Did you ever have to write one of those “giving thanks” essays when you were a kid? You know the…
KINGSTON — When the snack food explodes, it’s time to go. Just ask any of the firefighters who entered the…
Perhaps I should have titled this “How I Lost My Mind Writing Garden Descriptions.” My fault, not the Bloom committee’s,…
Not only is Punxsutawney Phil so last month, he’s so “old coast.” Miss Snippy refuses to acknowledge the prophecies of…
Great grandma had a pocketbook. The “pocket” part made sense, but I never understood where the “book” came in. But,…
Good news, fellow citizens of Kingston. The 2016 Olympics may have gone to Rio de Janeiro, but the 2020 games…
I have a pet peeve. Actually, I have many, including a dislike of photinia hedges and drivers in ferry traffic…
Fanny, where have you gone? Some folks say you’re winning poker tournaments in Vegas; others swear you’re riding across America…
Oh, quit your whining. When it comes to ferry funding, Miss Snippy and all the others who call the Kitsap…
As far as I’m concerned, the ability to tape TV programs with a VCR was the single greatest technological development…
It’s not that I was such a girly-girl, but if you saw the photos of my Christmases past you’d be excused for thinking so.
Ivy is invading the North End.
Wendy Tweten reflects on her time as a student at the ‘old’ Wolfle school.
Hunting snipe at summer camp
An eagle glides low through old-growth forest, something ragged and bloody clutched in its talons. Two crows are in hot pursuit, screaming and dodging the trunks of ancient Douglas fir. It takes several minutes for the eagle to elude its pursuers. Then the big bird doubles back to land on a massive nest of sticks set at the top of a 100-foot tree. It’s a sight few modern humans will ever see. But at Camp Indianola, it’s just another moment in paradise.
At Harbor Healing Center in Kingston they call it going to acu-land. It’s the feeling of floating on a cloud that some clients experience while undergoing acupuncture. Though this ancient Chinese practice is often thought of as a treatment for pain or other disorders, many recipients also find the procedure extremely relaxing, according to Healing Center owner Nancy Knode.
Clubs teach more than how to raise animals to over 500 members in Kitsap County.
Rainy Side an online Eden for NW gardeners
