Many people, maybe even you, remember Bob Ross and his “Joy of Painting” series on PBS. Bob studied with John Thamm at the Community Colleges of Spokane. He became friends with John, an artist of considerable renown and still a resident of Spokane. John has an art studio, Shotgun, in Peaceful Valley …
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A Day In Spokane
There are things that define Spokane. One of them is the Spokane River and Riverfront Park. The park is a meandering mix of green space and asphalt that stretches East to West on the north side of downtown and is bisected by the Spokane River. Today I needed to get from our home on the West side of …
The Grain Shed: Bluegrass, wheat and gluten
The Grain Shed is one of my favorite Spokane businesses. It is a bakery that is also a gathering place for the Perry district community in Spokane. One of the things that makes it a gathering place is, most mornings there are live bluegrass, folk, country style musicians playing. Below are …
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Communication Breakdown
How many ways do we have to be linked up? For the first few decades of my life we could visit someone in person, or pick up the phone and call from our home, or send a letter. Now, I literally do not know how many. The internet brought new possibilities, among them email. It seems to me that now …
Is There A Saying About Lemons? Spokane
I've been efforting deeper insight into the reality of Spokane. Too often I may have let the aspects that challenge me override the positive side of my home city. Lemons have a positive aspect. I noted a few days ago, I have a more positive view of Spokane now than I had when I left at the end of …
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