eastern washington

Pattie Discovers Washington … RETREAT, REST & RECHARGE

By Huckleberry Press / June 28, 2021 /

Spring has arrived and Memorial Day weekend 2021, was considered to be the first mask-less holiday of the pandemic. TSA recorded the highest number of airport travelers since the start of the pandemic. While Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States, reserved for honoring the US military personnel who have died in service, and reflection of the ultimate price of freedom…it is also a big 3-day weekend and folks make use of that time!

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Hindsight is 2020

By Huckleberry Press / June 2, 2021 /

There couldn’t be a more true statement. What I had anticipated to be a great year came to a screeching halt as toilet paper few off the shelves.

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Pattie Discovers Washington, Steamboat Rock State Park

By Huckleberry Press / April 13, 2021 /

As I gazed out my window on the way home from Leavenworth, WA, a huge rock emerged in my view. Its flat top shape was reminiscent of Table Mountain, located in Cape Town, South Africa.

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Thank you, Dad

By Huckleberry Press / July 2, 2020 /

The last few years of my father’s life were tough. His physical health was in decline, his mental health increasingly faltered. He died in February.


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Worry

By Huckleberry Press / June 20, 2020 /

It’s an odd thing, I don’t know what to worry about anymore. At first it was whether or not my family of six washed our hands eleventy thousand times a day.

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The Plant and the Hippo

By Huckleberry Press / May 5, 2020 /

At first it appeared that Tanner was happy again, staying busy and spending more time with friends, but Hill and I often discussed our apprehensions. And then we saw it.

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Getting Grounded

By Huckleberry Press / May 1, 2020 /

It is garden season and with that brings excitement and, in my case, trepidation. Will the earwigs move to the moistened mulch from their cozy home in the basement bathroom?

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The Wayward Barnyard

By Huckleberry Press / September 8, 2019 /

by Val Mohney Tammy’s farm is called “The Wayward Barnyard” because her daughter is a huge Supernatural/Wayward Sisters fan. When they added goats to the farm they started naming them…

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The Phoenix Gift

By Huckleberry Press / July 13, 2019 /

Excerpt by Stephen Lalonde, Spokane Valley, WA Was this going to be a good, bad, or indifferent day? She really couldn’t tell yet. She wanted more than usual for it…

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Getting Ready for Cruizin’ Harrington

By Huckleberry Press / May 8, 2019 /

by Cassie Nixon The town of Harrington has been busy preparing for its 8th Annual Cruizin’ Harrington and Car Show scheduled for May 18, 2019. The locals are looking forward…

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