Excellence Award: Everett Downtown Storage
Sunny Allen-Estes and Pat Sievers Lindsey Legaspi referred me to Everett Downtown Storage, where my treasured belongings were exceptionally safe while I was homeless for three months. Everett Downtown […]
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Shout-Out: Rodeo Inn
While I was homeless for three months, I stayed at the Rodeo Inn in Lynnwood, WA. I became quite fond of the team that operates the motel. Their mascot Rocky (a […]
Thank You: It Takes a Village to End Homelessness
Sixth months ago today, I became homeless. Three months ago today, I moved into my new home. Sixth years ago today, my father passed away from a stroke. Yesterday, I […]
Homeless No More!
First Sunset Thank you, dear readers, for your loyalty while I was AWOL. Some of you may remember that my mother threw me under the bus on New Year’s Eve, […]
J2J Day 14: Gospel for Teens in Harlem
Vy Higginsen Be proud of the fact that you are survivors. . .It’s victorious. – Vy Higginsen Gospel for Teens was on 60 Minutes on Sunday evening. Vy Higginsen, a […]
Ma Nature’s April Fool’s Joke: Snow
David Merritt of Portland, Maine took this photo of his cat Kalliope and the April Fool’s Day snow.
J2J Day 14: Red Sky in the Morning. . .
Red sky in the morning, Sailors, take warning. Red sky at night, Sailors’ delight. Bitzie woke me up this morning to see this beautiful sunrise. The forecast today is for stormy […]
J2J Day 13: Spring Snow in the Mountains Where It Belongs
When I lived in Chicago, I got weary of snow ~ especially when it was still snowing when the calendar said it was Spring. Out here in the Pacific Northwest, […]
J2J Day 12: St. Patrick’s Day in the Pacific Northwest
Mayor Daley’s Last St. Pat’s Parade St. Patrick’s Day, 1992 was a rare warm and sunny day in Chicago. Mayor Daley was up for re-election, and the Irish eyes were […]
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