When I started this trip, I thought only about getting away—from the house, the garden, Broomfield, the Denver area—to see new places, have new experiences, meet new people, work on my photography...
Lots of people love dogs, right? And who can blame them. I’d own a dog if I could. Owning a dog in the city comes with extra responsibilities above owning a dog in the suburbs, I’ve...
We ate a lot of good food in Seattle and didn’t even scratch the surface of Ballard in a month, let alone the entire city. Most restaurants we visited only once, and many of them didn’t...
Here’s a little video I shot on my iPhone. Yes, my telephone doubles as an HD camcorder. I shot it using an app called FiLMiC Pro, and edited it in Final Cut Pro. The creepy music is from Cliff...
I got a good haircut in Missoula the week before I left, but by the time I got to Portland six weeks later, my hairline in back was pretty shaggy. Yesterday I was walking to our rental from K & F...
When we lived in Broomfield, Colorado, we shopped at the King Soopers near our house and went to Vitamin Cottage for organic produce and toiletries and recycled paper goods. Vitamin Cottage (which is...
Note from 2015: This was originally a page about Seattle on the 12 Cities, 1 Year website, which no longer exists. All the pages and posts from 12 Cities, 1 Year, can be found on this site or on Todd...
To eat at Señor Moose Cafe is to experience the despair of never being able to try everything on the menu. Even the selection of salsas was eclectic. The peanut sauce (top) had the most heat, whereas...
The crows are going crazy outside (I’ve decided they are American crows, not northwestern crows), and I’ve been reading Real Change, the weekly newspaper sold by homeless people in...
I can’t remember how we heard about the Waterfall Garden in Seattle, but I went there twice, once with Todd and once with my tripod to take improved pictures. For some reason, there is a...
On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, I wanted to be around people. So I took Todd to one of the few Seattle events commemorating 9/11 that was happening at night. We drove down 99 and over the Seattle...
When Todd and I planned our 12 Cities, 1 Year trip, we anticipated that moving from one city to another every month might get a little tedious. Now we’re two months into our trip, about to head...
Thus far in 12 Cities, 1 Year, I’ve made a point of checking out American Indian culture in both Missoula and Seattle. While we were in Missoula, Todd and I attended the Standing Arrow Powwow...
When Todd and I planned our 12 Cities, 1 Year trip, we anticipated that moving from one city to another every month might get a little tedious. Now we’re two months into our trip, about to head...
My sweet tooth has turned into a tusk since June, when we began our final preparations for 12 Cities, 1 Year, and it shows no signs of shrinking. Nor does my waistline, which is currently at 32...
I wouldn’t say I’m a connoisseur of fish, and I’m certainly not a fisherwoman. I leave that to my father-in-law. But I do enjoy eating sushi and various types of grilled or sauteed...
During my first walkabout of Ballard over the noon hour, I noticed a crow pacing up and down the iron railing in front of a green house with a red door. I was taking some pictures when the door...
After our interview with Kate Sheridan at UM Flat (way back on July 25, the day before we went to Glacier National Park), she left to have lunch with a friend, and we headed over to #1 Gyros, also on...
Five blocks from the apartment we’re renting, the Ballard Farmers Market offers fruit (in season blueberries!), vegetables, flowers, meat, and fresh fish. There’s also a craft market...
Saturday I shot my first banked-track roller derby bout, a home team championship for the Tilted Thunder Railbirds. I took more than 700 photos; god knows when I’ll have time to go through them...
I’ve been wondering how this 12 Cities, 1 Year trip should change me. I know one thing I want to change: the anxiety that besets me when I’m about to do anything new or meet anyone new...
Missoula is known as the Garden City, and when Todd and I were there from mid-July through mid-August, we had the pleasure of meeting several people who are helping to rebuild Missoula’s...
Note from 2015: This was originally a page about Missoula on the 12 Cities, 1 Year website, which no longer exists. All the pages and posts from 12 Cities, 1 Year, can be found on this site or...
UM FLAT house is the beginning of what University of Montana students hope will become an ecovillage dedicated to sustainable living. It’s an innovative project, akin to the Living City Block...
When Todd and I first began exploring the neighborhood where we are renting in Missoula, we were struck by how different it seemed. It wasn’t completely suburban: we could go across the street...