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Last week was a sad week for Pittsburgh’s ardent football fans.
The author of the iconic “Immaculate Reception,” the last play in the Steelers’ football game against …
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Ned Luce
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12/29/22
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“If a tree dies, plant another in its place.” – Carl Linnaeus
Plants have a predictable life span. Virtually all of a plant’s cells, tissues, and organs age and eventually …
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Barbara Faurot
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9/21/22
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A couple years ago, the Incredible Mrs. Cadorette and I decided to go for a hike in the Darrington area. It was a lovely late spring day. The trail, following alongside the Boulder River, was green …
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10/19/22
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Close to 400 people attended the recent EV Expo, hosted by the Chamber of Jefferson County. Attendees got a first-hand look at over a dozen different electric vehicles (EVs). The event was a great …
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Cindy Jayne
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12/7/22
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If you need to see a couple of miracles, you might look us up. Last week, we went to six events, each with somewhere between 20 and 100 people.
One event had attendees safely scattered …
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Ned Luce
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12/14/22
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Destination: McMinnville, Oregon for a Porsche Club event.
We were trying to stay on the roads not named “I-5,” but after enjoying BJ’s professional navigation of the …
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Ned Luce
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10/26/22
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As I write this, an eerie silence has descended on our house. Is it late at night?
Nope.
Has the unregulated militia ceased exercising their Second Amendment rights out at the …
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Bill Mann
MANN OVERBOARD
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4/3/24
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A conversation with a friend segued into aging. She commented that I didn’t act or talk old, wore youthful clothing, stayed very active, and basically didn’t live like an …
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By Carole Marshall
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4/10/24
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For a number of reasons, it has recently been a challenge to create something for this column that even I would find interesting, let alone you.
However, I did hit upon a theme I think I can …
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Ned Luce
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4/20/22
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No one in PT has jewelry like Markus Koch’s: Two Super Bowl rings.
Koch, who retired here and is now a certified yoga instructor and massage therapist, was on the Washington …
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Bill Mann
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6/1/22
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“Plant lavender for luck.” – Alice Hoffman, “Practical Magic”
Lavender offers many gifts to the gardener. It offers fragrant foliage and flowers in shades of purple, …
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Barbara Faurot
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10/26/22
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Yep, it is my backyard grass patch. It is a pit because the grass seems to find it a real struggle to survive and thrive in the face of the clay comprising the bulk of the dirt in my yard. It is the …
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NED LUCE
LIFE IN LUDLOW
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4/3/24
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Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) recognizes the opioid crisis in Jefferson County and continues to combat misinformation. Since 2016, JCPH has been providing opioid overdose medication at no …
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Jefferson County Public Health
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4/20/22
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My kitchen island is an autumnal still life of winter squashes. Arranged in artistic topsy-turvy are pie pumpkins, buttercups, butternuts, acorns, delicatas, and a green-skinned beauty that looks …
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Sidonie Maroon
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10/26/22
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As the winter solstice approaches, the sun travels its shortest path through our sky, marking the longest night of the year – and the return of longer days of sunlight.
The solstice …
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Barbara Faurot
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12/16/22
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Ask your doctor about … getting rid of DTC (direct-to-consumer) TV pharma ads. Or at least, ignoring them.
TV drug ads are everywhere, like the proverbial cheap suit. They’re …
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Bill Mann
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6/21/23
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Last week my husband and I had the opportunity to try out Jefferson Transit’s new No. 14 Kingston Express bus service.
This service is an express bus from Port Townsend to the ferry terminal …
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Cindy Jayne
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4/20/22
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It was an assignment in the San Juan Islands. The magazine had sent me to write a couple of features. At the end of the weekend, waiting for the ferry to head back to the mainland, I sat on the beach …
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CAROLE MARSHALL
AGING IN
GOOD SPIRITS
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4/3/24
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Bánh mì (BUN-mee) is bread in Vietnamese, but also refers to the sandwich, a culinary fusion of French and Vietnamese, and an example of how linked food and history are.
A brief …
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Sidonie Maroon
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3/8/23
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Forty days of holidays. That is what we are experiencing. Well, “Juneuary’s” finicky weather is in there, too.
Memorial Day kicked off the holidays with somber reflection of …
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Ned Luce
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6/21/23
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