Desperately Seeking… Happiness?
I’ll admit it. My husband and I were among the people who had Portland in sight when we moved to the Pacific Northwest. We went there seeking home brewers and odd-ones and rapid readers, fierce nomads...
View ArticleFlower Bouquets in the Coraline Economy
Two Asian flower stands had gorgeous bouquets at the Salem Saturday Market today, of peonies and lilies, all sorts of gorgeous. But I just can’t bring myself to buy flowers when my garden is exploding...
View ArticleGreat Expectations
It’s been a crazy couple of weeks. Now it’s the New Year, with a new family member, new aches and pains, and I’ve got new ideas of what counts as “getting sleep.” I will spare you all the really gory...
View ArticleJanuary Salem Monthly out
I’ve often wished that everyone I know in Salem could meet my neighbors, Keith and Sarah Chilcote. They have introduced us to some of the secret sides of the city (he’s my pick-your-own pinot hookup)...
View ArticleWelcome to the Secret Society
I had to giggle a bit a while back when I got lumped into Salem’s new creative class, but that got me thinking. An influx of new creative folks into Salem’s affordable, sometimes charming, often...
View ArticleThe crazy ants in my Salem kitchen
A single ant can seem almost heroic. There he is on the counter searching for food, lifting one hundred times his own body weight in – what? Cupcake crumbs? Dried juice? Spilled honey? Maybe I left a...
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