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My mother showed me yarn, insertion of thread into the eye of a metal needle, and a personal handwork-journey was starting
BY LOIS GREENE STONE | September 13, 2023 at 8:48 a.m.
Curmudgeon
Waitresses call me “hon” or “dear” and flirt with me because they know I’m completely harmless
A Streetcar Accident and Hardtimes
Dorothea recalls when her father was injured in a serious streetcar accident that left him unable to work during the hard times in 1920 Seattle
The Old Swimming Hole: Burke Idaho
...there was no charge to use the pool and, at least when I was a kid, there was always a lifeguard on duty
Of Scrabble and Wooden Chairs
A needle had been inserted into grandson Kevin’s vein... I pulled up a hard wooden chair
A Hex on the Hacker
Here’s what I think about the fraudsters, scammers and hackers lying in wait in my computer
Zip Code Turns 60!
The Zip Code was launched 60 years ago this month as part of a program of improvements to increase postal delivery speed
Give Kayaking a Try
Two years ago, I noticed a 10-foot kayak for sale and on a whim decided to give it a try
My Hair Looks Awful
“Wait a minute,” Rose thought as she looked more closely at her scalp in the mirror
Good Music, Getting Older, Getting Better
Your teenage self, and all the versions that evolved between then and now, standing in a tight circle inside your heart
Curiosity Kept
The first time I witnessed this meteorite shower I was 14 years old, full of half-conceived notions and waiting for something big to happen
The Move to Seattle
We moved from a homestead near Tiger, in northeastern Washington state, to Seattle, in l9l9
Civic Involvement
Older adults can have a powerful voice in the decisions that affect their daily lives
IQ Tests
Even my Uncle Hy, who thought that spider monkeys came from the mating of a monkey and a spider, was considered a genius
