A stitch in time saves nine.
Experience teaches that this advice is both figurative and literal. Consequently every well equipped household should include a sewing machine, and people who know how to use it.

This is the Rainier Tower. Its narrow base lends to it a sense that it is surely a wonder of moderen engineering. However, it is also extremly difficult to photograph because of the buildings that surround it and block views of it. Avoiding signs, street lights, overhead wires and the like is really challenge when photographing this unique building, not to mention capturing it while bathed in an appropriate light.
Marilyn Perry
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