barlow_girl and I may, by some measures, be on the way toward card-carrying membership in the granola club. We get fruits and vegetables from Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), are careful to recycle and compost (yes, this means actually sorting stuff), often choose organic foods, have replaced some lightbulbs with CFLs (not too many, because they're ( Read more... )

Was bummed to learn from barlow_girl last night that shemaiah and jg_of_la are leaving our communitygroup. I'm glad we were able to show them hospitality in their transition to seattle, grateful for all the ways we've been blessed through their presence, and hopeful that God will lead them wherever He wants them to be ( Read more... )

Seem to be right on track for getting everything necessary done within the confines of a three-day work week. That's a relief.

Yesterday's errands took me to University Village again. I can't even express how uncomfortable that place makes me-its website describes it as "the only open-air lifestyle shopping center in the Pacific Northwest" and ( Read more... )

Probably not good at all that being without cable puts me in a rotten mood. Nothing gets under my skin quite as much as the sense of being thwarted. There's a lot of pride behind that.

Remember Friends? Well, imagine the gang doing the same thing, but with their small children (who have likely never heard the word "no") running around, squealing ( Read more... )

I've bastardized my coffee time and am regretting it. Went to the bank this morning (ran out of deposit envelopes and needed to deposit my paycheck) and decided to stop at Grand Central Baking Company on the way home. Wanted to make a stop at a quaint local place I hadn't visited before, and soon after stopping, realized this is not it at all. Nice ( Read more... )

There's next to nothing going through my mind right now, which doesn't lend itself to good journalling. It's fun to sit here at Irwin's and watch people parade by in their leisure pursuits. Many have packs and jackets and belts and hats that make it look like they're on an expedition instead of a weekend stroll. Also lots of dogs and childre, with ( Read more... )