As still as the air in the moments following the rain, the town of Friday Harbor proved an ideal place to find rest and to rejuvenate during a recent retreat with a dear friend. Located in the picturesque San Juan Islands in northwest Washington, the town draws tourists in the summer months, though I’ve always experienced […]
Returning to Bend, Oregon, One Year Later
Being a wine lover living in the Pacific Northwest, Walla Walla–on the southeaster corner of Washington state–has been my repeat destination for the past several years. But the Northwest has so many other great things going for it, too, including some fantastic breweries, as I discovered during my first trip to Bend, Oregon a year […]
Picking the Perfect Pumpkins at Remlinger Farms
As I was walking to the car with one of the baggers from the grocery store the other day, I commented on the store’s display of pumpkins. The vivid red-orange Cinderella variety with pronounced features, white ghost pumpkins, squatty orange ones with wart-like nubs–they were beautiful in their range of shapes and colors. If I […]