by Christine | Jul 16, 2011 | Welcome Column
In Yakima Washington, I lived on a dead end street next to an apple orchard and kitty-corner from a cow pasture. Across that pasture was a set of tracks that ran by a hobo jungle out in the middle of nowhere. In the middle of the night I’d hear the whistle blowing as...
by Christine | Feb 17, 2014 | Welcome Column
Most people know what ginseng is. It’s an herb, prized for centuries by the Chinese and you see it all the time these days as an ingredient in tea, energy drinks and cold remedies. What many people do not know is that ginseng grows all over the northern hemisphere,...
by Christine | Sep 14, 2020 | Welcome Column
Did you know that Wikipedia doesn’t have a listing for Bluegrass Bands? There are listings for Classical Bands, Jazz Bands and Pop/Rock Bands. There are references for Brass Bands, Marching Bands, Military Bands, Mariachi Bands and even Jug Bands but no reference for...
by Christine | Apr 18, 2010 | Welcome Column
I recently received the following email, which somehow made it through all my spam and junk-email filters: “Geoff, The trap, I’m sure you’ve now come to realize, is that any time you do something for the CBA, the CBA is immediately back at you. And our Welcome...
by Christine | Mar 25, 2018 | Welcome Column
The annual WinterGrass Festival, held in Bellevue, WA (just east of Seattle) is my late-winter acoustic music oasis and seasonal bridge. It’s the first leg of a three-state musical extravaganza that caps off my winter and gives me a firm shove into spring. This year’s...
