PATRICIA ANN HAMMILL – POET – “LITTLE BIRDS”
We welcome Patricia’s poem that expresses the joy we feel when we look out our windows in the morning and find that the birds have returned!
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FREYJA SAGA II – TEXT & PHOTOS BY Tim Olson
In Freyja Saga II, with the wind in her sails and new partners sharing time at the tiller, Freyja explores Puget Sound to the south and the San Jan Islands to the north!
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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,
“O CHRISTMAS TREE” – LORELIE & TIM OLSON
Over the past many years, our Christmas trees have been symbols of family traditions and reflected our home spaces and life stages.
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SHORT STORY – AGNES’S FIRST CHRISTMAS – BY LORELIE OLSON & TIM OLSON
Meet Agnes, an ordinary gray tabby with an extraordinary talent for mischief and adventure.
A scrawny kitten when the Rasmussen family rescued her from a funeral home, she is now a confident, clever, and mischievous nearly one-year-old cat.
Join Agnes in AGNES’S FIRST CHRISTMAS, as she observes the strange but delightful activities of humans during the holidays. When she realizes that the trimmed tree and wrapped presents are not meant for her playthings, how can she discover other ways to celebrate Christmas?
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A VIRTUAL CHRISTMAS QUILT SHOW – QUILTS BY GINA WILKINS – TEXT BY LORELIE OLSON
Our featured artist this week is quilter Gina Wilkins. This virtual quilt show is another example of her love of making seasonal quilts, and features favorite Christmas quilts from her extensive collection. She has used varied techniques as well as some unusual fabric and color choices.
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SITKA SCENES IV – THANKSGIVING 2018 – PHOTOS BY LORELIE OLSON & KATHY BIEVER – TEXT BY LORELIE OLSON
Keith and Kathy Biever were always welcome Thanksgiving guests, and joined us again in Sitka for our 2018 holiday. Kathy and Tim took a long walk to the harbor, where Kathy took pictures of Paul’s former troller, “Valiant Hunter,” and his current troller “Pacific Flyer.” The two hungry hikers and the rest of us decided
SITKA SCENES III – A SNOWY THANKSGIVING
PHOTOS BY KATHY BIEVER & Lorelie Olson – TEXT BY Lorelie Olson We have had several memorable Thanksgivings in Sitka with Paul and Toni, their friends (both human and canine), our mutual friends Keith and Kathy Biever, and great-grandson Orion. All included delicious food, shopping early for Christmas, and exploring the many delights of Sitka.
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OLSON FAMILY SCRAPBOOK V – THANKSGIVING FEASTS FROM 1970-2000 WITH FAMILY & FRIENDS – By Lorelie & Tim Olson
Lorelie and Tim are inviting you to enjoy photos of the Olson family from pictures in the 70’s to the 2000’s taken in 6 different homes.
OLSON GARDENS V – AUTUMN COLOR IN A COUNTRY GARDEN FEATURING FLOWERS & GROUND COVERS BY LORELIE OLSON
“In autumn, above every other season, it is possible to have a great harmony between the garden and the larger landscape of fields and meadows and roadsides.” Allen Lacy – THE GARDEN IN AUTUMN “Karl Forster” tall grass Sedge, “Karl Forster” by Maple & Pond Close up of Sedge Lacy’s photographs of autumn gardens featured
