Have you ever tasted May Punch, also known as Maibowle (pronounce ‘my-bow-lah) in German? And have you wondered what it is with this green colored beverages, candies, and ice-cream that taste so indescribably. Simply because there is no other flavor that tastes like Sweet Woodruff (gallium odoratum) – Germans call it Waldmeister (pronounce ‘vult-my-stah)? First […]
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Letter: Feelings sure, but we’ve forgotten the ‘whoa, whoa, whoa’ part
Julie Andrews (“Mary Poppins”, “The Sound of Music” – Academy Awards and Golden Globe winner, respectively) “stated that she considered this song too difficult to sing because it had no meaning behind it.” Andrews was referring to the 1974 song “Feelings” by Morris Albert, the lyrics “recognizable by their ‘whoa whoa whoa’ chorus.” It’s the […]
Westside Story – Stephen Neufeld's Article. I Missed It
While surfing the net in my quest to locate the photo of the young boy and his dog jumping into Waughop Lake I discovered a hard-hitting issue-focused article written by Mr. Stephen Neufeld. His article focused on the Waughop Lake “Ol Stinky” problem. The title of The Suburban Times article was “A Picture of Waughop […]
Par for the Course and Community Fundraising . . . a short story
“Would you like to try a fried pickle?”I replied, “If they were fried zucchini I would jump on it, but no.” I was having lunch with my friend Amy of Ruston Logistics, It was a beautiful spring afternoon in Tacoma, I had just taken a nice walk around Wright Park and then dropped down a […]
Westside Story – Jay Leno & Joe Boyle
Have you ever wondered what Jay Leno and Joe Boyle have in common? Huh? Huh” “Well, have you? Jay Leno, like Joe Boyle, recently had the incredible life experience of operating a highly modified Harley-Davidson motorcycle. It has been described as a motorcycle trike with 3 wheels. On the other hand, it has been described […]
Inspecting Carol Lakewood Playhouse Review
“Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious by the son of York.” Act 1, Scene 1 – Richard III by William Shakespeare. In the four hundred plus years since Shakespeare wrote those words, they have been spoken countless times, by great actors and those of lesser talent. Wayne Wellacre (Jed Slaughter) is one […]
Letter: ‘We found her in the tulip fields’ – a story of tragedy, and beauty
After wandering the furthest reaches of the tulip fields in beautiful Skagit Valley, Mt. Vernon, Washington, and me holding our granddaughter the whole time (I wouldn’t give her up), I needed a break from walking and so sat down on the bench outside the gift shop as the girls wandered inside. The bench was busy, […]
St Vinnies' Wear Something Vintage Auction Fundraiser
St. Vincent de Paul has two thrift stores in Pierce County (Tacoma and Puyallup). Both are pretty basic. People donate items and St Vinnies stores them and sells them at prices people can afford. They run a tight ship. Here is what they do for our community, “You may know us for our Thrift Stores, […]
Across the Fence: A Market with Taste
One of my favorite pastimes when I’m in a town I haven’t visited before is checking out its markets – and I’m especially thrilled when I find a market hall. Maybe I was conditioned by my hometown, Stuttgart, because it boasts of one the world’s finest market halls, an architectural jewel filled with amazing produce […]