Marie McKinsey
- Jul 23
- 4 min
The World's Oldest Pearl Jam Fan
I've been called the world's oldest Pearl Jam fan.
But it isn't true.
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Marie McKinsey
- Jun 11
- 2 min
Life at Alki Beach: Pirates and Pole Vaulters - Aaaargh!!
It appears that the Seafair Pirate landing at Alki Beach is cancelled this year because of lingering issues from the pandemic. This photo es
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Marie McKinsey
- Jun 6
- 3 min
The New Economy
Despite what the politicians and pundits say, I don't think we are in the midst of an economic "recovery." The word recovery implies going b
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Marie McKinsey
- Jun 5
- 2 min
The Alki 11 Row House Project
In 2013, a developer announced plans to replace these three beach houses with an 11-unit row house project in the Alki Beach neighborhood.
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Marie McKinsey
- May 18
- 4 min
SkyLink: Rising Above It All In West Seattle
Did you know that trains don't run uphill? It's true. On level ground, those smooth metal wheels glide along those smooth metal rails,...
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Marie McKinsey
- May 15
- 6 min
West Seattle's Affordable Housing Crisis
Is "crisis" too strong a word for the state of affordable housing in West Seattle?
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Marie McKinsey
- May 7
- 4 min
The Alaska Junction in West Seattle: A 15-minute City?
Can West Seattle's Alaska Junction become a 15-minute city?
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Marie McKinsey
- Mar 7
- 2 min
Two Happy Songs with Unhappy Lyrics
Sometimes all we know of a song is the chorus. If we don't know the words to the rest of the song, or the words are in a language we...
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Marie McKinsey
- Mar 7
- 2 min
How to Calculate Storm Water Run-off from Your Property
The EPA estimates that over 770 cities in the US combine waste water and stormwater in the same pipe and send it to sewage treatment...
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Marie McKinsey
- Mar 2
- 2 min
The Times They Are A Changin'
Watching this video takes me back to my teen years in the 1960s. I would never have guessed, 50 years ago, that Bob Dylan's lyrics would...
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Marie McKinsey
- Feb 14
- 2 min
The Wishing Tree
Originally posted Sunday, April 5, 2015 In my car, running errands, I often pass a house with a lovely Japanese maple in the front yard,...
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Marie McKinsey
- Feb 13
- 1 min
A Gaelic Blessing
Monday, April 14, 2014 This fun little song was part of my community choir's 30th Anniversary concert. I hope you enjoy listening to it...
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Marie McKinsey
- Feb 13
- 1 min
Back in the Day: Election Eve 1980
I shot these photos in 1980. Finally posted them in 2016. Monday, November 7, 2016 Today is Election Eve in the United States - tomorrow...
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Marie McKinsey
- Feb 13
- 1 min
Little Boxes Made of Ticky Tacky
I grew up in San Francisco's East Bay area, in the 1950s. My early memories are of orchards, vineyards and farm fields that grew every...
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Marie McKinsey
- Feb 13
- 1 min
Sleeping With Mozart
Sunday, February 23, 2014 How is it possible to share a bed with a man who has been dead for 222 years? It's simple - try learning to...
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Marie McKinsey
- Feb 11
- 1 min
Pandemic Gardening
"'Tis an ill wind indeed, that blows no good." - William Shakespeare For all the pain and suffering brought by the COVID-19 pandemic,...
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Marie McKinsey
- Jul 18, 2016
- 2 min
Create a Bee Friendly Garden
Without bees, we wouldn't have much to eat and we would have far fewer herbs
and flowers to enjoy.
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Marie McKinsey
- May 2, 2016
- 3 min
Cascara Might Not Kill You, But...
You may remember this exchange between Master Raymond and Claire at his apothecary shop, in which he explains his clever solution for the pr
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Marie McKinsey
- Mar 15, 2016
- 2 min
Le Jardin Luxembourg - Paris
In 1613, Marie de Medici began building her "dream home," a palace in Paris in the style of Pitti Palace in Florence, the city where she gre
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Marie McKinsey
- Oct 2, 2015
- 2 min
Were Sewer Breaks on Wickstrom Place Caused by Development?
During the weeks of controversy over the permitting of the Alki 11 rowhouses that now face 55th Ave SW and Wickstrom Place SW at Alki Beach,
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