Life
Hit the road and enjoy a local nature walk | On Kingston Time
Adrenaline boosts such as this are just one reason why I love to take walks. I may claim…
Life
Living with Kingston’s wily coyotes | On Kingston Time | July
It’s time you knew the awful truth. Tippy’s not coming home. Neither are Snowball, Muffin, nor Pumpkin. Every…
News
Giving blood is ‘A-positive’ experience | On Kingston Time | May
I’m a sucker for a cookie. Chocolate chip, lemon, oatmeal or molasses; they’re all good. Make it a…
Life
Giving thanks for Kingston | On Kingston Time | November
Did you ever have to write one of those “giving thanks” essays when you were a kid? You…
Life
Up in flames: Remembering Kingston’s Red Apple fire
KINGSTON — When the snack food explodes, it’s time to go. Just ask any of the firefighters who…
News
Gardens in 250 words or less | On Kingston Time | May
Perhaps I should have titled this “How I Lost My Mind Writing Garden Descriptions.” My fault, not the…
Life
Miss Snippy springs ahead | On Kingston Time | March
Not only is Punxsutawney Phil so last month, he’s so “old coast.” Miss Snippy refuses to acknowledge the…
News
A pocketbook full of lessons | On Kingston Time | January
Great grandma had a pocketbook. The “pocket” part made sense, but I never understood where the “book” came…
News
Why not a Kingston Olympics? | On Kingston Time | November
Good news, fellow citizens of Kingston. The 2016 Olympics may have gone to Rio de Janeiro, but the…
News
When pigs fly | On Kingston Time | September
I have a pet peeve. Actually, I have many, including a dislike of photinia hedges and drivers in…
Opinion
On Kingston Time: Kingston Fourth of July missing its Fanny
Fanny, where have you gone? Some folks say you’re winning poker tournaments in Vegas; others swear you’re riding…
Opinion
On Kingston Time: Miss Snippy rides the ferries
Oh, quit your whining. When it comes to ferry funding, Miss Snippy and all the others who call…
News
On Kingston Time: Whipping up a Web site
As far as I’m concerned, the ability to tape TV programs with a VCR was the single greatest…
Life
On Kingston Time: Wreck the halls – Christmas with boys
It’s not that I was such a girly-girl, but if you saw the photos of my Christmases past…
News
On Kingston Time: The hinterlands of a childhood at Wolfle
Wendy Tweten reflects on her time as a student at the 'old' Wolfle school.
Life
Camp Indianola: wild at heart
An eagle glides low through old-growth forest, something ragged and bloody clutched in its talons. Two crows are…
Life
Achieving the Qi
At Harbor Healing Center in Kingston they call it going to acu-land. It’s the feeling of floating on…
News
Local 4-H clubs take a winning approach to life skills
Clubs teach more than how to raise animals to over 500 members in Kitsap County.