.

I’ve been watching a British series on Netflix called “Poldark”. The Netflix police have been following me around in cyberspace throwing up blockades and hurdles whenever they find me. Haha. It has to do with being “only available in“ such and such area or country. It‘s not available in the Philippines. Legal stuff. I made it to episode 4 or something of the 5th Season, it’s last season. Oh well. I‘m also reading an audiobook about John Adams, the 2nd President of the US (1787-1801), the same time era… I listen to audiobooks when I’m doing my wood-carving, and/or when I’m trying to wind down in the evening and get away from media. I would read hard copies more if my eyes would cooperate. What I’ve enjoyed most I think, about both stories, is how people lived their daily lives then: candle light in their homes, horses and carriages for their transportation, writing letters and messages with feather quills and ink, and then folding them and sealing them with wax and stamps - then sending them off with messengers on their horses. In general, I like Historical Fiction like “Poldark“. Historical Fiction, and historical Non-fiction are my favorites right now. ps - I found it on Amazon Prime for purchase.

I've been absent for awhile here. 2 months in the US, followed by a month or so refamiliarizing ourselves with Cebu. Followed by typhoons, etc. Life goes on...

When I go to a good car show, with lots of classics, I focus on the details. I love the lines, and the shapes, and the colors...

from a walk along the river in Bothell WA 4 years ago, in black and white...

Car Shows #2 - Chevies have always been my favorites...

Busy busy. The last 3 days just flew by... Friday was the Grand Opening/Celebration of the upgraded Seattle Waterfront. The first photo is from one of the advertisements. Just imagine more people, lots of entertainment, good food, etc. It was a wonder with the widened space for walkers, tourists and locals alike. We like the Waterfront even more now. We got Fish'nChips at Ivars. Really good! I remember watching Ivar Haglund promote his restaurant on TV in the 50s. Sunday was the Edmonds Car Show. I think it was one of the last big car shows of the year, and I took over 250 photos! Yesterday, we made one of our long walk - bus - LRT trips: downtown Seattle to renew Inday's drivers license. Like me, she doesn't drive anymore, but it's a good secondary ID. The woman behind the counter is from an island in the Philippines next to Cebu Island. Small world. We stopped by the new Sue Bird statue at the Climate Pledge Arena on our way back to the Monorail. The Monorail accepts ORCA cards now. 5 more nights in this AirBnb, and then we move to another AirBnb closer to Andrea's place.

Walking from the Bellevue Transit Center to my hearing aid appointment yesterday morning, I thought about Cebu and walking by the doors of larger department and grocery stores. If the doors are open, the cool air of the ACs comes flowing out. It was the opposite for me yesterday - warm air came flowing out when I walked by the open entrance to a parking garage. It was 59° F outside (15° C). We definitely have to get some of our Winter clothes out of the locker! Ac

Yeah! I thought I missed all of the car shows, but this one is happening Sunday! Time to pull out my Canon. We're getting more and more proficient with our bus travels. I was able to get into a cancelled Hearing test yesterday morning in downtown Seattle, and a combination of walking, bussing and LRT-ing got me there with time to spare. And it looks like I'll have my hearing aid before our projected departure early next month. Most hearing tests etc are scheduled months ahead. My walk down to the bus that time in the morning was in the dark, and I was happy that the usb flashlight I got in Cebu was charged up :)

I took my first photos since arriving back in the US this morning. I used my iPhone and just clicked off shots with my mini blue-tooth shutter thing. We went on a 40 minute+ walk from our AirBnB down to the bottom of the hill, and back up. It's a nice AirBnb, but the 20-30 minute walks to bus stops, and the inclines when we return are a challenge. There's a nice little park, the "5 Acres Park" a short distance from our place, with even more ups and downs. We're getting a lot of exercise :) The street shot on our road was during morning commute time, so you can see it's definitely Not a "downtown" kind of place. There are a lot of gravel/dirt/blacktop roadways going back into the trees to houses, and a lot of green all along the main road. The last photo is the driveway leading up to our AirBnb at the top. We're moving to another place in two weeks, and our last month will have easier bus access and level walking. Yeah!

from a post 13 years ago, 2Sep2013: "Pumped! Getting ready for a bike ride with my brother, and it's a beautiful NW morning! Just now, when I was loading my bike onto the car, one of the local peacocks walked by. Usually, they run away when people are moving around, but maybe because I was busy with my bike, he just sauntered by me with his big blue colors, his head slowly bobbing back and forth... I'll try to get a photo one of these days." ps - not riding my bicycke nowadays, let alone driving a car (: the next day, 3Sep2013, I had a nice long walk downtown Seattle with Inday - we walked up to the LRT, rode downtown by train, walked to the Pike Place Market and down to the waterfront, walked to Chinatown along the waterfront, did some shopping at Uwajimaya, and back onto the LRT and our walk back home. A good day!!

paint jobs, lines, and chrome... from a car show on 31Aug2021:

These shots are from 2 years ago on this date, around our apartment complex in Bothell WA. We have another month and a half here before returning to Cebu. I'm hoping to pull out my Canon soon - "Closing out August (2023), and the leaves are mostly green and orange hues. In a month or so, we'll begin seeing some bright reds and yellows"

downtown (Bellevue WA) buildings and window reflections, from a post one year ago - back in the USA now, I walked by this building yesterday, on the way to my Opthamologist appointment

25Aug2025Mo - just checking in, after 3 weeks, and having traveled half-way around the world. Back in the USA (MAGA world...), and learning how to move around in an automobile driven society. Busing and walking and doing AirBnb stays for 2 months. Our first Airbnb (Lk Forest Park) is 4.3 miles from Bothell, and has some bus changes. It's a nice woodsy, countryside feel area here, but with longer walks with some inclines. Our second month will have us closer to Bothell, and one bus ride down into Bothell. We're figuring out how to beat jet lag, get a decent night's sleep, and go down our checklist of to-dos while here. More later...

this morning's look-see at my FB Memories folder: