Northeast Ohio Wines, Wine Bars and Wineries

I'm a wine connoisseur like I'm an ice cream connoisseur--I like what I like. I don't have the training or palate to discern why I like certain wines (yet!), but I do enjoy a good glass of wine. My tastes continue to change along with my food pairing, environment and reason for enjoying a glass, …

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Exploring Everett

I don't know about you, but I don't pay any attention to houses until I'm in the market for a house. I'm the same way about cars and other large ticket items. I guess I'm just not much of a window shopper. Now that we're in house-hunting mode, however, I can't stop looking at houses-- …

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2015 Northwest Folklife Festival

We have been on the move for so long that we decided to use the long Memorial Day weekend to catch up on a few things: Sleep House Hunting Exploring Local Activities We were successful on all accounts, although the house hunting is getting discouraging. There is simply no inventory, and half of the time …

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First Flight: Flying with a Cat

I am not kidding when I say that the majority of my anxiety regarding our cross-country move stemmed from relocating our seven-year old male cat, Seppy. My husband and I went back and forth about whether we should take him via car or plane. I was in favor of car at first-- he would be …

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Road Trip: Leavenworth

The last stop on our road trip west was a little Bavarian village called Leavenworth on the eastern side of the Cascade Mountains in Washington. We decided to spend the late afternoon and evening there so we would be refreshed the next morning for our final drive to Everett, Washington, and our temporary housing. After the …

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Road Trip: Idaho and Washington

We woke up early in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to an overcast sky and light rain. The weather just wasn't on our side this road trip! I wanted to check out Lake Coeur d'Alene, but the forecast showed no signs of things letting up. Instead, we decided to take the advice of one of my former …

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Road Trip: Glacier National Park

After spending the night in Missoula, Montana, we set our sights north and headed for Glacier National Park. The day was cloudy but the temperature was decent and the traffic was light so we made good time getting to the park. We took the eastern road around Flathead Lake to avoid the traffic, and I …

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