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Blue Sky, Crisp Air and Mount St Helens: A Christmas Day on Snowshoes — Southwest Washington ZEST
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Blue Sky, Crisp Air and Mount St Helens: A Christmas Day on Snowshoes. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. 8220;I’m dreaming of a white Christmas…Just like the ones I used to know…”. Is not my favorite holiday song. I’m more of a. Kind of gal. I like the solitude of the song. But this year, with kids arriving on December 26, we decided we would go for the white stuff while exercising our snowshoes and hearts, lungs and thighs on Christmas Day. Where are the mittens? By noon, we ...
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Shops to Love: Kazoodles — Southwest Washington ZEST
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Shops to Love: Kazoodles. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Assignment: Find fun birthday gifts for our two-year-old granddaughter. Mary, Bob and Luka Sisson. The store is beautifully organized by age and interest. Wise advice for toy selection is readily available. A store filled with goodies for kids, parents and grandparents. Can we buy a little of everything? For other events like “Crafternoons.”. Groovy Girls waiting to be adopted. Fun way to wake up! Puppets on a Stick.
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In Search of the Perfect Bouquet at the Vancouver Farmers Market — Southwest Washington ZEST
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In Search of the Perfect Bouquet at the Vancouver Farmers Market. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Dahlias, glads, sunflowers, zinnias, all in the most brilliant colors imaginable, are at the Vancouver Farmers Market. Right now. How do you choose the perfect bouquet? Just when you think you have found a floral. So to speak, a bouquet maker sets out another stunning arrangement. Which one is the best choice? You be the judge! 082409 at 4:09 pm }. 082409 at 8:13 pm }. March in ...
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Adventures on Washington State’s Cranberry Coast, Part I — Southwest Washington ZEST
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Adventures on Washington State’s Cranberry Coast, Part I. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. I love cranberries. With about 30 percent of West Coast cranberry farms located along the Southwest Washington coast, it makes perfect sense that we have The Cranberry Coast to visit. I thought this area could be easily explored in one trip. I was wrong. There is a LOT happening in this part of the state. This is Part I. Thursday Afternoon and Evening. The Elegant Russell House. Beverle...
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Notes of Passion. Nerves of Steel. Nine Impressive Young Artists Perform in Vancouver. — Southwest Washington ZEST
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Notes of Passion. Nerves of Steel. Nine Impressive Young Artists Perform in Vancouver. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. With performance skills way beyond their years, nine talented musicians filled the hall with stunning music yesterday at the 16th Annual Young Artists Competition of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Anyone who doesn’t believe in music education should attend a competition for young musicians. In the end, 16-year-old Fred Lu. A 15-year-old alto saxophonist w...
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Don’t Miss the Recycled Arts Festival! — Southwest Washington ZEST
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Don’t Miss the Recycled Arts Festival! If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. One of the best events of the year in SW Washington is the Recycled Arts Festival. In Vancouver at Esther Short Park. This year’s festival is Saturday, June 29, 9 am to 5 pm and Sunday, June 30, 10 am to 4 pm More than 120 artists will be featured. Here is the ZEST blog post from the 2010 Festival. 10 Lessons Learned at the 2010 Recycled Arts Festival. Rebar Plastic bags. Gasoline cans. Art? There are lot...
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Appelo Archive Center: Naselle’s Gem of a Local Museum — Southwest Washington ZEST
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Appelo Archive Center: Naselle’s Gem of a Local Museum. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Labors of love. You can feel that sentiment when you enter the community museums of Southwest Washington. These are the spaces that preserve and celebrate the most local of histories. They tell the stories of early residents, preserve artifacts and traditions, and provide educational resources. The Appelo Archive Center and Memorial Library. Fort Columbia National Historic Site. Site Mana...
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Adventures on Washington State’s Cranberry Coast, Part II — Southwest Washington ZEST
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Adventures on Washington State’s Cranberry Coast, Part II. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Isn’t it always the case that when you travel someplace new, you wish you had more time to spend there? We just discovered that in Glasgow (and Edinburgh and Inverness and) but that’s another blog for another day. This is about Washington State’s scenic Cranberry Coast. Setting up a campsite in the dark is not my idea of fun and it’s raining so we are grateful for our snug tent camper&...