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TELLTALES from around the block in Ballard. More friends to be introduced over the next few weeks.

I will be introducing a few characters over the next few weeks and we shall see where their adventures lead us. Stay tooned @ Whittoons.world.

It was an Edward Hopper moment on the day we hit the streets of San Francisco. There they were – two Santas sipping Starbuck lattes on a chilly morning near Chinatown. But they were not alone. We had come to … Continue reading →

  Halloween 2019 brought 80-95 trick or treaters (depending on who is counting in our neighborhood). Reaching this number took years of planning and preparation…and building a reputation as the house that gives away full size candy bars.  With three … Continue reading →

This would be my second farewell to Sydney since my days as a supernumerary steward on the Manutea in 1973.   At that time,  the Manutea crew spent a month in Sydney as the ship was fitted out for a … Continue reading →