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The Rambling Writer: Happy May Day!

May 1, 2026 Sara Stamey Leave a comment

Join me in celebrating the blossoming of spring! The peak of spring — halfway between spring equinox and summer solstice…

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Posted in: General, Holidays, Life, Nature Filed under: Beltane, Blossoms, Book View Cafe, May Day, Maypole, Pause, Salish Sea, Sara Stamey, The Rambling Writer

The Rambling Writer: Earth Week on the Salish Sea

April 25, 2026 Sara Stamey 2 Comments

This Earth Week, I celebrate the beauty of wildlife from our home on the shore of the Salish Sea in…

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Posted in: Gardening, General, Life, Nature Filed under: Book View Cafe, eagles, Earth Week, great blue herons, native plants, Pause, Salish Sea, Sara Stamey, The Rambling Writer, whales

The Rambling Writer’s Annual Visit to the Tulip Fields

April 11, 2026 Sara Stamey Leave a comment

Join Thor and me as we soak up some color therapy in the Skagit Valley, Washington, tulip fields. It’s spring!…

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Posted in: Gardening, General, Life, Outdoors, travel Filed under: Book View Cafe, color therapy, Pause, Sara Stamey, Skagit Valley, The Rambling Writer, tulips

The Rambling Writer: Spring Equinox Greetings from the Salish Sea

March 21, 2026 Sara Stamey Leave a comment

Amid another year of tumultuous weather, we’re happy to welcome spring at the equinox here in the “far corner” of…

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Posted in: Gardening, General, Life, Nature Filed under: Book View Cafe, climate change, native plants, Pause, Sara Stamey, spring equinox, The Rambling Writer

The Rambling Writer Confesses: Not a Team Fan

March 7, 2026 Sara Stamey Leave a comment

After the frenzy of the Seahawks Super Bowl win, I ponder the proliferation of “team” identification for everything from rabid…

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Posted in: General, history, Life, politics Filed under: Book View Cafe, football, Pause, Sara Stamey, Seahawks 12, soccer, sports, The Rambling Writer, violence, war

The Rambling Writer: “Groundhog Day” and Weather

February 7, 2026 Sara Stamey Leave a comment

What would you do if caught in a “Groundhog Day” time loop? On February 2, 2026, Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Phil…

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Posted in: Film Review, General, Holidays, Life, travel Filed under: Bill Murray, Book View Cafe, Caribbean Paradise, Deja vu, Groundhog Day, Islands, Sara Stamey, The Rambling Writer

The Rambling Writer: Reo dog, our “Doctor Seuss” Rescue Pal.

January 31, 2026 Sara Stamey Leave a comment

Reo dog, a Heinz 57 mutt with a joyously goofy personality, keeps Thor and me laughing during these trying times.…

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Posted in: General, Life, pets Filed under: Book View Cafe, Dr. Seuss dog, Pause, Rescue dog, Sara Stamey, The Rambling Writer

The Rambling Writer on Watching “The Lord of the Rings” Films Again (and Again)

January 24, 2026 Sara Stamey Leave a comment

In our troubled times, I find comfort in these three Peter Jackson films, a sweeping epic that miraculously succeeded in…

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Posted in: Film Review, General, Life Filed under: Book View Cafe, Hope, Peter Jackson films, Sara Stamey, The Ariadne Connection, THe Lord of the Rings, The Rambling Writer

The Rambling Writer: New Year Hope and Record-Breaking Polar Bear Plunge

January 3, 2026 Sara Stamey Leave a comment

Our funky nearby community of Birch Bay pulls out the stops for New Year excitement with a Ring of Fire…

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Posted in: General, Holidays, Life, Outdoors, travel Filed under: Birch Bay, Book View Cafe, Guiness World Record, New Year's, Pause, Polar Bear Plunge, Ring of Fire and Hope, Sara Stamey, The Rambling Writer

The Rambling Writer Review: “It’s a Wonderful Life”

December 27, 2025 Sara Stamey Leave a comment

In which I finally watch the classic Frank Capra film “It’s a Beautiful Life.” (NOTE: Plot spoilers ahead) When I…

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Posted in: Film Review, General, Life Filed under: Book View Cafe, Christmas movie, Donna Reed, Frank Capra, It's a Wonderful Life, Jimmy Stewart, movie, Pause, Sara Stamey, The Rambling Writer

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