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I was just thinking today about a morning trip to Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park we took this past June with my brother, sister-in-law and youngest son. They were only with us for about 48 hours so when we woke up and saw clear skies and little wind we suggested the steep drive before heading over to Crescent Lake for breakfast. Where were those photos I took?
One of the things I really like about our corner of the U.S. is we're difficult to reach. We're almost a two hours drive from a major city and not on the path to any. That will likely always keep us a small town. Unbelievably box stores are creeping our way, but for the most part we still have independent hardware stores, restaurants, and coffee shops. The locals do an awesome job of supporting their locally owned shops, too. The Northwest, birthplace of Starbucks (Coffee People, Tully'…
A client recently contacted me with a request that touched my heart. She'd received an opera length strand of pearls many years ago from her husband and found that she didn't wear it much due to its…