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Mary Margaret Briggs
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Lover of books, chocolate, gardening, dogs, family, and community.
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What a beautiful morning!
#VashonIsland
February 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Heading south on one of my favorite paths in #IslandCenterForest
#VashonIsland
February 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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A glimpse through the window of Beecher's Cheese at the Pike Place Market in Seattle on a sunny winter day.

#BlueSkyArtShow
#Monochrome
#Seattle
#WinterLight
Stacks of stainless steel cheese molds taken through the window of Beecher's Cheese at the Pike Place Market in Seattle on a sunny November day in 2024.
February 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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One of my very favorite places on #VashonIsland.
July 10, 2024 #IslandCenterForest #MukaiPond #Reflections #BlueSkyArtShow
February 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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A favorite moment at the #VashonIsland ferry dock this past summer. A #BabySeal nursing while mama swims. Notice the orange sea pen!
February 9, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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These are your words of the week
genre
ethnic cleansing
doge
potash
tariff
coup
Ahabian
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
The Words of the Week - Feb. 7
Dictionary lookups from the trade wars, the Grammy Awards, and the high seas
www.merriam-webster.com
February 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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#CorduroyBriggs, my good friend. #VashonIsland #WinterLight #Dogs
February 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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On a walk with #CorduroyBriggs yesterday, he became very interested in a storm drain cover. We heard a splash and peeked down into it and saw two curious faces. They seemed to be traveling down the pipe. #VashonIsland #Racoons
A racoon peeking out from a storm drain cover on Vashon Island. A second racoon peeking out from a storm drain cover on Vashon Island.
February 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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A gorgeous evening to pick Flora up from the water taxi. #VashonIsland #WinterLight
February 7, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Surprised by snow in the #PNW #VashonIsland
February 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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#LiteratureSky
My book group's 2025 list:

Trust, by Hernan Diaz
The Forty Rules of Love; Elif Shafak
Dancer; Colum McCann
The Wall; Marlen Haushofer
Foster; Claire Keegan
Cahokia Jazz; Francis Spufford
The Last Samurai; Helen DeWitt
October: South to America: A Journey... ; Imani Perr
Standing on the car deck on the ferry to Vashon Island. The sun is setting to the west, and a cold wind is blowing.
February 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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You might enjoy following Annie Worsley's feed. She has gorgeous photos of Scotland's wild places.
bsky.app/profile/anni...
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January 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Foggy morning. #PioneerSquare #Seattle
January 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Another glorious winter morning. #VashonIsland #Seattle
January 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Interesting article about Bluesky.
www.cascadepbs.org/news/2025/01...
The rise of Bluesky, a not-so-Seattle-based social media company
Since November, over 10 million users have flocked to the site, which aims to provide a personalized feed not driven by an algorithm, in contrast to X.
www.cascadepbs.org
January 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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What a gorgeous frosty morning! #VashonIsland
January 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Returning home from a wonderful performance at VCA. Corduroy Briggs waiting for me on the porch.
#VashonIsland #VashonCenterForTheArts
January 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM