Category: Pop and Thistle

Cooking with Coraline: Berry Picking Adventures!

Yesterday the family and I headed to Sauvie Island (in Portland, OR) to visit The Pumpkin Patch farm and do some berry picking.  Since moving to Oregon this is something we’ve enjoyed every year as a family. Luckily the temperature high this day was only 70 degrees too – perfect for picking! The day we …

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Seattle’s Pike Place Market: A Foodie’s Paradise

My husband and I currently live just outside Portland, OR so we’re fortunate enough to be able to make quick drive to Seattle whenever we feel like it. We’ve taken a few weekend trips, my favorite being the one we recently took for my 40th birthday.  We were lucky enough to be sans-child (thanks grandparents!) …

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The Wonderful World of Dr. Deekay Exhibit by Camille Rose Garcia

This week I had the pleasure of attending my second exhibit of Camille Rose Garcia – The Wonderful World of Dr. Deekay at the Corey Helford gallery in Los Angeles, CA.  My first exhibit I attended was Doomcave Daydreams in 2007 when I had the pleasure of meeting CRG in person.  My husband and I …

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Restaurant Review: Cho Cho San Sushi in Tarzana, CA

I luckily get the pleasure of traveling to Los Angeles about 2-4 times per year to visit beloved family and friends.  Having lived here for about five years a decade or so ago, I know my way around LA pretty well. When I first moved to LA, I lived with my sister for about a …

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A Fun-Filled Day at DryTown Waterpark

This week my family and I are on vacation in sunny Southern California.  We have quite a bit of family here, so luckily we come often.  On this trip we decided to have a fun-filled day at DryTown Waterpark in Palmdale, CA. Let me start by telling you only one day before this trip was …

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Film: ‘Loved By All: The Story of Apa Sherpa’

In this gorgeous short film from Sherpas Cinema, viewers get a personalized look at life as a sherpa, their incredible surroundings, and the struggles they encounter. Loved By All: The Story of Apa Sherpa was produced by Malcolm Sangster, directed by Eric Crosland, and narrated by Apa Sherpa. Maximize your screen and enjoy.

Introducing ‘Cooking with Coraline’

Today I’m starting a new series – “Cooking with Coraline”.  For those of you that don’t know, Coraline is my precious 3 year old daughter.  She is spunky, she is witty, she is kind and she loves cooking! Today we decided to start our morning by making a quick – and I mean quick – …

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Backyard Wonders

I have found over the years that I have become a person that will leaf through travel brochures and gaze longingly at planes as they pass by overhead. I think to myself, “What wonders will I see if I travel to faraway destinations? What would I experience?” I think everyone has those thoughts, well, except …

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A Weekend Getaway to Kansas City, Missouri

My friends and I took advantage of spring’s temperate weather last weekend to take an overnight getaway to Kansas City, Missouri, which has much to offer, too much to explore in a weekend, but we had a wonderful time visiting a few of its cultural spots. On our way into town, we stopped at the …

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Disney Offers a Flyover View of Star Wars Land #StarWarsDay

Happy Star Wars Day! Disney recently posted a flyover view of the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Construction Site; Galaxy’s Edge is set to open at Disneyland and Disney World parks in 2019.