If my favorite snack before bedtime is ice-cream (and it is), then my favorite morning breakfast cereal is Raisin Bran. If I get a chance to eat it. If she sees me heading from the kitchen to my worktable with cereal in hand, then there will be the patter of little bare feet following. I […]
Across the Fence: Drawing Strength
Having been in Covid lock-down for months on end now, the big smoke plume above us has lent a new “quality” to this probably strangest year in my life. Last Saturday, when my husband backed-up my desktop, I had already been reading for hours, and watched a movie, I started getting truly restless. Did I […]
Home Turf Taproom now open in Parkland
Parkland’s newest taproom, Home Turf, opened at Garfield Station in late August. John Fosberg, founder of Gig Harbor Brewing Co., is one of the people behind the project. The taproom is within steps of Pacific Lutheran University. The tap list features brew, cider and wine. The beverage menu is posted on flat-panel screens behind the […]
Mr. Madison, meet Mr. Chief Justice new podcast available
“I will say this for my dear friend, Alexander Hamilton,” said President James Madison. “He got things done!” In this case Cambridge resident Bil Lewis, who channels the Fourth President of the United States for schools and special events throughout New England, was speaking for his counterpart in a new podcast available this week. Indicating with a hand below his […]
Magnuson Kitchen + Brewery at Point Ruston won’t reopen
Magnuson Kitchen + Brewery will not be reopening at Point Ruston, the restaurant reported in a message. The restaurant and bar featured a menu of pub fare with a taplist heavy on Magnuson brews. The Point Ruston location was an outpost of the Seattle-based brewery. Magnuson was the third concept to operate in that space […]
Being Rose & Growing Older – Life in the Pink – Film Review
I read the teaser about “Being Rose” several times on Prime over the past six months. Starring Cybill Sheppard, not one of my favorite actresses, but the story line read like it had possibilities. I think Sheppard got her first taste of stardom as Miss Memphis. She is best known for the films “The Last […]
Delish Bakery is now open and you have got to try the brownie
One bite into the brownie at newly opened Delish Bakery in Steilacoom, I knew it was in the top three brownies I’ve ever had in Pierce County. If you go to Delish Bakery for one thing during the scratch-bakery’s opening month, make it the brownie. Dense, chewy, full of deep chocolate flavor, wearing a light […]
Vet Clinic, Sep ’20
New resources for military veterans… •More than 5 million military family members, retirees are getting new ID cardshttps://www.militarytimes.com/pay-benefits/2020/08/24/more-than-5-million-military-family-members-retirees-are-getting-new-id-cards/ •Agencies hire more vets than anyone else. They also lose more.https://www.federaltimes.com/management/hr/2020/08/26/agencies-hire-more-vets-than-anyone-else-they-also-lose-more/ •New Best for Vets: Employers rankings for 2020https://www.militarytimes.com/education-transition/2020/08/18/new-best-for-vets-employers-rankings-for-2020/ •Veterans fit into the tech industry’s New Collar Workers movementhttps://www.militarytimes.com/opinion/commentary/2020/08/22/veterans-fit-into-the-tech-industrys-new-collar-workers-movement/ •Vets with disability ratings can get lifetime access […]
Westside Story – What Next?
What’s next, a swarm of locusts? I suggest we all be on our best behavior from this day forward. Otherwise, I am fearful the world may be coming to an end. Just look at all the recent adversity and troubles that have come my and your way. Trouble #1: American politics: No matter what pros […]