pace differential mismatch

I took the train to Seattle. I arrived 5 hours late. I didn’t care– it let me nap, as I had a roomette. I thought I’d stay at a hostel, as we were arriving after 1am, but my friend had decided to take the next day off, and was there at the [...]

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Seattle, Portland, Eugene, ho!

I’m cashing in some Amtrak miles and taking the Coast Starlight up to Seattle to visit friends there, arriving sometime Friday night late. Scheduled arrival is about 9pm, but this is the Coast Starlight we’re talking, and on-time is not it’s middle name.
I’ll be in Seattle most of the following week, heading down to [...]

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Garden Visiting? Seattle, Portland, Eugene

I’ll be on vacation in Seattle this coming weekend and most of next week, then heading down to the Portland area and to Eugene. I’d love recommendations from readers in those areas for public gardens to tour, or specialty garden centers to visit (native plants, orchids, heirloom veggies, etc).
I’d really enjoy meeting some Northwest [...]

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a day in the life

Got up, got coffee, started to get online; 8:45am, doorbell rings– it’s the pushy, but competent, contractor whose phone message I hadn’t returned yet, who is stopping by the neighbor’s and thought he’d come by.
Go through email, complete lunch plans begun the day before, head out to lunch. New place to me, Temptations Indian/Asian [...]

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tired of lj

Like to read, don’t like to comment (too many clicks, too much work). Spend most time on email now, or just plain live in person. Thinking about consoliblagdation into one oneline thang that mirvs to many. Someday, when I care again.
Two days behind on email, two weeks behind on gardening [...]

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