by Susan Matley | May 15, 2020 | Official Blog
If you’re from a small town, chances are you’re familiar with small town festivals. In my hometown, Port Townsend, WA, we’ve been celebrating the rhododendron since 1936. Officially known as the Rhododendron Festival, for decades the name has been shortened for local...
by Susan Matley | May 8, 2020 | Official Blog
I am grateful to live in Washington State. It’s a place filled with diversity, creativity and loads of natural beauty. My roots are firmly planted here, with ancestors first arriving in 1860. I feel fortunate to live in a state where our governor has initiated a...
by Susan Matley | May 1, 2020 | Official Blog
We’re back! Lily and I have recovered from last week’s funk and are ready to write about current times once more. We’ve figured out that dealing with the pandemic and the necessary public health restrictions has truly plunged us into grief. Common wisdom explains...
by Susan Matley | Apr 17, 2020 | Official Blog
In Washington State, we’ve been under a Stay at Home order since March 23. It seems like this has been in effect for much longer than 25 (or is it 26?) days. However, I’m more-or-less adapting to the restrictions and starting to have some fun, too. About time....
by Susan Matley | Apr 10, 2020 | Official Blog
Lily and I are getting burned out on everything being so limited and serious! You, too? Good! Let’s talk about something besides THAT THING that’s dominating all of our lives now and instead turn to the topic of entertainment. I acknowledge that entertainment...
by Susan Matley | Apr 3, 2020 | Official Blog
My Merriam-Webster Dictionary (Pocket edition © 1974, 12th printing May, 1976) cheats in its definition of restoration: Restoration: n 1. an act of restoring; the state of being restored 2. Something that is restored If English is not your first language, you...
