Category Archives: weather

Hot Heat

Posted on July 14, 2014 by The Daring One

It is stinkin’ hot here! Ahem. “forseattle,” she coughs into her hand. In the Seattle area, we tend to worship the sun until we actually feel the sun and then we shrink and hide from it and ask each other … Continue reading →

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A Partial List of Things It’s Harder to Do When the Sun is Out in Seattle

Posted on February 28, 2014 by The Daring One

1. Back out of my long driveway 2. Use my tablet outdoors 3. Deny the mountains exist 4. Conceal the fact that I am 86.5% of the way through my transition to becoming a PNW vampire 5. Yell at my … Continue reading →

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Alright With the Rain

Posted on May 13, 2013 by The Daring One

We were enduring a typical Pacific Northwest underwater baseball practice the other day. I was hunched under my giant umbrella, wearing a slicker, sitting on my Tommy Bahama chair. Wanda, on the other hand, was running around like a maniac … Continue reading →

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How Dare They?

Posted on December 20, 2012 by The Daring One

I have a special relationship with snow. I grew up in Canada with more snow than most sane people can handle. And I loved it. I love the smell of snow, the look of snow, snow games and snow treats. … Continue reading →

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It Starts

Posted on October 6, 2010 by The Daring One

I saw my breath when I took the kids to the bus this morning. My name is Kathryn Thompson and I do not approve this message.

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I Can See Clearly Now and the Rain is Gone But It Will Be Back RE: I Live in the Seattle Area

Posted on February 21, 2010 by The Daring One

It seems that everyone who lives within a 500 mile radius of Seattle just says they’re from Seattle to save time. I sort of fall into that category. Our plays, concerts, zoos, museums and company parties are in Seattle but … Continue reading →

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