That Dam Loop Trail on Keechelus Lake is a fun and varied cross-country skiing loop located east of Snoqualmie Pass. On a Sunday when Hyak and Cabin Creek Sno-Parks were full, we found the eastbound Price Creek Sno-Park to have only a few cars, and only an occasional […]

Portland’s swank Laurelhurst community has a house that prides itself on a cacophony of lawn art – or perhaps better called lawn stuff – arranged rather unceremoniously around the property. All of the classics […]

It was December, the snow was starting to accumulate, and sledding was a good festive holiday kind of thing to do. We headed up to Snoqualmie Pass and sledded on the hill at Hyak, dodging errant saucers, runaway tubes, and oblivious parents as needed.

The hill has easy access from the […]

Bellingham was a great place to visit! I could quickly see why it has received national recognition as a desirable place to live, visit, and enjoy. The town was vibrant with its historic Fairhaven District featuring old restored brick buildings housing unique […]

Two weeks after our earlier straw bale barn raising construction workshop in Ellensburg, we returned again to learn about finishing and plastering techniques by helping the owners put up an entire first layer on the walls.

First a mesh wire lath was attached to the straw bale walls by means […]

We participated in a fun and informative straw bale construction workshop, led by a friendly and knowledgeable architect from Living Shelter Design. 17 volunteers showed up at 8:00 am Saturday […]

Dick and Jane’s Spot was started 27 years ago when Dick and Jane moved in to the house. The outside art gallery was originally unplanned but grew organically over the […]