Author: Viki

How would you like your yearly garbage bill to be $15?

I was working on year-end numbers for our household this morning. I usually do this the last week of a year but I’m a little behind. Since I’ve posted a […]

Hearty Hash- a satisfying one skillet dinner

Sometimes the day calls for a hearty, one skillet meal that you can just sink your teeth into. I found the below recipes back in 2000 in a simple living […]

Happy New Year! Time for resolutions.

January 1st, a new year, time for resolutions or people who swear they don’t make any. I’ve been thinking about the New Year and resolutions for the last several days. I’ve […]

A pampering massage

All my life I’d never had a professional massage until about four weeks ago. I’ve been to Europe three times, traveled all over the U.S. and Mexico but something about […]

A walk around Green Lake

“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.” Don Millman My husband and I spent Sunday night in Seattle […]

Taking time out for Christmas

My husband, niece and I went to Old Town Battle Ground’s Christmas Sing-a-Long last night. It was an intimate gathering of about 30 people inside the cozy coffee shop that […]

2011 The Spellbinder

Sleight of Hand Cellars was created by a couple who met a talented wine maker at a Sun Valley wine tasting which launched a friendship and a winery. Theirs is a […]

Amber Sweeney’s Christmas Time Special

My husband and I were graciously invited to attend Amber Sweeney’s intimate Christmas concert last night. Galeotti’s Wine Cellar all decorated with twinkly lights and a Christmas tree busting with […]

Durant Vineyards at Red Ridge Farms

  It’s been six weeks now since my husband and I spent a couple days in the Willamette Valley for my best friend’s birthday. I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention what […]

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