ChildDrenched: Worrying About How Your Family and Friends Will Feel About Your Adopted Child?

Potential adoptive parents may be apprehensive about how their adopted child will be accepted in their community.

Cycling Rides Around Enumclaw #2--Mt Rainier

Nearby Cycling Rides #2 features trips within Mt Rainier National Park.

Mother's Day Flower Tip

If you order online through a wire service (1-800-Flowers, Dove, Just Flowers, etc.) you will pay about 30% to them just for taking your order.

Earth Day Every Day # 3

Eating locally and seasonally

Earth Day Every Day

Earth Day Every Day is a blog in words and pictures for celebrating and protecting our planet, on Earth Day and throughout the year. We welcome your thoughts and images here.

Santorum/Obama

republican ideals

Earth Day Every Day

Earth Day Every Day is a blog in words and pictures for celebrating and protecting our planet, on Earth Day and throughout the year. We welcome your thoughts and images here.

Lightning Safety

Next week the computer models are hinting at the possibility of thunderstorms in our area. This is hit and miss (especially that far out) but if it is a “hit” why get your name in the paper.

March Weather

Hi, This is an interesting note from the NWS about this March---

Clams!!

A field trip to Shi Shi Beach

Hunger Games Plum Candy Apples | Recipe

Just like the rest of America, I too went and saw the Hunger Games this weekend. This is where the inspiration for Plum Candy Apples was born.

Cycling Trails and Other Rides Around Enumclaw

This blog is description and discussion about recreational cycling rides in the Enumclaw and surrounding areas.

My Body, My Guide: Bye Bye Barbershop

I love my barbershop clientele. They are like another family, they are my friends.

The Lorax Truffula Trees Cupcakes | Recipe

I’ve got a recipe for homemade cotton candy coming your way!

Oily Hand Waving

Does anyone besides me feel like all the explanations and self serving discussions on why the price of gas has skyrocketed feel like world class hand waving?

What the Heck?

Browsing Bigfoot - -

It Knocked my Socks Off

In 2010 614,115 cars visited Mt. Rainier containing 1,731,913 people with money in their pockets eager to spend it somewhere!

Breaking Weather News

Just when I thought we were out of the woods (after all, the daffodils are coming up already) old man winter looks to be coming back this weekend.

My Bathroom is a Portal to Another Dimension

Items are disappearing in the bathroom.

Cafe Panini

Since Cafe Panini has closed we have had a steady stream of disappointed people coming into our flower shop asking if they were only closed today or forever.

Faltering Foundations Part 2 FFFFFOOD

When I lived mainly in my head, before I was able to distinguish between the image in the mirror and who I AM, my emotions dictated when I starved myself, when and what I ate.

What? Café Panini Gone?

Great food, friendly service, nice décor, wonderful location on a downtown corner; how is it even possible that Café Panini couldn’t make it?

The 5 Foundations, Part 1

If you're expecting something esoteric and electrifying coming next, stop reading now.

Murder at Mount Rainier

Former Mt. Rainier ranger's response to the murder of Margaret Anderson

“Easy Answers to Downtown” Follow Up

Now that the comments on my original post have seemed to run their course I would like to follow up on what was said.

The Ice Storm: The Real Truth

So----I think it’s time to tell the truth about the reason the forecast was botched.

Got Time?

As you go through your busy day, I offer you a few time salvaging tips.

Sounds of the stars

The Milky Way as a gong!

There Are Easy Answers to the Downtown Problems

Thanks to the people who took time to respond. I was hoping for a bigger response and to also get input from the Chamber and the City, but perhaps in the future, or another venue.

Oh Oh!

The models-----yes the computer models that giveth and taketh away with no regard to our feelings are showing a major shift in the weather pattern starting on Sunday.

Downtown Enumclaw: What’s Your Vision?

So---- what is your vision of what downtown Enumclaw should look like in five years? Let’s discuss it.

We Are Made New Every Day!

How will you spend the last week of 2011? Let's start with how NOT to spend it ...

Skills Gained as Age Strikes

Frustrations of getting older

Snowmance: Why is it so hard to even get a date?

Most of us are waiting for a real snowmance, but why is it so hard to even get a date in Western Washington?

Holiday Season Survivor Strategy #2 Staying Slim, Sane, and Smiling!

How does one navigate this merry maze without falling head first into an oven full of homemade Christmas cookies? What is your #1 pitfall?

Surviving Holiday Stress Strategy #1

Since stress seems to be the hot end of the year topic, how then is it possible to relax and enjoy the season?

I'm a Dog Person

Memories of my pets. How those animals can worm their way into my heart!

Time for Some Science

Now that the “We are the 99%” movements are still heating up this cold weather season I thought it would be a good time to apply some science, not politics, to the problem.

Enumclaw Downtown open late for the second Thursday Night before Christmas

Downtown Enumclaw Merchants staying open late each Thursday before Christmas!

Concert on Suntop Fire Lookout

A classical encounter at Suntop Fire Lookout.