Island senior Ling Lin walks along 77th Avenue S.E. as a young mother passes her with a stroller.
The last day of February found Americans in all 50 states grieving the death of a 90-year-old man whose voice was most unique. On Feb. 28, our nation lost a giant. Paul Harvey was our country’s most popular newsman.
Margot Du Bey and Travis Keany, both of Seattle, are engaged to be married on May 16, 2010 in Seattle.
The Community Center at Mercer View was buzzing from a cumulative “runners’ high” last Sunday as thousands of people celebrated the end of another successful Mercer Island Rotary Run. The event, marking its 37th year, saw nearly 4,000 participants: from serious half-marathoners, to chatty parents enjoying the 5k walk, to spirited children racing their hearts out in the Kids Dash. All gathered to raise money and awareness for colon cancer.
In the bookstore where I work, the weeks leading up to the announcement of the winners of the major American children’s book awards are an exciting time for those of us working in the kids’ section.
I don’t know about you, but I have a number of Georges in my life. There’s George Toles, George Munzing, George Warren, George Harper, George Duff, George Haas, George Castle, George Storto and George Chambers. I actually have three who are members of my church on the Island. Not bad for a name that isn’t all that popular anymore. When’s the last time you heard of a baby being named George?
Black currant or raspberry balsamic vinegar? Tequila lime or white truffle dipping oil? The choices abounded at the Blendissimo’s Gourmet Blends booth, managed by Mercer Island resident Phyllis Schut at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle last week.
In her pretty pink room, the 4-year-old quickly ran her hands along a bookshelf, feeling for her toy tool box.
Question: Our yard has a rockery along one side and a fence was built at the base. We now want to have the fence along the lot line to gain some landscaping areas, and we need to replace the failing fence on the other sides. Can we build the new fence five feet from the side of the house to place it on the lot line?
Cynthia Shifrin makes the best kugel in town. Close friends and family have known this for ages, but now the word is out. In January, Shifrin’s personally developed recipe for noodle kugel — an Eastern European Jewish casserole dish — won the “Kugel Showdown” at Goldbergs’ Famous Delicatessen in Factoria.
Jason Mesnick has been asked about heartache before.
I smiled the entire week. Thanksgiving this year found us in one of my favorite places on the planet. It was cold — though not by Seattle standards — and the citizens of San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato and Lagos de Moreno were struggling. Those late November days were crystal blue clear. By afternoon it was 75 degrees, and we were taking laps in the pool or a siesta under the persimmon tree on our patio furniture. But the señoras at the Mercado were all wearing two layers of wool serapes and moving spritely if only to keep warm.
Islander Margaret Jenkins, 5, rides a saucer as Zane Jolleyruud, 8, looks on at Homestead Field on Mercer Island, Friday, Dec. 19.