Whitford House Inn
January 11, 2012
A lovely woman Sarah, who writes the food blog Snippets of Thyme, went on a college trip with her daughter to Vermont. She wrote a wonderful blog post about her stay at the Whitford House Inn and took some beautiful photos to share with her readers. We wanted to share it with our readers as well. The Whitford House is a bed and breakfast in Vermont that Amy and Katie’s mom Barbara runs. It was nice to read such a glowing review. You can find Sarah’s blog at rileymadel.blogspot.com, and her stay at the Whitford House can be found in the travel section. More information about the inn can be found at whitfordhouseinn.com. Thank you Sarah for letting us use your photographs.
A New Year
January 8, 2012
More from Portugal
November 17, 2011
Bitters Co. in Portugal
November 10, 2011
Tonight at Bitters Co.
November 5, 2011
New Coffee Table Design
November 1, 2011
Kris Ekstrand Molesworth at Bitters Co.
October 21, 2011
Carol Farrow
September 23, 2011
We have had the work of paperclay artist Carol Farrow up this month. Her work is beautiful, full of warmth and incredible textural character. Carol, a London based artist, has been working with paperclay for more than 30 years. She has won many awards and received much recognition for both her sculptural and wall hanging paperworks. You can find more information about Carol and her work on her website. We will continue to have her pieces in the store even as we focus on a new artist for October, so come in and see these sculptural forms in person.
Saturday in the Skagit Valley
September 19, 2011
We spent the day touring our own back yard, a vast backyard full of exciting entrepreneurs, growers, artists…
First we came upon the new location for Gail Harker’s Creative Studies Center – located on Chilberg Road on the way into La Conner. Gail specializes in the art of stitchery. GAILCREATIVESTUDIES.COM
From there we drove to the corner of Route 20 and Higgin’s Airport Rd.. to visit the produce stand of Viva Farm. VIVAFARM.ORG. Viva Farms is a joint venture of WSU Extension & GrowFood.org, an international non-profit dedicated to recruiting, training and capitalizing the next generation of sustainable farmers. This is a magnificent program helping to maintain farming as a way of life as well as the preservation of farmland.
From this corner we ventured to the new brewery in the area, North Sound Brewing Co. Delicious IPA, Red Ale as well as many others. Located on the angle road that heads northwest out of Mt. Vernon to Rte. 20 en route to Anacortes and the ferries. Pick up a growler to enjoy at home. NORTHSOUNDBREWING.COM
Next we visited Dunbar Gardens – the elegant and plentiful bounty of Steve Lospalluto’s efforts, exquisitely presented in the willow baskets created by his wife Katheirne Lewis. DUNBARGARDENS.COM. Their farm stand located outside Mt. Vernon is open 9-6, Fri. – Sun. The baskets can be ordered on line.




















