Writings...

(This is a story from a memoir I am writing about life in West Germany during the Cold War. My husband was drafted into the US Army in 1968. Instead of going to Vietnam, as we expected, he was assigned to duty at a base in Darmstat, West Germany. I lived there with him for 14 months.) While obviously pregnant women were out of sight in West Germany, children and babies were not. We spent our weekends sightseeing during the summer of 1969. On our excursions, we noticed a numb

(This is a story from a memoir I am writing about life in West Germany during the Cold War. My husband was drafted into the US Army in 1968. Instead of going to Vietnam, as we expected, he was assigned to duty at a base in Darmstat, West Germany. I lived there with him for 14 months.) There were three items that American couples typically brought home after their service in West Germany: sets of Rosenthal china and crystal, a baby (more on that later), and a clock of some sor

With news of government budget cuts and the cancellation of programs that help provide a safety net for local residents, many of us wonder what we can do to help them. And with waves of layoffs sweeping through the region, some of us wonder what we will do if we lose our jobs and remain unemployed for an extended period of time.

I bought this little birdhouse 30 years ago from a local guy who said he built these little houses specifically for certain types of birds.

Outside the well served transit hubs, at the Alaska Junction and Westwood Village, West Seattle residents have hit-or-miss transit options.

Let's think outside the box. Instead of a big retail anchor at Westwood Village, why not a big tech company? Amazon has all the resources ne

Earlier this month, as I walked into the West Seattle PCC, I saw a display of freshly foraged wild mushrooms, a sure sign that fall and the

As time goes by, though, it is becoming clear that ST3 does not offer any significant benefit for the environment or for West Seattle.