Category Archives: The Life and Times of Union Center

A one-of-a-kind neighborhood where laughter and tears, song and dance, life and death play out against a backdrop hearty good fellowship. Drop by for a visit!

Serenity Above the Fray: Late Summer Grasses at Union Center

Union Center Introduction Summer’s near its end at Union Center.  The riotous colors of spring with their attendant hustle-bustle are a dim memory.  Still, this neighborhood is hardly less vibrant.  Its intensity, its residents’ joy in life shows itself differently, … Continue reading

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Summer Splash at Union Center

Hot diggety!  The Black-Eyed Boys are in town! Don’t get me wrong.  Green is good.  Denizens of Greater Union Center know this well.  Green means growth.  Green means nourishment.  Green means the future of this special place is assured, at … Continue reading

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Our Neighborhood’s Groups

One thing I love about working near Union Center is all the local groups.  Folks around here just love to get together for everything from a good cause to a good meal, to sing in the choir or play a … Continue reading

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More Neighbors: Late Spring at The Union Center

Welcome Back!  So glad you returned.  You must have enjoyed your first visit and the second one, too.  I know a lot of the neighbors will be glad to see you.  Though no one actually leaves the neighborhood, folks around … Continue reading

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Welcome to the Union Center

Life in and around the Union Center goes at its own pace, listens to its own music, lives by its own rules.  A jarring combination of open and shut, welcoming and forbidding, not everyone is comfortable even visiting, not to … Continue reading

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More Neighbors

I hope you enjoyed meeting some of my neighbors who live around where I work in Washington.  I know they were glad to see you; new faces are always welcome around here.  In fact, not only does everyone keep asking … Continue reading

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My Neighbors

I like the blossoms and spring flowers that live next door, at least for a few weeks each year.  Quite a few live near the building where I do my day job Monday through Friday.  The neighborhood is very integrated: … Continue reading

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