By Mandi Donohue
I have two fun bits of news to report this week! For starters, Logan Ellis, sandwich maker extraordinaire, is back at the Mazama Store for a few days. While he’s home from school, be sure to stop by and say hi.
Second, mark your calendars for a wildly fun event being hosted at the Freestone Inn on Dec.10. Dress up in your favorite 1920s attire and join us at the “Ode to the Abolishment of the Volstead Act” party from 8 p.m.-midnight. We will be “celebrating the 83rd anniversary of the ratification of the 21st Amendment, repealing the Volstead Act and ending Prohibition.”
Delicious drinks that honor the era will be on the menu, Hot Damn Scandal will be performing and appetizers will be served. Not to mention, the best prohibition costume will win a two-night stay at the Freestone. I might be a smidgen biased because I work there but it’s guaranteed to be a good time!
I have to say, with a country in chaos I am supremely grateful for the quiet of Mazama. Our first dusting of snow was magical, wasn’t it? Its quiet filled my soul this week. The cold, defeated by the glow and crackle of the fireplace, did the same. Despite the crazy that can come with Thanksgiving, I hope you all are finding a minute or two of quiet in your holiday and joy in the many moments of its raucousness.
We truly have so much to be grateful for. Nothing new has been discovered with missing PCT hiker Kris Fowler, and one can only imagine what his family is going through this Thanksgiving season. It truly makes me think about my own family, with its differing opinions and quirky personalities. Our differences are glaring in the today’s political climate. It is so easy to get annoyed, angry or frustrated, but this situation definitely reminds me to be grateful for the family I have. Even more so, to not take a moment with them for granted. We have life, we live in beauty and a majority of us are lucky to have people in our lives that care about us. What are you grateful for? If ever there was a time to let that resonate …
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.”
— Melody Beattie
Happy Thanksgiving, Methow Valley!
