Fifty thousand people took part in a race today. Bloomsday is a 12-km course with some beautiful vistas and challenging hills, including Doomsday Hill. I like to station myself near the bottom of Doomsday Hill to applaud the athletes and … Continue reading
La-la-la Lilacs! in purple, lavender, and pink, Now it is Bloomsday.
Monday afternoon in this strange spring of 2020 The cat is curled up in my lap right now. She’s 17 years old and we recently discovered she is deaf. This might explain why, after years of being petrified of the … Continue reading
My town has more than a few claims to fame. It is the Lilac City, the host of Bloomsday and Hoop Fest (world’s largest 3-on-3 basketball tournament), and a great place to oggle Craftsman-style homes. There are many different styles … Continue reading
Saturday night was the culminating event of the Lilac Festival: The Spokane Lilac Festival 75th Diamond Anniversary Armed Forces Torchlight Parade. Now there’s a mouthful! There was royalty in the form of Lilac Princesses. There was royalty in the form of a disappearing generation… and of course, … Continue reading
I like My Town Monday posts because they give me that little push to become a tourist in my own city. I will refrain from ranting about how the construction of the freeway split and destroyed entire neighborhoods. Today, I am focusing … Continue reading
There were 50,000 people downtown last Sunday morning, jostling for a place to park and a place to stand while waiting for the starting gun. Of course, with 36 years of experience, the organizers of Bloomsday have worked out the best way … Continue reading
I’m still working on the final post about Arches National Park. I’m finding it difficult to find the right words — or even just to write words that fit the pictures. And it is taking me a long time to … Continue reading
More Bloomsday Photos Yesterday, I posted about the race itself and the amazing athletes that are there for the competition. Today, I’d like to share some of the fun. This man (in photo to the right and below) was the … Continue reading
I walked my first Bloomsday in 1988. I carried my second child on the course in 1992 (I was five months pregnant; I didn’t have the option of not carrying him). I ran the entire 12 Kilometers in 1994. But … Continue reading
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