I was having a lovely dinner with a former coworker who asked me, “Have you ever been to a bad potluck?” Hmmm. I had a hard time coming up with even one example. In fact, I’m realizing that I might be subconsciously screening new friends based on their potluck participant potential. Are they generous? Unapologetic (as Deborah Madison says, never apologize for food you serve!)? Love to think and talk about food? Not so controlling that they can’t let others contribute?…
I am a problem-solving, action-oriented, realistic, planner by nature. Which means that when I start daydreaming I pretty quickly jump to, “So how will this work?” I’ve been told this is not the point of daydreaming. We visited farmers who we met through PCC Farmland Trust’s new Farm to Farmer program at their farm in Port Orchard this spring. They were gracious hosts who have been farming their land for the past 3 years, preparing the soil to lease to someone…
Washington State has so many spectacular places that the list of new places on my travel wish list is always growing faster that my vacation time. This is a wonderful “problem” to have and why I don’t think I’ll ever be able to live anywhere else. After seeing pictures of a friend’s trip to Stehekin, this tiny town at the end of Lake Chelan rose to the top of the places-I-have-to-visit list. Last summer, Mark and I spent an amazing…