Party Food: Let’s Have a Celebration!

By Pam Vukelic The best advice I’ve ever received for hosting a celebration is to keep it simple enough that you, as the host, are able to enjoy it, too. I think the way to ensure that is to do as much ahead of time as possible. Here are a few suggestions for various...

Look What She Did: Stacy Voegele

By Jody Kerzman The winter of 2017 was not only tough on humans, it was also hard on our furry friends. Stacy Voegele’s wiener dog, Charles Jerome, wouldn’t even go outside. “He will not go outside when it’s freezing.“ Stacy saw an ad for a balm she thought might help...

Always Something to Celebrate with Flowers

By Marci Narum Celebrating life’s big and “just because” moments with flowers will never go out of style, but the selections and trends change along with the seasons. On the heels of Mother’s Day, graduation, and prom season, we asked two local experts—Melanie Lennie...

Some See Weeds, Others See Wishes

By Monica Hannan  |  Photography: Cliff Naylor When you look out on your lawn, or perhaps your neighbor’s lawn, and see dandelions, your response is probably the same as my husband’s. “Weeds.” He goes after them with chemicals, and when that doesn’t work, he digs them...

Story Quilts: What They Uncover

By Marci Narum Last summer Janell Finkbeiner wrote a short story that she hopes will someday be published as a children’s book. “It’s about a tugboat and a lighthouse. The tugboat’s light has gone out and it’s afraid of the dark and has to find a way to the...