When I awake in the night (often) and sleep eludes me, this column dances through my head. What should I write about this week? As an attorney I worked with once said, “My best legal theories come to me in the shower,” I find column ideas pop up in my groggy non-slumber. (Same attorney used […]
VALLEY LIFE
Valley Life — Winthrop
Ten years ago very few of us knew what a “co-work” space was; now we have at least three of them in the valley, including the Mtn. Annex in Winthrop. During early COVID, many of us found our homes becoming at hoc co-work spaces, an employment environment for which almost no home is designed, at […]
Valley Life — Twisp
Winter in the Methow has a way of stitching together the community in a special way. When the snow falls, a fluidity occurs, where valley folks move and down the valley in new and familiar ways unique to winter activities. The pattern of people’s movement up and down the valley change as ski trails open […]
Valley Life — Mazama
The cities of Centralia and Chehalis in southwest Washington are rich in history. George Washington, the son of a Virginian slave and an English woman, and his wife, Mary, of African American and Jewish descent, established the town of Centerville, which was soon renamed Centralia, in 1875. George had moved to the Pacific Northwest as […]
Valley Life — Mazama
News flash: The Inn at Mazama (formerly Mazama Country Inn) has reopened its dining room. After a long wait for furniture due to supply chain problems (another post-pandemic buzz phrase), the dining room and outdoor patio are warmly and comfortably refreshed and ready for guests. Brunch every Sunday from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. is the first […]
Valley Life — Lower Valley
It’s the most wonderful time of the year at the gateway to the Methow! Spectacular holiday lights are on display between the town of Methow and Pateros. Sweet River Bakery is open in the evenings, serving up warm beverages and dinner items. Shoreline Trail in Pateros Park is the perfect stroll to enjoy holiday light […]
Valley Life — Winthrop
Two weeks ago my neighbor Kat texted to tell me that she’d just seen a raven fly out of my chicken pen with an egg in its beak. The raven flew across the road and deposited the egg in a nest of pine needles near another neighbor’s house. It wasn’t, Kat told me, the first […]
Valley Life — Twisp
Tis the season for secret Santa and holiday work parties. Most workplaces participate in secret gift giving and parties during this time of year to commemorate the holiday season and spread cheer among co-workers. The range of gifts, price limits and rules seem to be arbitrarily set by an organizer who either gets appointed or […]
Valley Life: Twisp
Despite the glowing yellow orb in the sky at present, the last few weeks have been downright dark. While the moisture is a welcome friend after the summer of earth thirst, it’s forced us to rediscover and find some new indoor activities to bide the time away from the screen over a long, dark, wet […]
Valley Life: Winthrop
In hopes of conjuring up some good skiing karma around these parts (i.e., snow, preferably in copious quantities), I’m going to tell you about two exciting developments in the Nordic world. The first is that 15-year-old Dashe McCabe holds the distinction of being one of the top two fundraisers for the National Nordic Foundation (NNF). […]
