One is a hip-hop artist from the South, the other an alternative rock band from the West Coast.
It’s time for me to face facts. My youngest daughter is graduating at the end of this week. Usually, when she reaches significant milestones, I’m mentally prepared because I’ve already been through it with my oldest.
Latin music singer Pepe Aguilar will bring his show of singing with orchestra, mariachi and bands at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 7 to the ShoWare Center in Kent.
We all build walls around ourselves.
Over memorial weekend my husband and I went to Seaquest State Park in Castle Rock. I have to be honest, when I reserved it, I didn’t consider whether there was any sightseeing in the area. It was just a new place for us to camp. Seaquest just happened to be the gateway to Mount St. Helens. My husband and I remember when the mountain blew up, but neither of us had ever seen the results. So we made the hour drive to the observatory; it was quite magnificent and surreal.
How do plants hold dirt?
Why does soda fizz? –
Last Wednesday I was out scrapbooking. My oldest texted me, “I MADE DINNER!” I was feeling pretty darn proud until I bragged to one the ladies I was with. She asked, “How old is she?” in a tone as if she thought my twelve year old made dinner.
Why is there iron in my cereal? Is there iron in other food? –Phillip, 11, Pullman, WA
A few months ago, I had just finished watching “Parks and Rec” for the third or fourth time on Netflix. When I can’t find a new show to watch, I go back to an old favorite. And it’s usually a comedy. I asked for suggestions from friends and one of them suggested “Dexter.”
You can tell what my main focus has been these past few weeks because I’ve only written about my yard and rocks. I think it’s my way of sticking my fingers in my ears and yelling “yayayayayayaya” to try and forget my youngest daughter is graduating high school in a month.
Why is the ocean salty? –Alysin, 10, Ruston, La.
Apparently I’m the only neighbor who doesn’t have a pile of rocks in my yard. This is an old neighborhood, established in the sixties when they built things the old fashion way.
The other day I was scratching my ears when I noticed some yellowish-brown gunk on my claw. It was pretty gross, but it also made me very curious.
Last week I cleaned out the far corner of my backyard. My husband had thrown some old roofing out there in an attempt to kill the Japanese Knotweed. It’s a noxious weed that creeps in under the guise of bamboo.
Have you ever wondered about Mother Nature’s ability to coordinate her activities as the weather warms and her world begins to awaken?
Yes. The water on our Earth today is the same water that’s been here for nearly 5 billion years. Only a tiny bit of it has escaped out into space. As far as we know, new water hasn’t formed either.
Most people would think my husband and I spent the weekend spreading dirt to prepare a nice foundation over which to reseed our lawn. However, that was not the case.
With new diet trends emerging on what feels like an almost daily basis, it’s difficult to separate fact from fairy tale.
It’s usually later in life that we see the more dramatic signs of aging, like gray hair, wrinkles, and lots of birthday candles on our cake. But we really start growing older from the time we are born.
