Jacqueline Du Pres Rose
Jacqueline Du Pres Rose
This white shrub rose is named for the great musician Jacqueline du Pres. It's one of my new roses flowering for their first summer in the Birthday Rose Garden.
Kingcord Hammocks
Christmas from China
This year, I came by my Christmas presents from various sources: the internet, home kitchens, the Salvation Army, Seattle s Pike Street Market and local retailers. Though I strayed off Kodiak Island to shop, I plunked more than a few dollars into local cash drawers, influenced by the gentle but firm shop locally campaign that began immediately after the Thanksgiving dishes were dried and put away. But as I unwrapped gifts on Christmas morning, a creeping unease washed over me. Christmas in Kodiak was really Christmas from China. It began with the solar-powered yard lights. The box was stamped with the words: Made in China. Kitchen tools, slippers, a wooden, back massager: All made in China.