The Methow is hard act to follow when it comes to the arts. Performing arts especially were in full tilt last weekend as local actors, musicians and acrobats took to multiple stages across the valley. I couldn’t attend all the stage acts, but here are some briefings garnered from friends and family who did, and […]
Twisp: May 15, 2019
They seem to appear almost overnight, their long necks craning for sunshine and erupting in a sea of yellow across my lawn. They seem to explode after the first mowing of the season, somehow escaping the blades. And almost as fast they appear, they become soft whispering puffs dotting the green blanket of lawn. Dandelions […]
Twisp: May 8, 2019
In the wake of the Trashion Show, it’s important to dispel some rumors that have been spreading about whether recycling matters. When the event was first conceptualized it was a way to use art and creativity to heighten awareness around waste and promote the idea of up-cycling. Upcycling refers to the adaptive/creative re-use of a […]
Twisp: May 1, 2019
Many thanks to the organizers of the seventh annual Father-Daughter Dance, and for the first of what will hopefully be many Mother-Son dances. The dances are organized by Holly Wilmot. In 2013, Holly, then a mother of two young daughters, felt called upon to put together this time-honored tradition that is quite common in other […]
Twisp: April 24, 2019
Absolutely astonished. That is what Patty Yates felt after she stepped outside Methow Valley Lumber Monday after purchasing some household items and realized her car was missing. Like many of us here in the valley, Patty, a 35-year resident, had become complacent in locking her car door. Even more, she, like many valley friends I […]
Twisp: April 17, 2019
To market, to market, to buy a fat pig. Well maybe not, but the Methow Valley Farmers Market is off to a great start with new vendors selling new wares, food and crafts. Mariah Clements is selling handmade beeswax-coated food wraps as an alternative to using Saran/Cling wraps. The cotton wraps are coated with beeswax […]
Twisp: April 10, 2019
A few years ago, my nephews, aged 8-12, came to visit during spring break. Everything was closed and there was not much to do. No bakery, no pizza, no burgers. Ski season was over, the rink was closed, the trails were still covered in slush, biking wasn’t possible, and roads were a mess. Unlike this […]
Twisp: March 27, 2019
Beware, there’s a rant ahead. I hate to keep bringing this undesirable topic any more attention than it deserves, but the dog poop situation in town is horrible. It is making dog owners look bad. Now that it’s all thawed out, some areas of the city’s sidewalks are littered with feces. This leaves the businesses […]
Twisp: March 13, 2019
The re-opening of the chairlift at the Loup Loup Ski Bowl is scheduled to happen on the ides of March (March 15). Albeit an ominous day for the long-awaited rebirth of the electrical panel that stole away the past two weeks of skiing, the reopening will hopefully mark a turning point from winter skiing to […]
Twisp: March 6, 2019
The icicle photos have started filling my inbox — thank you! I am not sure why I think this is fascinating each year, but I love seeing those crystalline spikes hanging on the brink of survival. They are so delicate and, yet, so deadly. According to some unreliable internet site, there are at least 10 deaths per […]
