Looking back: Full circle

The two words “full circle” very appropriately describe my life. In the year 2003, I went back to my roots and moved into Lynnwood’s new Alderwood Court apartments—westward and up…

Looking Back: Genealogy and booby traps

In 1790 the first decennial United States federal census had its beginnings with a simple purpose — to count people. The main objective was to determine the number of representatives…

Looking back: Tugboats on Puget Sound

If you have ever been enthralled by the many tugboats that ply the waters of our Puget Sound, and wondered about their history, join the members of Lynnwood’s Alderwood Manor…

Looking back: Old Settlers Picnic

It was a beautiful sunshine and blue-sky day on Sunday, Aug. 10, when a group of diehard old settlers of south Snohomish County gathered at Edmonds City Park to celebrate a…

Looking back: Make-believe and castles

This summer on a trip to Denver with my daughter, I had the chance to recall a magical make-believe time from my childhood. Most of the children of the 1930s…