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Coverings

All the Tile and Stone Trends From Coverings 2025

Coverings, the premier trade show for the tile and stone industry for over 35 years, recently welcomed 25,000 attendees and 1,000 exhibitors from 40 countries, showcasing all the latest tile, stone and industry equipment trends at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, … read more

All in The Family

All in the Family

The summer escape of one lucky family for...

When it comes to their four-generation family beachfront on the shore of Port Gamble Bay, father and son owners Jim Nelson and Pete Mueting-Nelson are looking to the future while honoring fond memories of the past. A new house, designed by Jim Nelson … read more

(Photograph courtesy Stephanie Garthie)

An Interplay of Light and Art

Henri Matisse. If one has ever visited the Matisse Chapel in Vence, France, the first, perhaps most important element that overcomes a visitor is the light. Prisms embrace morning yellows and blues and become rainbows across the altar and flooring, resulting in a … read more

Hansville Garden

The Fairy Tale Garden of Wyn and Steve Abbott

Wyn and Steve Abbott live on a piece of land in Hansville that was described as “The Fairy Tale Garden” on the 2024 Hansville Helping Hands tour. Its name is perhaps appropriate in more than one way. Both Abbotts create magic, not only … read more

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Port Gamble Theater Presents a Reader’s Theater Version of ‘Ripcord’

Port Gamble Theater’s Second Stage Series will present a production of “Ripcord” as part of its Readers Theater in June. The two-weekend run is the reader’s theater version of David Lindsay-Abaire’s sharp-witted and darkly comedic play. Directed by Stephen Browning and featuring a … read more

Artist Roberta Wagner - Abstracted landscape

The Freedom to Create

Artist Roberta Wagner finds her voice through different...

Creativity is in each of us, but sometimes we must find our way to it. It may seem unlikely that a bank examiner who is required to use her skills of exactness, ensuring that banks are complying with laws, attention to detail in … read more

Artwork for this year’s poster “Sunshine Poppies” by Peggy Judd
Gig Harbor Garden Tour

Gardens — An Invitation to Happiness

Perhaps one of the best joys of gardening is when a gardener finds that new struggling little sprout that’s choking under too many weeds and she frees it — and within a day, it’s growing straight, reaching into new summer sun. Little joys … read more

(Photo courtesy Jeannie Kay O’Reilly)
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Jeannie Kay O’Reilly’s Indianola Secret

In the fall of 2021, Jeannie Kay O’Reilly was seeking a place of renewal. She found the perfect location in Indianola, but the lot was mostly lawn. While there was a terrific view of Miller Bay, the longed-for flowers and planted garden beds … read more

A Garden of Pure Joy

A Garden of Pure Joy

The American poet Theodore Roethke stated, “Great Nature has another thing to do / To you and me; so take the lively air / And, Lovely, learn by going where to go.” When you wander into Donna and Tom Torrens’ Gig Harbor garden … read more

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