https://bzimmer.ziclix.com/tags/elliott-bay-book/ Recent content in Elliott-Bay-Book on Hugo en Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:47:17 +0100 https://bzimmer.ziclix.com/2008/10/02/water-books-miriam/ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000 https://bzimmer.ziclix.com/2008/10/02/water-books-miriam/ <p>My daughter took no chances on forgetting this morning, booking down the hallway before I even opened the door to the garage. So while <a href="https://bzimmer.ziclix.com/2008/09/24/animals-boats-ideas/">Gus &amp; Balsmic</a>, <a href="https://bzimmer.ziclix.com/2008/09/25/one-more-animal/">Bernard</a>, <a href="https://bzimmer.ziclix.com/2008/09/26/baby-ralphs-turn/">Baby Ralph</a>, <a href="https://bzimmer.ziclix.com/2008/09/29/espresso-mountains-skyline-monkey/">Curious George</a> and <a href="https://bzimmer.ziclix.com/2008/09/30/bikes-pigs-pierre/">Pierre</a> stayed at home I was joined by Miriam, my wife&rsquo;s favorite of the animals.</p> <figure> <a data-fancybox="Water, books, Miriam." href="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-2XRMc5m/0/M/i-2XRMc5m-M.jpg" data-caption="grey skies"> <img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-2XRMc5m/0/M/i-2XRMc5m-M.jpg" alt="grey skies"> </a> <figcaption>grey skies</figcaption> </figure> <p>Where to go in this edition of take-your-daughter&rsquo;s-animal-to-work day? Well, with the start of a new <a href="http://www.komonews.com/weather/blog/30030629.html">&ldquo;water year&rdquo;</a> (and thick cloud cover) as harbinger of winter, my thoughts turned to books and reading. Did you know Seattle is one of the <a href="http://www.ccsu.edu/AMLC07/Default.htm">most literate cities</a> in the US?</p>