A few weeks ago The Girl and I stopped by the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store in Tacoma, Washington after our trip to the Goodwill Outlet Store. At first, I was like, oh here we go again, another thrift store with outrageous prices. At first glance, the selection in the front of the store was small Read More >>
LaMay Car Museum in Tacoma
Last Sunday we went to the LeMay Car Museum in Tacoma, Washington for our family day. The boys were in heaven–and I’ll even admit, The Girl and I thought it was pretty cool too. The LeMay Car Museum is a 9 acre homage to automobiles–their history, the culture they’ve created, and the technology behind them. Read More >>
Broadway Farmers Market – Tacoma Farmers Market
Today Monkey Boy and I stopped by the Broadway Farmers Market on the way home and were surprised at how many local fruits and vegetables were being offered for so “early” in the season. It seemed like everywhere we looked there were fresh peas and strawberries for sale. I’ve only been to the Broadway Farmers Read More >>
Mavis Mail | Gardening in Tacoma – Lisa Sends in Her Photographs
Lisa from Tacoma writes: Ok, I did some digging and found some photos. They are from this last Spring. I don’t have any photos of the current state of the garden because really… no one wants to see that. The total square footage of both gardens (there’s one in the back yard too) is 3200 Read More >>
Field Trip – Mavis Goes to the Tacoma Farmers Market
Today I decided to brave the wind and the rain and head on over to the Tacoma Farmer’s Market. I’ve been on a mission lately to try and find a few more heirloom tomato plants for my collection. Even though I am currently growing 33 different varieties of tomatoes this year, I am still on the hunt Read More >>