I heard that Roy Hargrove was coming to Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley in Seattle and I thought, “This might bring Taylor (my son at CWU) home for the weekend.” Just as I hoped, he jumped at the chance to see one of his favorite musicians live. All About Jazz said, “The Music world would be hard pressed […]
How Trader Joe’s Redeemed my Spa Day Fail
Today was a day I was looking forward to. I was heading to Salish Lodge for a Spa Day experience and lunch. Oh how I anticipated that “Iced Apple Body Scrub, Mask and Lotion.” Especially once I learned that it wasn’t really going to be iced. You see, I know the way a spa feels […]
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 […]