First things first. The snow: the reason our state's governor declared a state of emergency.  Parts of Washington got three feet in the ...

I'm writing this just as a big snow storm hits the Pacific Northwest. So far, we've been spared, but the white stuff is going to pil...

A miracle happened this morning:  The sun showed herself for more than two hours!  Steve, the little wee one, and I went for a walk just ...