Hello from sunny, Edmonds WA! There's sure been plenty of sunshine in the Seattle area lately. Hasn't it been wonderful showing our local real estate in the sunshine? As a practicing optician, I speak to many patients who didn't know they needed sunglasses in our normally cloudy, Seattle-metro ar
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10/06/2012
When I was eleven, I was boarding my Anglo-Arabian in Woodinville, WA, where a few other Seattle families were boarding their horses. Another young woman, Leslie Coey, was boarding her big, black Morgan/Tennessee Walker mare, Shawnee, in the same pastures. Shaunee didn't have the fanciest head, b
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06/12/2012
Sometimes, the best way to fix your web site is to get out the scissors. Print out your front page, and cut up the parts of it. Pull out the rubber cement from the back of your drawer, and pretend you're creating a picture puzzle. Is there a better place for your links? Is your phone number above
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09/07/2011
My husband, Phil, and I have just returned home from a quick, evening shopping adventure at Michael's, on Everett Mall Way. We arrived just in time to rush inside from the steady drizzle, and pick up the item I needed for a resin art project. As we were checking out, another couple came through t
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05/12/2011
Saturday morning, October 17, 2010, we lost our church to arson. It was a lovely, small LDS church building, serving about 700-800 people since 1989. Located in Mukilteo, WA, the building was a total loss. My husband just happened to drive past the chapel that morning, and was stunned to see the
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10/20/2010
Edmonds - Lynnwood - Shoreline Diabetes Exams Your optometrist wants to see you for your annual eye exam sooner, rather than later. Diabetes is an unfair disease. Your eyes won't tell you what's silently happening. Without a thorough retinal exam, diabetic changes may begin to affect your vision
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09/26/2010
Contact Lens Exams Available in Edmonds, WA Round, and Colored Lenses Need an RX "It's not for vision correction, so how can it hurt my eyes?" I've been asked by many young adults. Beware; so-called "Lady Gaga contacts," also known as round contact lenses, can hurt your eyes with only a day of we
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09/04/2010
Update: They closed! The last time I drove past, it was closed. So sorry to see this happen - 7/15/2013We're regular customers of 7th Avenue Produce Market, just off 7th Avenue and 112 Street Southeast, Everett, WA. We love their local, beautiful produce, fresh fragrant flowers, and we enjoy the
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07/12/2010
Don't You Need A New Look? I recommend Sherman Optical in the Edmonds, Shoreline area. Are you struggling with over-the-counter readers, that make your "dress for success" look, a wreck? Technology for eyes has changed so much, you may come into your Optometrist's office, and walk out with progre
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06/27/2010
Wasn't the little bit of sun that appeared briefly spectacular the other day? I know we've missed it terribly, but there is a silver lining to all these clouds. The damp weather continues to soak Western Washington, and I've needed to rush back to my car more than a few times, to close my car's s
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06/24/2010