sunflower
Travel

USA Today Ranks Taos, NM #1 novel retirement destination

Taos, New Mexico was recently named by USA Today as both their #1 “Novel Retirement Destination” in the United States. One of the original art colonies in the U.S., Taos grabbed the top spot in an exclusive list of only four U.S. locations which Where to Retire Magazine, in partnership with USA Today, deemed a […]

sunflower
Gardening

How to Grow Tomatoes in the Northwest

Transplanted from hot, old Missouri to the cool, wet Northwest 38 years ago, I have learned that it takes some extra doing to successfully grow tomatoes in the Northwest. It seems a big part of success is knowing what varieties to plant and when to plant. Here, Seattle gardener and “Rake & Make” blogger Lily […]