Author Archives: Andrea Y. Griffith

I love la croix sparkling water, particularly the coconut flavor. The grapefruit flavor is also quite good but not as good as the coconut. Two years ago I could still find the coconut at a couple places around town. And then it disappeared. Whole Foods in Portland still carried it and I stocked up wheneverContinue reading “Little Things”

  My whole family met at Chris & Mendy’s Lake House in Shelton for the Fourth of July weekend. It was a little like camping and a whole lot of fun. Three dogs and six kids and seven adults. The Duerre’s came out on the 4th for Telfer’s excellent ribs and watermelon and corn and s’moresContinue reading “Scenes from the Fourth”

I feel like I have so much to say! Here are four more pictures of our California vacation. How much do I love having these big kids that fly on planes without screaming and swim and tell us great stories and behave at restaurants and at friend’s houses? Also, I read this absolutely lovely and engrossingContinue reading “Post-Vacation Thoughts”

We are wrapping up a sun-filled vacation to San Diego today and fly home tomorrow. I am just this morning at that point in a vacation when I am actually looking forward to going home. I miss George and our garden and the chickens and all the other responsibilities that I couldn’t wait to getContinue reading “A little sun”