From the category archives:
There’s a holiday tradition in my family that I’m not proud of. But it sure is fun! Sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas, we take a weekend trip down to Portland to do nothing but shop. (Okay, and drink coffee.) We hit thrift stores, the Pearl, art and crafts fairs (for which PDX is an epicenter), [...]
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I spent my recent birthday at the day spa, sweating away in a vat of minerals. Now, this isn’t a regular occurrence for me. It was a total treat. But I realized something. It should be a regular occurrence. Because the healing power of hot, bubbly water on a mess of stress is, well–pretty amazing! [...]
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It is officially my favorite month, in the kitchen and in the outdoors. Let’s see… the past few days I’ve made homemade chunky applesauce from the fruit of my parent’s Kitsap Peninsula orchard, pureed sugar pumpkin for upcoming fall recipes, and roasted the last of the garden cherry tomatoes. Now, I’m ready to get out [...]
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I can’t believe it’s September already. I’ve saved some vacation days. I hope you have, too. Because really–this is when the fun begins. The crowds have dwindled, and the weather is still perfectly pleasant. Many great places to stay in the Pacific Northwest that are cost-prohibitive in the tourist-heavy summer months drop their rates after [...]
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