Monday Morning Memo - 7.08.24
This is a packed issue as befits a post-holiday communique. Speaking of July 4, attached is a photo of our newest member Jean Chen interacting with Benjamin Franklin at the Benaroya Concert. And read the wonderful article by Robert Hubbell that Tom Heller shared (attached) about the stars/nebulae he saw on July 4th. See if you can discern a message for our future….
Wider Horizons Events and Information
Postcarding to Swing States: Join Audrey Hansen and others at 10:30 am, Tuesday, July 9at the Oxbow Bakery, 2307 24th Ave E. Please come fragrance free. Supplies provided (not your coffee!). Parking on side streets. See you there.
The Bookbinder by Pip Williams is the WH Book Club pick for July. The discussion is on Zoom on Tuesday, July 9 at 10:30 am, led by Nancy Robb. Come if you’ve read the book and would like to talk about it: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83509459945?pwd=RFVnSXN1Wm5mSjMwZ2RUdlMwSkNmQT09 or stop by just to listen….
Thursday morning’s All-Member Zoom is happening, per usual, this Thursday, July 11, at 9:30 am. Sue Lerner will send out the link and questions on Wednesday.
Sunday Arboretum Walk, July 13, led by Dick Zerbe. Meet at 9 am at the Graham Visitors Center.
Susan Adler invites you to the Ikebana Art exhibit at the Bellevue Botanical Garden, July 12-13, 11 am to 5 pm. It’s free and the attached flyer gives more details. Susan is exhibiting her Ikebana art.
Several of us are going to see Barbara Oswald’s annual curated exhibit of Please Touch art at the Seattle Center on Saturday, July 20 at 3 pm. Afterwards we plan to adjourn to Toulouse Petit for libations. There’s room for two more people to join us. Carpooling is on offer. Contact me if you’d like one of the two last spots!
Here is a link to a marvelous radio interview with Barbara Oswald in which she not only promotes the above event but tells us many interesting things about herself. I loved it, but you can skip the first five minutes of the hosts talking to each other: https://omny.fm/shows/the-sound-of-the-puget-sound/friday-july-5-barbara-oswald-revision-arts-please
Mark your calendars now for two upcoming exciting all-member events:
On Sunday, September 15, at 4 pm at Meridian Park in Wallingford, we will gather for a potluck picnic. Be there or be square. Sign up with me. And dust off those park games you’ll want to bring! Patti Gorman, Ann Lawrence, and Debbie Ward are the planners, so you know it will be fun.
On Thursday, October 24, 1-5 pm, we will have our second Member Art Exhibit. Once again it’s at the well-located Russian Community Center on 19thAve E. Please contact Susan Jamison or Connie Glinsmann if you have art you would like to exhibit: sjamis@earthlink.net connieglinsmann@gmail.com
Sharing Information
The Women’s Shelter Jewelry Project’s sale is Saturday and Sunday, July 13 and 14, 10 am – 4 pm in Georgetown. See the attached flyer for more information. And if you’d like to volunteer, contact Tisha info@womensshelterjewelryproject.orgVolunteers get bennies, including complimentary snacks while working the event, a voucher for $25 toward your purchase (one voucher per day), free parking with supplied parking pass – use this link to sign up to volunteer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D45AAA82EA5FACE9-50163561-its
Tom Heller shared this inspirational You tube song to lift our spirits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w22S8foSbk
My (no paywall) contribution to the discussion about how advanced age may go along with diminished performance. It’s a good antidote to some of the less well-informed info floating around: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/05/opinion/biden-age-health.html?unlocked_article_code=1.400.8guD.5hKj-aUnqDWZ&smid=url-share
Carole Okamoto had this to say about our new south-end tech volunteer Sara Boyle: Just wanted to let u know that Sara swung by my place yesterday cuz I couldn’t get my Internet reconnected. I consider myself pretty tech savvy and can usually do a lot of my own troubleshooting, but wireless network issues can be particularly challenging for me. Sara helped me diagnose the issue as well as talk to a Century Link rep. to get me back up and running again. Bottom line: She is a great diagnostician, critical thinker, and, obviously, tech savvy.
From Micki Lippe: Sushila, the young woman from Nepal that I consider my niece is looking for a place to live. A studio apartment in someone’s house would be fine. She would like to have her own kitchen. She works at the University Village. Contact Micki if you have a recommendation.
P.S. I’m going to the ocean with my daughter Pearl next weekend, Friday through Monday, so next week’s Monday Morning Memo will be published early Tuesday morning.
📁 Sogetsu Ikebana - July 2024 Flyer
