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At Home With Vivian: Iā€ˆlove a parade

Posted onSeptember 18, 2019September 23, 2019

Homecoming parade in the mid 1990s. We had a little rain and a dip in temperature this week. Autumn is starting to show its colors …

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At Home With Vivian: Figs

Posted onSeptember 11, 2019September 11, 2019

ā€œHave some figs! My trees are loadedā€ my friend Gloria Morales offered during ā€œdonuts and coffeeā€ after mass at St. Catherine’s last week. I never …

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At Home With Vivian: After Labor Day

Posted onAugust 28, 2019August 30, 2019

Does it seem quieter to you this week? The little city park next to our home has been emptied of joy. Not one child has …

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At Home With Vivian: Mt. Rainier

Posted onAugust 21, 2019August 22, 2019

ā€œWow! Look! You can see the mountain today!ā€ my daughter exclaimed as we drove on Highway 5 north of Seattle. We were heading to Camano …

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At Home With Vivian: Locked in

Posted onJuly 24, 2019July 24, 2019

Flea Market? Of course! I love any place where there is a chance at finding treasure. When my friend Peggy Hagerthy asked me if I’d …

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At Home With Vivian: Remembering Port Chicago

Posted onJuly 17, 2019July 18, 2019

ā€œOh my,ā€ was all my mother could say. We drove slowly through the desolate landscape of what had once been her childhood home town of …

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At Home With Vivian: Awash in anticipation

Posted onJuly 10, 2019July 10, 2019

As I write my column this morning (Monday), my cell phone is turned to the loudest setting and is sitting right here beside the keyboard. …

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At Home With Vivian: Sounds of a Summer Evening

Posted onJuly 3, 2019July 24, 2019

As I was sitting in my dining room on Saturday night working on a quilt for my due-any-day grandson I heard music and laughter off …

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At Home With Vivian: The good dishes

Posted onJune 19, 2019June 21, 2019

As I walked through the dining room near my china cabinet today, sun beams settled on a rather thick layer of dust gathering on the …

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At Home With Vivian: On the road again

Posted onJune 12, 2019June 13, 2019

My mother and father often said they were going to buy a little camper and travel across the country after my two older sisters grew …

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