I must be getting old. I keep forgetting to do a post on the Bellevue Arts & Crafts Fair.

So here it is. Normally the last weekend in July, the Fair takes up a large portion of the Bellevue Square parking garage, and sometimes parking lots on surrounding streets. In its heyday, it ran 11 hours a day, with hundreds of booths. It was sponsored by the Bellevue Art Museum, and included an art …

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Guest Author: Mark Steyn and his guest on the Fertility Crisis all over the world

This extensive essay is from the Mark Steyn Club newsletter. The title is Steyn on Culture, A Baroness on Barrenness. Here it is in full. ~As I was saying twenty ...well, no, only five years ago, upon the centennial of my sometime acquaintance P D James. Baroness James wrote a remarkable novel about the existential crisis in …

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Guest Author: Mark Steyn on the state of Britain, Canada, and Western Civilization

Mark Steyn's Tuesday Notebook post is entitled "Cheek By Jowl", and it is presented here in its entirety for my readers who are not Mark Steyn Club members. [Thanks, Hubby, for my gift membership-it has more than paid for itself already] Here's what my favorite political commentator has to say. Please note that the X …

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So, Readers, what do you think of this sentiment?

This X post is somewhat self-explanatory. None of the commenters disagreed with the author. https://twitter.com/thekentacorn/status/1952056077102743884?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Notice the 970 likes. Fifteen comments. All favorable. Am I the only one who thinks that this statement is just plain wrong? The author is human too, and runs a project preserving oak woodlands in Britain. I follow him. If …

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Guest Author: Steve Gordon, Seattle business owner, on the Seattle Fishwrap Er… Seattle Times

I am copying Steve's post in its entirety for my readers, especially those who live in the Seattle area. Every word is true. I cancelled my subscription over 10 years ago, and the local fish wrap has only gotten worse in its communism. Way TLDR on legacy media. This is the next plank in the …

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Is Wind Energy really Green? Environmentally friendly? Let’s see.

Do you think that hillsides, fields, and waters sprouting huge three-bladed windmills are the answer to humanity’s need for energy that is cheap and reliable? Let’s start at the end of that windmill’s life. Wind turbine blade graveyard Those blades are made of hundreds of different types of materials, so they can’t be recycled. They …

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Friday Funnies. Simon’s Cat, memes, and cartoons

It’s been quite a week, what with the bombshell revelations on the Russia Collusion Hoax, celebrity deaths, and leftist meltdowns. How about some smiles? Truth! https://twitter.com/simonscat/status/1948710320651870667?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ You can’t hate them enough! Your choice of leftist comment here Can we agree that this needs to happen? https://twitter.com/simonscat/status/1948349695148871855?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ England welcomed rain after a hot spell https://twitter.com/simonscat/status/1947622653814096206?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ It …

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May I introduce gifted artist Gemma Matthews from England

Her medium is embroidery, but with an added enhancement. All of her work is done entirely freehand, from her own designs, with NO pattern. None. Take a look at some of her work, and tell me that she is an exceptional artist and designer. https://twitter.com/gtilleymatthews/status/1946493837263724725?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/gtilleymatthews/status/1943241387815637055?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Breathtaking! https://twitter.com/gtilleymatthews/status/1938901834745168224?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Mind-blowing! https://twitter.com/gtilleymatthews/status/1936144529330938180?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/gtilleymatthews/status/1934953513366569397?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Joyful relaxation https://twitter.com/gtilleymatthews/status/1933533528987480153?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Lovely …

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