My Cup Overflows with Modest Indulgence: Tacoma Treasures

True, the very nature of indulgence is having—or at the very least, aiming to have—too much. But what if your idea of indulgence is rather small and unassuming? What if you seek luxury in small bites, in slips and sips? For my birthday this year, I told the husband I didn’t really want to do [...]

JourneyQuest Episode 4: Deadly, Ancient Magicks

It’s Tuesday, and you know what that means. Oh, yes, the time has come for A New JourneyQuest Episode! JourneyQuest Episode 4: Deadly, Ancient Magicks …and, since I forgot to mention it here before, you can also get all caught up with the previous episodes! Episode 1: Onward! Episode 2: Sod the Quest Episode 3: [...]

Maternity Photos from Ginger Jacobs

A couple weekends ago, our friend Jenny—owner and moment-capturer extraordinaire over at Ginger Jacobs Photography—gave us the best present ever: A Maternity Photo shoot  in the park! We had thought about taking pictures in Point Defiance, but as the week wore on and the rain stuck around, we realized that might just be a bit [...]

Published: Fall Theatre Preview in Showcase Magazine

In case you’re wondering what South Sound Theatres have in store for you this Fall… Check out my short article in this month’s Showcase Media magazine (also in print). Find it online at www.showcasemedialive.com. “2010 marks a big year for many of our South Sound theatres, with special anniversaries, new partnerships to celebrate, and a [...]

$5 Fresh Lunch: Antique Sandwich Company

I am a frugal lady by necessity these days, and I do appreciate a nice, healthy, filling meal out on-the-cheap. Especially since they’re so hard to come by… When I was working in downtown Tacoma for the last several years, even the lunch salads and sandwich/soup combos on offer were creeping steadily into the $7-9 [...]

Pay What You Can Theatre TONIGHT! (5/27)

Thursday May 27 is Pay What You Can Night  for DOUBT, MAJOR BARBARA  & THE GRAPES OF WRATH. PWYC nights are the biggest gift a theatre can give to its community… a chance to see fantastic, full-value theatre for whatever the audience is willing and able to pay. $5, $10, $50? All ticket prices happily [...]

Tacoma Theatre Blitz This Weekend!

Three very different shows opening in Tacoma this weekend: DOUBT- A PARABLE, MAJOR BARBARA,  THE GRAPES OF WRATH. Who says Tacoma’s not a theatre town? Well, me sometimes, but not for want of trying. Well, this weekend, Tacoma is setting out to prove me wrong. Support your homegrown artists this month, and see a show [...]

Good to Know: JoAnne at Costumes Period

No point in keeping a good thing a secret, is there? Nah. And so I give you: Costumes Period in Auburn, WA. “Historical Costuming since 1983″ A jewel of my hometown memories, and run by the amazing Ms. JoAnne Kirley. Costumes Period used to be a favorite storefront on Main Street when I was growing up. [...]

“Borrowed” Inspiration & Mermaids in the Mail!

If you’ve spoken with me in person lately, you may know that I’ve recently become interested in (obsessed with) reading a few (a dozen or so) blogs on a regular (daily) basis. (Bloglovin’ is awesome.) About half of these are friends of mine in real life; some are in far away, magical lands, and others [...]

Film Review: Via Papale (The Lost Road of the Popes)

A Lutheran girl walks into a Catholic Church… No joke. Last week, this good Lutheran girl found herself in the front row of a crowded Catholic school gymnasium, surrounded on all sides by… well, Catholics. (“Not that there’s anything wrong with that.”) I was there on invitation to see a screening of a film about [...]