Posts
If you are like me and almost everyone I know, you are struggling with some sort of health issue. Maybe you have a battle with managing your weight. Perhaps fatigue is slowing you down and you are desperate for more energy. Or maybe, like too many people I know, you are living with chronic pain. This could be physical pain, or emotional pain. Then, of course, there’s that monster that seems to affect everyone in one way or another these days: stress.
Read More
Most of us, at some point, have toyed with the idea of doing a raised bed garden. If you’ve ever nailed together four boards, set them on a patch of dirt and filled it with soil, compost, and seeds then you’ve done it! If you watered it, chances are you were able to grow something and experienced success. You can use just about any kind of container or built-up framing to raise some vegetables, but remember to make sure there are drainage holes in the bottom (or no bottom) so that excess water will drain out.
Read More
Eastern Washington is home to many diverse ecosystems and so many native plants supporting those ecosystems. From wetlands to prairie, forest to channeled scablands, there are flourishing ecosystems chock full of plants that are well adapted to their environment.
Read More
In the Fall of 2018, we moved our family from a restricted gated community in hopes of finding something to ground our family. Little did we know that it would literally be the ground that did it.
Read More
Our Flag Means Death: In 1717, Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby) is an aristocrat who abandons a life of luxury to follow his dream of being a pirate. As he leads his dysfunctional crew through a series of misadventures, Stede crosses paths with the notorious Edward Teach, a.ka. Blackbeard (Taika Waititi), and the two men form an unlikely bond as they are both forced to confront what they truly want out of life.
Read More
Many people would agree that the definition of a life well-lived includes knowing you’ve made a positive impact on your world. Many would also agree that the key to happiness is feeling like you’re making the world a better place
Read More
Spokane was a major hub for a number of railroads in the late 1800’s right up to today. Companies like the Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Burlington Northern, Milwaukee Road, Union Pacific. Spokane International, Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railroads served the area and branched out to almost every community to serve farmers, ranchers and passengers who used railroads as their primary form of transportation and shipping
Read More
When we went under contract for the purchase of our house last year, my husband and I fantasized about all the fruit trees, flowers and vegetables we could plant and harvest. Fast forward to one growing season, multiple soil tests, countless tilling, and forever mulching later only to discover all that we wanted to plant won’t grow in our dirt. Insert face palm here. Gone are the dreams of cherries, peaches, plums and peonies. When we went under contract for the purchase of our house last year, my husband and I fantasized about all the fruit trees, flowers and vegetables we could plant and harvest. Fast forward to one growing season, multiple soil tests, countless tilling, and forever mulching later only to discover all that we wanted to plant won’t grow in our dirt. Insert face palm here. Gone are the dreams of cherries, peaches, plums and peonies.
Read More
