It snowed today in Seattle. Four inches piled up on our front porch railing in the time that passed between eggs and second breakfast. (We measure time in meals. My children think they are hobbits.) The kids loved it! The grown ups loved it! I don’t think we’ve had this much snow in 6 or 7 years. People even tried to snowboard down the hill at Gasworks Park. Such joie de vivre when it snows. Lovely.

My dear friend Amber and I also went to see Big Fish today. The ad copy says, “From the imagination of Tim Burton…” and they aren’t lying. This is a visually stunning film about myth and it’s ability to carry truth, and how our … {read more…}