Spokanarama

Sometimes you have to make what you want because no one else will. So it was with the black velvet painting of the Trade Winds Motel logo. T...

Have cruised past this sign for over a week now and just noticed the "EAT HERE - FULL MENU" tag at the bottom. Years ago, we had a...

I am really on top of a lot of projects this spring. We had talked about enclosing our breezeway for the last six years or so. We finally hi...

The news from the Gulf of Mexico continues to be tragic. Although this blog is Spokane-centric, I think what Leonard Pitts has to say this m...

The Alpha and the Omega. The Beginning and the End. This motto on a bus as it hurdles its way up Howard is not a real confidence booster. I ...

OK. I have kind of a confession to make. I have biked, on and off, to work since 1980 or something. The last few years, I have only used my ...

I had heard some bad reports of last year's Windermere Marathon, mostly along the lines that the course was not clearly laid out. Yes, p...

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As seen on my ride home this morning.

When rummaging through her Bloomsday bag, Sarah found this very personal missive. She has given permission for you to read it.

Yes, it was one of those Reese's moments when the chia seeds dumped on the butter. Chia never tasted so good and butter has never been b...

I thought it was time to redesign the garden a bit. I planted some stuff in the front one. The rate I am getting things done, it could be Ju...

Sarah leading the way. We stayed together the whole 31 miles. I saw parts of Riverside State Park that I never knew existed. At one point we...

It had good luck in the last presidential election, and then again defeating Tim Eyman's most recent kookoo plot. The EMS levy has been...

Man, San Diego was great - except everyone, where we stayed, rode their bikes on the sidewalk! I was a visitor, so I didn't scream at th...

Every six years we get to vote on the EMS Levy. Basically, this funds a big chunk of the Spokane Fire Department - about 90 firefighters or ...

While running this morning, I noticed people sitting on benches smiling and pointing at Manito Pond. I looked over and saw this family. They...

My friend and neighbor Phyllis Silver does an excellent interview with my friend Tracy Martin. Tracy is a rabbit advocate and is the founder...

This has been on our shelves at work for quite a few years. Never really noticed it until the other day and it reminded me of Dr. Bronner...

I know we are setting ourselves up for the big spring snowstorm, but the flowers are calling!