One of my new favorite places to hike is the Wenatchee Foothills in Wenatchee, Washington. Hours of trail and old jeep roads ramble on the slopes outside of town and make for great exercise all year round. Spring is the most popular time as the green hills are punctuated with intense yellow and purple of…
Editor’s note: it is the month of December and for many bloggers it is the season of “Blogmas”. It is a marathon of posting every day for the month of December, often with a holiday theme. For some crazy reason I have dived into this as motivation to clear out some drafts and repost some…
This last spring break, I took a road trip down through Oregon along I-5, into California to visit Lava Beds National Park and then back up towards Bend and home for a long loop. Before I got to Bend, I took a detour into Eastern Oregon to check out Christmas Valley and a hike I…
Editor’s note: it is the month of December and for many bloggers it is the season of “Blogmas”. It is a marathon of posting every day for the month of December, often with a holiday theme. For some crazy reason I have dived into this as motivation to clear out some drafts and repost some…
Editor’s note: it is the month of December and for many bloggers it is the season of “Blogmas”. It is a marathon of posting every day for the month of December, often with a holiday theme. For some crazy reason I have dived into this as motivation to clear out some drafts and repost some…
Last week I needed to venture in Monroe, WA, to pick up some yarn at Ben Franklin. I am at the end of my 2023 year long knitting project, this time a Sophie Shawl based on precipitation (rainy days vs dry days). I was mostly through November when it was clear I was going to…