The holidays can prove challenging for sticking to a healthy diet – even for the most disciplined among us.
This year consider getting lost in another time by reading some gardening classics, become inspired by trying a new garden magazine or fall hopelessly in love with a plant you discover on the pages of a garden catalog.
Gardeners in Western Washington can adapt an attitude of gratitude each time they look outdoors and enjoy the reason we call this the Evergreen State.
When I had the opportunity to learn how to make Helga’s homemade, old-fashioned Apfelstrudel that’s rolled up and filled with tart Granny Smith apples, I was like, “Ja!”
This is the full recipe for the apple strudel that was made in this month’s Hot From the Oven! column, by Carolyn Ossorio.
Hip hop superstar and marijuana legend Snoop Dogg made an appearance in Renton Friday night, drawing a big crowd to the Emerald Haze Emporium recreational marijuana shop on Sunset Avenue in the Highlands.
The second week of November is a good time to put the garden and your garden tools to bed.
The beginning of November is your last chance to save tender bulbs and plants that need winter protection.
“While cold and flu cases will begin to rise in our communities soon, there’s a lot you can do to prevent you and your family from getting sick. Here are some common tips I share with my patients.”
This time around, the “Old Maids of Mercer Island” in her new book, “A Candidate for Murder,” deal with child abuse.
We recently returned from exploring the gardens near Bellagio on Lake Como (the real Bellagio, not the Vegas imitation) and Stresa on Lake Maggiore.
“For me, Halloween ain’t Halloween without that caramel apple, (not the weird looking bright red one, it’s all about the creamy, dreamy camel-brown soft one).”
Spiders are good for the garden and using a broom to collect them means you can wipe the mother spiders along with their egg sacs onto tree trunks or shrubs in the landscape
she stood in a long line at the community center to sign up for a microwave cooking class. Unfortunately, the class was full. She asked, “What else do you have?” When they mentioned a belly dancing class, it was kismet.
Space is limited and registration is required. Cost is $6. For more information or to sign up, visit www.rentonwa.gov.
Movies were shown and Curvee awards were handed out this past weekend at the annual FilmFrenzy!gala, hosted this year at Carco Theater.
The third week of October is still a good time to plant spring blooming bulbs, add trees and shrubs to the landscape and to dig and divide overgrown perennials such as daylilies and hosta.
Planned is an evening of music, spoken word and dessert.
The Seattle South Asian Film Festival kicks off today, Thursday, in Seattle and will make its way to Renton next weekend, where the group will close out the two-week event with a gala and awards ceremony at Carco Theatre. Roxy Cinema and Carco will each host movies during the festival.
The second week of October is a good time to search out and destroy newly laid slug eggs, especially while planting bulbs or harvesting from the vegetable garden.
