Pet Dish
While my dogs motivate me to get out of bed in the morning, Shannon Ritscher's animal companions (an eight-year-old dog named Sweet Pea and two cats, Mike and Wednesday) inspire altogether grander and greener pursuits.
By Lisa Wogan | March 27, 2008
Daily Find
Local boutiques slash prices for spring “Upside-Down” sale By Kathy Schultz NWsource shopping columnist KATHY SCHULTZ Delicious Planet's Roasted...
By Kathy Schultz | March 27, 2007
Daily Find
Jon and Tracy Holland marry post industrial scraps and imaginative design to create one-of-a-kind handbags. The artistic local couple aims to create wearable art, and they've done it, just as the name Chemical Wedding suggests. Jon Holland explains that the line Chemical Wedding is based on the alchemist theory of transmutation of form. "Like lead into gold, we use and rearrange manufacturer's castoffs and turn them into handbags."
By Kathy Schultz | March 6, 2007
Holiday 2006
It’s that time of year when skies turn grey, fingers turn crafty and thoughts turn toward holiday shopping. Seattle is home to scores of designers, artists and crafters, and this is never more evident than during the holidays, as craft shows large and small pop up all over town.
By Jennifer Warnick | November 9, 2006
Holiday 2006
If you are thinking about hosting your own craft show, either alone or with a few other craftanistas, take a few tips from those who came before you.
By Jennifer Warnick | November 9, 2006
WHIDBEY ISLAND — The Fishmonger seafood market is one of the things I love about island hamlets like Bayview Corner, a pioneer-era business hub near Langley that recently got a facelift.
On a recent visit to this newly prettified crossroads where the market is a popular draw, I asked manager Mary French which fish was fresh that day. She shot back a look that practically purred, "It's all fresh, sweetheart." Of course, all I had to do was read the store's motto behind the refrigerated display case: "Only wild and Always fresh."
By Tyrone Beason | November 2, 2006
Short Trips
POULSBO -- If you're lucky enough to hit a clear day on your drive to Poulsbo, prepare to be dazzled as roadside trees give way to a stunning vista of Liberty Bay backed by snow-capped Olympics. It's like a little piece of Norway.
Early immigrants thought so, too, and turned this scenic settlement into an ethnic enclave where, for a while, the official language was Norwegian.
By Cecelia Goodnow | December 1, 2005
Short Trips
LANGLEY -- This south Whidbey Island town is a wonderful reminder of small-town charm. From free and easy street parking to shop owners who personally welcome you, a day in Langley can be pure pleasure.
The town has been luring me for years. The turnoff -- not far from the Clinton ferry landing -- beckoned, but there was always something more urgent farther up the island. It's embarrassing to admit that my only previous trip to Langley was for a Christmas Eve service more than 20 years ago.
By Susan Phinney | November 24, 2005
The outing: Do not say to a person who lives in Poulsbo the following:
"Well, Liberty Bay doesn't look like any fjord I've ever seen."
OK, sheer mountain slopes don't cascade into the water below, the narrow inlet doesn't necessarily pour into the Norwegian Sea. And, granted, it might be kind of hard to find an Azteca Mexican restaurant in Norway.
But why risk the instant frown you'll get when you point out these facts about modern Poulsbo?
Do say instead:
By Terry Tazioli | August 25, 2005
The outing
: Make sure to drive the back way to Snoqualmie. Eschew the speedy 30 miles between Seattle and the Cascades foothill town via Interstate 90 and take the circuitous 30 that takes up real interest outside of Redmond on the Redmond-Fall City Road (Highway 202). At Fall City, the highway turns east after it crosses the Snoqualmie River and then winds up the hill and into town.
You will be much calmer and at one with the countryside you've just entered.
By Terry Tazioli | April 14, 2005
