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Quotation of the Day

March 28, 2009 gaisheagirl

My older daughter has a blog and it’s well worth visits on a regular basis.  I am taken by her eye…

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Posted in: Life, reading, writing Filed under: Change, Edith Wharton, Elemeno Press, March, Quotaions, Words

Broadway Festival

March 25, 2009 gaisheagirl

Pacific Northwest Ballet offered another great program last week with Broadway Festival.  With music from Carousel, West Side Story, Take Five, and…

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Posted in: Life, music, travel Filed under: Ballet, Broadway festival, Carousel, Dance, McCaw Hall, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, Swan Lake, Take Five, West Side Story

Planes, Trains and Autos

March 22, 2009 gaisheagirl

I think mass transit is for the young.  Not that I consider myself ancient, but perhaps the phrase “you can’t…

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Posted in: humor, Life, Words, writing Filed under: New Jersey, New York, Planes, Subways, trains, travel

To Merge or Not To Merge

March 19, 2009 gaisheagirl

I just spent a week in New York helping my younger daughter settle into an apartment.  Being under twenty-five years…

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Posted in: humor, Life, travel Filed under: Driving, Merging, Moving, New York

Duck in a Truck

March 4, 2009 gaisheagirl

I grew up in a beach house on the Olympic Peninsula. My grandmother used to but cracked corn by the…

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Posted in: Life Filed under: Duck in a Truck, Ducks, Frank, humor, Nature, Pats, Wildlife

Quotation of the Day

March 2, 2009 gaisheagirl

I am in final preparation for “The Query”.  I have written what I feel is a stellar letter soliciting the kindness…

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Posted in: Life, publishing, Words, writing Filed under: books, editing, Query Letters, quotations, reading, Somerset Maugham

Surprise

February 26, 2009 gaisheagirl

In bed early last night to prepare for a day full of tax preparation today and, voila, outside my door:…

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Posted in: Life, Words, writing Filed under: Seattle, Snow, Spring, Surprises, weather

Good Reads

gaisheagirl

My daughter recently introduced me to a great website: GoodReads.  It is a terrific place to share your comments about…

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Posted in: Life, publishing, Words, writing Filed under: books, GoodReads, reading, Sharing

Dance

February 24, 2009 gaisheagirl

I have had the honor of serving as a trustee on the board of Pacific Northwest Ballet for some years…

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Posted in: Life, music Filed under: Art, Ballet, Dance, Maureen Whiting Company, Modern Dance, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle Dance Project

PIFF

February 9, 2009 gaisheagirl

I attended a portion of the Portland International Film Festival this weekend.  It was really a great mix of short…

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Posted in: Death, Life, movies, music, travel, Words, writing Filed under: Cannes Film Festival, Film Festivals, Greek Ilands, Love, Love Stories, Marriage, PIFF, Portland, Portland International Film Festival, Relationships, Short Films, SIFF, Tessa Papas, TriBeCa Film Festival

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