Rain by any Other Name is Still Rain

In Southern California the weather was fairly straightforward.  Unless you were in the middle of “STORM WATCH [INSERT YEAR HERE]“ it was hot and sunny and it was not a legitimate topic of conversation.  In Seattle, things are different. Weather in Seattle is not only a legitimate conversation starter, it’s an obsession.  Chit chat in the elevator, at [...]

My First Time . . .

. . . driving in snow. Growing up a Southern California girl, snow was what happened when you went skiing. Ideally, the snow fairies would come at night while you slept and you would wake up to sun and fresh powder. There were no snow days – although there were several smog days that kept [...]