Author Archive | Doris Beck

Almost all the sparkle and Christmas cheer is gone from our halls, Christmas tree is down.  Back to our normal day-to-day chores and living.  On one hand I’m happy to be back to “normal” on the other hand I will miss all the great Christmas light displays and social events that happen during the holiday […]

I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving weekend. I’m assuming everyone enjoyed the turkey and all the trimmings. Now everyone will switch into Christmas mode, decorations, and shopping will be on everyone’s list of things to do. We are skipping the December Book club and will resume in January.  I will be hosting the event […]

We are moving into the Holiday Season; we made it through Halloween and now the race to Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Everyone will be busy with holiday plans. It can sometimes be a bit crazy and stressful, hopefully everyone can take a step back and enjoy and remember what the season is all about. Some of […]

Richmond Manor News | August 2023 Well by no means can we fool ourselves that fall isn’t here, and winter is just around the corner.  I wish fall and winter weren’t so darn dark, I don’t mind the wind and rain but hate the dark.  But then I just must remember it doesn’t last forever […]

Weather, Climate, Whatever! I hope you are enjoying the fine weather we are currently experiencing.  These days and the upcoming Fall days are what make this such a great place to live.  Every place else seems too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter. Book club won’t convene again until Sept.  We […]

Here we are past Midsummer and are enjoying a beautiful summer so far, there is nothing like summer in the NW. June’s book club was held at Sherrie Manson’s (202) Unfortunately Edy and I missed the meeting so we don’t know how it went.  The book that was discussed was Code Name Helene by Ariel […]

I hope you all had a great Memorial Day Weekend. It was a lovely weekend, a great time to hang out with family and friends but also to pay homage to the real, meaning of Memorial Day.  A chance to honor all who made the ultimate sacrifice so we can all live in peace and […]

Happy April Fools Day Today Linda and I are going to the Seattle Zoo.  We plan to put food coloring in the penguin and otter swimming pools.  Set free as many birds and small animals as possible.  Then while Linda fakes a medical emergency in one part of the snake and reptile building I’m going […]

Well, we have just a few days until spring.  It might not look like it when it is snowing outside as it has been recently. But it is just around the corner. I have noticed shrubs are starting to bloom and bulbs poking up out of the soil.  Of course, typical of NW weather we […]

Interesting TV Platform Jerry and I discovered a TV application called Wondrium  (https://www.wondrium.com/) We watched a series named History Discovery, Travel to Rome and Beyond.  The host of the series is Dr Darius Arya. This series took you from Rome to Syria, Jordan, France, Spain, and Morocco covering many of the areas that Rome incorporated […]