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Recommend a Seattle winter bloom collection?
Comments (7)Thankyou all for the advice. We enjoyed our time in Seattle. It was good to be back at the NW Flower Show. Witt Winter Garden was enjoyable and we took advantage of the warm afternoon sun to walk through much of the arboretum. We also enjoyed strolling along the sidewalks in several residential districts near the park and closer to downtown. It seems to me that Seattle is several weeks ahead of the Fraser Valley in terms of spring blooms. In addition to what we expected to see in bloom, we were impressed with a number of gardens with daffodils & bergenia's in full bloom. Also, it was interesting to see at University Village the impressive display of flower and plant pots out already in front of shops....See MorePacific NW travel
Comments (52)I just heard an interview with Maya Lin, the artist behind the Vietnam War Memorial in DC, talking about her latest project. I am linking it here - it is pretty amazing and with the Lewis and Clark connection, thought you (and/or your kids) might find it worth looking at for possibilities. The webpage is very complex about what she/they are doing, but fascinating to read. I'll link to the interview, too, in case anyone is interested, but will have to add it later, as it's not available online yet. Edited to add link to Maya Lin interview...it's good! new-maya-lin-art-installments-track-route-lewis-and-clark Confluence project...See MoreSeattle is Dying, by KOMO News
Comments (67)Work and structure are part of rehabilitation for drugs BUT the person has to get clean first, and have the support to stay clean. As I mentioned, I know quite a few people who work professionally in work programs for FORMER addicts, these types of programs do exist. But getting the addict OFF of the drug and having it stick, that's a whole other ball game . . . I don't know the solution, but the revolving door of treatment does stop for some people after enough tries. I think we need to do more and be innovative. An addict who can't stop using and a person who is mentally ill and doesn't respond well to treatment are some of the worst ongoing problems anyone can face, its relentless. As a side note, I think that prevention is a big part of this, and in my experience, I think the reason we are seeing more and more drug and mental illness problems is the fraying of our social connections and social structures. Many of the folks I know who have drug and alcohol problems also seem to me to be somewhere on the autism or ADHD spectrum. In other words, they have trouble processing relationship and stimuli, and use drugs as a coping mechanism. They are much more susceptible to stress and disruption than average, and modern life these days is increasingly stressful and disrupted. The margins fray more and more under this stress. It's actually a biological phenomenon, happens in any ecosystem under stress. As I mentioned in my previous post, that's one of the reasons I live the show MOM. One of the main characters discovers she has ADHD through therapy and develops strategies to manage it. BUT, it's a step by step process. She had to get clean and stay clean first, before she could benefit from the therapy. Also, as more and more people fall into the marginal lifecycle, they have kids who grow up into this problem and the cycle doesn't stop, it multiplies. That's also what I have seen, in my generation, parents struggling with an addict child and then eventually raising grandchildren and then struggling as they sometimes fall through the cracks as well. A good friend's parents have three generations of messed up kid, grandkids and great grandkids, all of whom are involved in the revolving door of law enforcement, foster care, drug abuse, etc. They cut off all contact with the daughter other than just making sure she is housed for her lifetime. They don't even know her offspring. It's so ironic, because they have a great relationship with my friend and her kids, so it's not that they aren't caring grandparents. They just don't have the financial and emotional resources to fix the whole broken entourage. Their daughter is a lost cause, but still her brother and sister in law are both dedicated to medical and social service professionally, they keep trying to find something that works! Having no illusions on what is and is not possible though. My friend who is the social worker say that most of her drug addict clients are using just to numb themselves and help them cope with the discomfort of modern life. Obviously the solution is not remove discomfort, not going to happen, but to develop resiliency for coping with it as it comes along. There is a research base as to what that entails, so folks trying to help usually involve themselves in the components of that. Keeping people fed, housed and supported with medical and psychological treatment options. Also, my friend says a huge reason these problems continue and fester is we don't acknowledge them. There is way too much social stigma attached to them so folks just let them go untreated rather than admit to having any type of weakness that tjhey need help with. And then when they do need help, will it be available? Another interesting tv show that deals with the role of community in supporting resiliency is "The OG." It's an exploration of what does and does not work as far as keeping marginalized folks on the straight and narrow path . . . and the ongoing struggle to make it stick....See MorePossible shortage of vegetables
Comments (97)Currently on the shelves around here it depends on the store what's available. In the smaller chain local market the fresh produce is pretty good- got big avocados on sale for rather cheap considering the time of year around here, the frozen section sort of wiped out- they just had a great sale on frozen last week and I went to the store before truck day. The tinned was rather depleted too, tinned soups was kind of sparse, but dry soups were more plentiful again. Tinned tomato product was looking more replenished. Canned dry beans was about average, dry dry beans were back on the shelves in limited varieties. In the larger chain store the produce was pretty well stocked as usual. The price on their tomatoes was a bit up- kind of interesting since they have their own indoor grow facility for those and have them year round. The frozen section was looking OK. Tinned vegetables were pretty well stocked too, but the tinned soups was really depleted. Lots of kinds missing, and what was there really spread out to make the shelves look filled. Dry soups were good, but the bullion shelf was low. Tinned tomato product was very well stocked. Canned dry beans OK, dry dry beans in more plentitude and limited variety. I've been working on getting my dehydrated and home canned goods up to stock for the year. This isn't new for me, it's a habit I've had for years. Got a couple kinds of jelly/jam, three kinds of pickled carrots, and a batch of homemade enchilada sauce dehydrated for powdering yesterday. Once the tomatoes really start coming in, I'l set up the grinder and start canning up tomato product. That is something else I noticed the last time I went out too- lack of canning jars/supplies in a lot of places that are normally almost overstocked at this time of year. I wanted a case of wide mouth quarts and had a bit of a time finding them though normally they are common....See MoreAn (PNW 6b)
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5 years agoProbably not worth a special trip, but if you are out walking around the city, the library on 4th has pretty amazing architecture and is worth popping in. I think it is a love it or hate it building.
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