Ring of Fire Eclipse in Seattle
A Boeing engineer with a wicked sense of humor captured a photo of the exciting Ring of Fire solar eclipse at Boeing Field in Seattle. The next photos are what […]
Category Archives: Survive Thrive Joy
Artist Date: Flower World, Maltby, WA
A trip to Flower World is phenomenal therapy for me. My case manager took me last week to buy unusual flowers. She had never been to Flower World, and I […]
Artist’s Dates: Edmonds, WA Tide Walks
A stay-cation means a trip to the Edmonds waterfront. Edmonds reminds me of South Haven, Michigan ~ my favorite retreat when I lived in Chicago. I was ecstatic to discover […]
Artist’s Date: Mill Creek, WA Trails
My late cousin Judith Vollbracht was a cartographer (she drew maps for a living). She created the maps that became the planned community of Mill Creek, Washington. It came to […]
Artist’s Date: North Creek Park, Mill Creek, WA
Mill Creek, WA celebrates reforested old-growth wetlands. North Creek Park is a huge urban wetland with a 3/4 mile floating boardwalk. This massive old growth tree is at the south entrance […]
J2J: Bulbs in Bloom, 2012
My flowers bring me tremendous joy. I love the romantic blend of pale pink, lavender, and white. Hyacinths are favorite bulbs because they herald Spring. I discovered these tiny grape […]
Good Grief, Charlie Brown! I Need a Vacation!
A quarter is about as simple as math gets. The quarter is our most popular coin. Little kids who can’t count know that a quarter is 25 cents, and it […]
Celebrating Over a Quarter Million Visitors from Over 125 Countries!
This weekend I’m celebrating the quarter million visitor milestone for Navigating Unchartered Waters. The little blog that started out with just 20 visitors/day on V-Day, 2009 has grown up. Visitors now […]
Resistance to Change: Gauntlets, Hurdles, Obstacles, and Sabotage
Shannon Wilson knows a lot about resistance to change. I remain devastated that her brilliant Rights for Mothers site was removed from the Internet. It had a wealth of information […]
Humor: Best Antidote to the “Feminazi” Attitudes of Rush Limbaugh and Other Grumpy Old Republican Men
Do these grumpy old men get your motor humming? There’s a reason ole Rush Limbaugh needs sex tapes from Georgetown law students to get a rush. No self-respecting woman would […]
Anne Caroline Drake 