It snowed. Again. The fence is buried, the van is buried, the road is buried. Everything is buried in 7-8″. Apparently there’s more on the way today. And tomorrow. And Monday. As for Tuesday, well, let’s talk about that.
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Read morelilacs and honeysuckle We’ve had a run of magnificent weather here in Seattle. That’s scheduled to change tomorrow. But here’s a photo…
Read moreTomorrow the Supreme Court hears arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry, the Proposition 8 case regarding the legality of same-sex marriage in California. On…
Read moreThe sun shone here in Seattle on Saturday. It hit the high 50s. To a Seattleite, that’s warm enough to sit outside…
Read moreWe’ve had brilliant sunshine and cracking cold here in Seattle for a few days. With great sunsets–which I always forget to photograph….
Read moreStill having fun fooling about with Diptic. So here are two that I made while having a conversation about Seattle weather. If…
Read moreIt’s been hot here in Seattle–unusually so for this time of year. Ninety degrees after Labor Day… It makes the days feel…
Read moreI have many things I want to talk about: B&N’s ‘declaration of war’ against Amazon, academic publishing (and how it’s always been…
Read moreYesterday was an astonishingly sunny day here in Seattle. I was serenaded by a fat bird at breakfast: And in the afternoon,…
Read moreA picture of our street taken Friday Thursday afternoon by our favourite photographer, Jennifer Durham (who took these snapshots with her phone),…
Read moreStill snowing. Huge icicle hanging outside our kitchen could probably take down a mammoth. There’s an ice storm warning in effect for…
Read moreIt started snowing in earnest first thing Tuesday morning: It stopped yesterday, but everything stayed frozen. Today it’s a little warmer, but…
Read moreToday is a snow day. I’ll be watching this and thinking about Hild: I’m grateful for modern conveniences: light, heat, the ability…
Read moreHere’s a photo taken earlier this week–Wednesday afternoon–looking out over Puget Sound. The long low bit is Bainbridge Island. Behind it, the…
Read moreHere’s how yesterday morning began: dull, grey, and ominous, with a carpet of frost–thick as cat fur–on every surface: And here’s how…
Read moreThe nieghbourhood cat, whom we call Chow Ciao, but whose new owners have named something like Kira, has been visiting every morning….
Read moreYesterday morning was full of sunshine. We immediately scrapped our plans and went to the park–because at the end of September, every…
Read moreyeah, crapcam again, sorry about that Raining, windy, leaves blowing. Neighbour cat huddling against the wall looking pathetic. (Yes, I’m talking about…
Read moreThis morning I woke up to find the house so cold I had to turn the heat on. It’s practically August. This…
Read moreMuch deliciousness. Including baking (ginger scones!). And fine weather–seriously, two whole days of over 70 degrees. First time in…well, probably since September…
Read moreIt’s going to be a beautiful day here in Seattle, warm and sunny, and like the rest of the population I’m going…
Read moreI had planned a gorgeous series of photos to show you how the garden has suddenly leapt into bloom. And that the…
Read moreYesterday I promised you a review of Camelot. I lied. The review will be a bit of a rant, I think, and…
Read moreAccording to my calendar, this is what April looks like: Sun, scent of flowers, the zuzz of bumble bees, birdsong, blue skies……
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Nicola Griffith