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Father-daughter night out makes for memorable moments
I’m standing in a crush of commuters crowding the ferry dock, searching for our youngest daughter in the…
Kevin Pottinger
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Cookie season creates a Thin Mint high
We have two girls involved in scouts. Our youngest daughter is a real green-sashed Girl Scout. Her older…
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In wintertime, a dilapidated garage sale find evokes warmer days
We bought the lemonade stand at a garage sale last summer, 10 bucks. On a heat-wave-hot Saturday afternoon…
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Holiday gingerbread houses bring out the dark side
I don’t have a good feeling about these gingerbread houses.
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Halloween on Vashon: Costumes are diverse as the treats
At parent-teacher conferences last week, both of our twins’ teachers mentioned that there are a lot of new…
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Cool night at the campfire closes out summer
I’m sitting on a wobbly green plastic resin chair, on the front lawn, in the dark. Across the…
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A late summer night at the movies brings comfort and tears
My face is reflected in the deckhand’s mirrored sunglasses as he motions for me to start my car,…
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In the summer, it’s best to be a pool rat
A laugh track bleats from a TV down the hall while five-fingered maple leaves wave listlessly in mid-July…
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A trip as a family gives new perspective to competition
With a buzz, whoosh and perfunctory clunk, a pink printed-paper ticket slips between two black-rubber rollers like a…
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A day’s chores provide a chance to learn the awesome lessons of life
The grass in our front yard is 2 feet high, an undulating sea of leprechaun-green straw swaying in…
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On a finite island, we must act accordingly
The blunted rays of flannel-gray February daylight melt into the mirror-still harbor, unbroken sky-gray and harbor-gray split by…
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The best stories at home have yet to happen
Because they’re frequently mentioned in this monthly column, our youngest kids recently argued with each other about which…
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Springtime happenings leave this dad little time for himself
I need to cancel my column this week. Our family has been really busy with basketball, ballet, a…