JACKIE KAY – POET – “PROMISE” Poem for A New Year
As we enter 2023, I encourage you to read this wonderful poem written with the New Year in mind by Jackie Kay.
Tim
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OUR EVERETT FAMILY CHRISTMAS – By Lorelie Olson – Photos by Lorelie, Melody, Wendy, and Dave
Christmas of 2022 was filled with family gatherings at Karl’s and Michelle’s home in Everett. We joined their friends, other family members and animal companions on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, then enjoyed an outing to “Lights of Christmas” at Warm Beach.
JUST “PLAIN” SNOW By Lorelie Olson + POEMS – “EARLY SNOW” By Patricia Hammill and “SNOW FLAKES” by Emily Dickinson
Snow came in early November to Plain and Ponderosa, then melted, and snowed again in late November and through most of December!
We hope you enjoy the country snow scenes and the poems by Patricia Hammill and Emily Dickinson.
We thank Maureen Mitchell, Toni & Paul Olson, and Fran Hunkins for their photographs of the snow scenes.
LEE LAGESCHULTE – PHOTOGRAPHER – HOLIDAY HARBOR LIGHTS
One of our favorite traditions in Everett is watching the Mukilteo Yacht Club Holiday boat parade in the Everett Marina. We can watch the brightly lit boats from our living room window as they slowly cruise in front of the docks below us.
Now Lee and Roger offer you a walking tour of the Edmonds marina docks so that you too can enjoy beautifully decorated boats – a. spectacular sight at night!Now Lee and Roger offer you a walking tour of the Edmonds marina docks so that you too can enjoy beautifully decorated boats – a. spectacular sight at night!
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OUR CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS FROM NORWAY – PHOTOS BY LORELIE OLSON, KARL OLSON, & TONI OLSON – TEXT BY LORELIE OLSON
Each December we set up our small Norwegian tree, display festive objects from Norway,
SPIRITLIFTER XIII – A “GOLDEN” CHRISTMAS STORY – By Karl Olson
Many of us know the famous story about the “year without a Santa Claus,” but, for the Olsons, this Christmas might have been the year without a golden retriever. This Christmas, however, wasn’t an ending but was a beginning of a new adventure with Golden Retrievers.
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TIM OLSON – POET – “DO TELL ME”
I am currently reading Margaret Atwood’s book of essays, BURNING QUESTIONS. One essay focuses on a Polish journalist, R. Kapuscinski, who covered dangerous places and events in his career. Despite this he continued to express optimism about the future. He wrote, “We stand in darkness, surrounded by light.” Although I wrote DO TELL ME in the nineteen- seventies, the themes remain timeless!
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LORELIE OLSON & LEE LAGESCHULTE – PHOTOGRAPHERS – “HOLIDAY GNOMES”
Jolly little gnomes are seen everywhere this year, tucked into shelves and windows of shops and displayed in homes decorated for the holidays. Join Lee and Roger as they explore shop displays, and tour the Olson collection of nisse at their home. All the gnomes will make you smile!!
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DAVID WAGAR – PAINTER/POET – “GREEN FIRE”
A holiday greeting from Dave & Joyce Wagar
“We spent July and August on our Whidbey Island beach place this year.
One of our favorite off-beach walks is the Wilbert Trail at South Whidbey State Park, only four miles away. The trail stars a remarkable stand of old growth firs and cedars, with an abundant supporting cast of native vegetation. The scene in Dave’s painting is from a walk on a partly sunny day in July.
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LEE LAGESCHULTE – PHOTOGRAPHER – “THE COLORS OF CHRISTMAS”
Time to bundle up and join Lee and Roger on some cold winter walks! Admire the colorful holiday displays at local nurseries and shops to encourage a festive Christmas spirit and inspire your own decorations.
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