Christmas in August sorta

In 2018, I posted about feeding Christmas trees to goats, which is now my favorite way EVER of disposing of Christmas trees. And now I get to urge people to dispose of landscape trimmings by bringing them to PAWS Wildlife Center, a rehabilitation agency currently in Lynnwood and moving to Snohomish as soon as construction…

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Puget Sound Pronouns

Last chance on Saturday June 17 to see my adopted softball team the Puget Sound Pronouns play FOR KEEPS!! They’re at 9 wins and 10 losses and they want to pull ahead. Go cheer them on at North SeaTac Park (NST 2), SeaTac, 9:00AM. I’m going to my first drag show EVER at the celebrated…

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Humble Design Seattle Do-Over

Humble Design Seattle just lost its home. Humble Design “change(s) lives and communities by custom designing and fully furnishing home interiors for individuals, families and veterans emerging from homelessness. We assist the transformation of lives in Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, San Diego, and Seattle.” – quote from the national home page.   I was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited:…

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I Went Out to the Ballgame

I’m a proud sponsor of the Puget Sound Pronouns, an Emerald City Softball Association C Division team, “founded with a mission of creating more inclusive spaces for trans and non-binary athletes. (quoted from the team’s website home page.).” I know you’re gonna ask “WHY?????” Easy – Brittney Miller, the team’s founder – so doesn’t that…

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Animal Hoarding – meager resources

Animal hoarding is considered somewhat distinct from “typical” hoarding. The behavior is even more poorly understood than hoarding involving things, is not under the same level of scientific study, and the results more often, even more quickly, come to the attention of government agencies than the results of a person hoarding possessions. Sadly, animal hoarding…

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Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County

Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County, dvs-snoco.org, from its home page:   “Domestic Violence Services is a non-profit organization serving Snohomish County since 1976. We are the only program in Snohomish County providing emergency shelter and comprehensive, confidential services to all victims of domestic abuse. Domestic Violence Services provides individual and community awareness programs.”  …

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Resilient Hearts Animal Sanctuary

A friend of mine volunteers at Resilient Hearts Animal Sanctuary, so it’s TOP NOTCH. They’ve got a fundraising party going on this Friday,  December 16, 2022 at The Dock in Fremont, 1102 North 34th Street, Seattle, WA 98103 from 6:00PM to closing. If you can’t make the party – I’m letting you know kinda late,…

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Lifetime Advocacy Plus

Lifetime Advocacy Plus is an agency which provides a variety of guardianship services to its clients. I worked with them to a very slight degree in support of a client and I respect that client’s judgement in having chosen this agency. I never had the slightest challenge working with the agency. I just went online…

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Trusting Trusted Sources

Capybaras

My son and I are mushes for all sorts of animals. If we can ever manage it, we want to keep a paludarium, who knows what other kinds of reptiles, goats, cats, dogs, and capybara. We’re currently rescuing an abandoned hobby of fishkeeping. And we both support animal rescue agencies in various ways. On to…

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Charity Choice Monday – OSL – Only Serving Love

Still life with lemons

OSL – motto: Only Serving Love. OSL, initially named Operation: Sack Lunch and now known by its initials, is a critical, resourceful, adaptable enterprise bringing nutritious meals to people in need in Seattle. In 2019 that meant 1,255,477 meals. To children and seniors. To homeless people and shut-ins. Through partnerships in community facilities and at…

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