The Maple Valley Creative Arts Center will host photographer, Tara Nalani Cristobal-Rivera at her first solo show at 7 p.m. on Friday.
There is always some abandoned object lying around the house: an emptied box, half-full glasses of water or lunch containers, mail brought in and never sorted. I get tired of being the pick-up queen, so often I’ll ignore said objects hoping the originating owner will take care of it.
If you ask a sommelier to name her favorite grape, there’s a good chance she’ll say Riesling.
Here it is October again. The cool crisp nights and the leaves changing colors, wait a minute … why everything is pink? What is this all about?
The Greater Maple Valley Community Center will host a Haunted House October 19-20, 26-27 and 29-30.
The Dark Hollow Haunted Forest will be open for your scaring pleasures Oct. 19-20 and 25-27 Royal Arch Park.
Being a stay-at-home mom who works from home, I get rather used to having a reduced schedule. Not to say I don’t do anything during the day, but I get used to working at home, managing the household and just being in one place. So when I have a busy week like I do this week, a sense of panic grows in me and time gets out of proportion in my head.
The Maple Valley Creative Arts Center will host an open mic session tonight at 6 p.m.
I remember the days when my husband and I could communicate things we didn’t want the kids to know right away by spelling out the word. When my oldest was in 1st grade and had just gotten to the point of reading by herself, I would still spelling things out.
I had jury duty a couple weeks ago. They say on the summons that you are selected by random, but I don’t buy it.
Kollaboration Seattle 3 will be held from 7-10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12 at the STG Moore Theatre.
My mom often saves articles she finds in various print media for me and my family. So it wasn’t surprising the other day when she handed me a large envelope full of articles and a magazine for my husband.
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David St. John is a California poet whose meticulous care with every word has always impressed me. This poem is a fine example of how clarity can let us see all the way to the heart.
My youngest daughter turned 15 years old yesterday. She had a sleepover, which is another way of saying she and her friends stayed up all night.
The Maple Valley Creative ArtsCenter will host an open mic night at 6 p.m. tonight starting at 6 p.m.
The Maple Valley Creative Arts Center will host an open mic night starting at 6 p.m. on Sept. 27.
I labored during Labor Day weekend. Not extremely hard, but I decided to take care of a task I’d been meaning to get to for awhile. I
Until last year, Social Security sent taxpayers an annual personalized statement showing a complete record of their taxable earnings as well as estimated retirement, disability and survivor benefits based on those earnings. Unfortunately, budget constraints brought put an end to those yearly mailings.
Perhaps by the time this column appears, our economy will have improved and people who want to work can find good work. Minnie Bruce Pratt, who lives in Syracuse, N.Y., has a new book, mentioned below, in which there are a number of poems about the difficulties of finding work and holding on to it.
