Shavings in my brassiere #5
ANOTHER USE FOR IT
I worked for a fella many years ago who had a small sailboat and a small budget. It needed a lot of...
When I was a Secret Agent
Many years ago and far, far away, (southwest Florida in 1982, to be exact), I was living and working in a marina fifteen miles...
Diana Talley – Shavings in my brassiere #4
Boats and Shipwrights
Jack graduated Edison Tech after World War 2 and became a shipwright. Working with long lengths of tight grained Alaska Yellow Cedar,...
Flip Wingrove’s Joyful Flight – 1930-2022
A decade ago, I stood in front of my house alongside my neighbor, Phillip “Flip” Wingrove, and watched the Boeing 787 Dreamliner soar over...
Diana Talley: Shavings in my Brassiere #3
We bring you another week of stories from Port Townsend's shipwright Diana Talley.
The Leak
“If you can keep a boat afloat for 24 hours, you...
Diana Talley – Shavings in my brassiere #2
ABSENTIA
I left something behind at a fancy hotel... in absentia.
Many years ago an old girlfriend was having a passionate, extremely private affair with a...
Diana Talley – Shavings in my brassiere
I met the unsinkable Diana Talley many years ago. It was at a party of wooden boat people. Diana has been a foundational person...
We Regret the Error: 100 Years of Editorial Blindness
The following story first appeared in Post Alley.
Last weekend, the Seattle Times issued a highly unusual mea culpa, revisiting and apologizing for its 1942...
Hi Ho Silver’s 240,000 Memories
Last Tuesday I dropped off our 1991 VW Westy, Hi Ho Silver, at Peace Vans in Seattle to put it on their “sell” listing....
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A Fairyland of Mosses
In winter when the leaves have fallen and the world is misty and gray, it’s time to embrace the beauty of moss! If you’ve...
The lost commencement address by Tom Robbins
Updating this to honor the life and times of Tom Robbins, who walked on today. He lived a remarkable life.This post originally appeared here...
Insectivore Birds Part 1
I love the diversity of Pacific Northwest birds and insects. This is a two-part photo essay about both— Insectivore Birds. (Of course, the lovely...
What I miss about baseball
Recently I went to a Mariner’s game in Seattle against the “dreaded” Yankees. (Spoiler alert, we won). I love the game, grew up with...
Oystercatchers
The Black Oystercatcher is a spectacular shorebird that lives right here on the shores of the Salish Sea, and all along the West Coast...
